By Henry Oladele Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), in collaboration with Penn State University, USA, has commenced an international summit on advancing wellness and intersectional perspectives. The Vice-Chancellor of LASUED, Prof. Bidemi Lafiaji-Okuneye, declared the summit open on Monday at the Senator Oluremi Tinubu Auditorium, Oto-Ijanikin, Lagos. The three-dayContinue Reading

  ​‌⁠⁠‌‌‍⁠⁠‌‍⁠⁠​‍​⁠‌‌By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has suspended the industrial action earlier directed against its affiliates to shut Federal Unity Colleges over the proposed concession of King’s College, Lagos. The TUC General Secretary, Mr Nuhu Toro, announced the suspension at the end of a meeting with theContinue Reading

By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has clarified that King’s College, Lagos, has not been sold or privatised, saying it retains legal ownership of the 117-year-old institution. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday, to clarify the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) concessionContinue Reading

By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Government has mandated the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, to coordinate the professionalisation of 250,000 serving teachers without formal teaching qualifications. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Dr Iyela Ajaji, Sub-Committee chairman on Media and Communication, Accelerated Teacher ProfessionalisationContinue Reading