The Federal Polytechnic Bida Alumni Association has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the BSC/HND Dichotomy Bill into law. Dr Koce Henry, National President of the association, made the call at the end of the third delegate meeting of the Alumni, on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the […]
Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), has suspended its 65 days old industrial action with effect from June 10. According to a statement signed by ASUP National Publicity Secretary, Abdullahi Yalwa, the decision follows an appraisal of the report indicating the gradual implementation of the items contained in the Memorandum of […]
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) says it will begin a 14-day warning strike in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, over shortfall in payment of its members’ salaries. Mr. Peters Adeyemi, General Secretary of NASU, made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Adeyemi said that the […]
The establishment of nine new federal universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education got the nod of the Senate yesterday after the upper Chamber passed third reading of bills sponsored by different senators for their establishment. The passage of the nine bills Umeh was sequel to recommendations made to that effect in a cumulative reports presented […]
Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, has lauded the Enugu State Government for assisting it to host the recent 19th National Board for Technical Education and Nigerian Polytechnics Senior Staff Games Association (NBTE/NIPOSSGA). Rector of IMT, Prof. Austin Nweze, said that in spite of daunting challenges, institution hosted the Games successfully, the 10-day event […]
No fewer than 35 polytechnics are currently participating in the 19th edition of all Polytechnics Senior Staff Games in Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu. The Games is popularly known as the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and Nigerian Polytechnics Senior Staff Games Association (NIPOSSGA) Games (or “NBTE/NIPOSSGA Games’’ in abbreviation). Declaring the […]