The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called for collaborative efforts of stakeholders in the education sector to curb examination malpractice in the state. The union Chairman in Oyo State, Mr Raji Oladimeji, said that the delisting of 50 schools in the state for examination malpractice was not a good one. Oladimeji said that it…
For allegedly removing a nut from her grinding machine in Kaduna, a mother, Mrs Martina Samaila Jatau, has burnt her eight-year-old son with hot water. The incident took place at Romi, in Chikun Local Government Area of the state on Monday, December 6, 2021. The boy was said to have sold the nut to scavengers…
The Kwara State Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, Olu Adewara, on Tuesday, pointed out that the government is already paying the new national minimum wage to workers in the state, stressing that no government worker earns below N30,000. Adewara added that even the blind can see the huge impacts the administration has had…
Some secondary school teachers in Kwara state have signified their intention to formally terminate their membership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers due to the difference in their aspirations. The teachers, under the aegis of Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS) also hinged their action on the basis of different employers. The chairman of…
The Federal Government has finally approved the reopening of secondary schools for JSS3 and SS3 (only exit classes) from August 4, 2020. This is done in order to enbale students in exit classes to prepare for the West African Examinations (WAEC) due to start on the 17th of August, 2020. The unanimous resolution was reached…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers has suspended the Kwara State chairman of the Union, Comrade Toyin Saliu, over allegation of fraud levelled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The National chairman of the Union Dr Nasir Idris who was represented by the first vice president of the union Kayode Akoshile, made…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Office, has exposed how 4 civil servants connived to divert the sum of N31 million meant for the payment of about 400 teachers in Kwara state. According to the anti-graft body, beneficiaries of the money include the state Chairman of Nigerian Union of Teachers, Salihu Idris…
