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MEDIATRACNET  The umbrella group of all Nigerian University teachers, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) are asking lawmakers to propose a legislation to outlaw the practice of public officers sending their children to study abroad. The university teachers union said such a law would make it possible for public…

By Bassey Udo The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that last Monday’s arrest of the Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, over alleged N80 billion fraud vindicates its position about the massive fraud in the scheme his office was made to superintend over. On Monday, the…

MEDIATRACNET The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rejected claims in some quarters of errors in its scoring of candidates in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Consequently, the spokesperson of the examination body, Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Tuesday warned the general public, particularly candidates in…

By Bassey Udo The Nigerian economic think-tank, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on Thursday proposed a ten-point integrated strategy that combines debt, revenue and expenditure planning towards sustainable debt management in the country. The proposal was contained in a report on the action plan for revenue optimisation, expenditure efficiency…

By Haleema Yahaya Nigeria’s former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, on Friday declared his ambition to join the 2023 presidential race on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress(APC). Nnamani, who made the declaration during a media briefing in Abuja said of all the persons that have so far declared…

MEDIATRACNET The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has announced plans to construct a building to accommodate the Department of Insurance in the University of Uyo. The Commissioner for Insurance Sunday Thomas made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with authorities of the…

By Bassey Udo The United Kingdom has unveiled a new global partnership with 11 global businesses to improve girl child access to education and employment in Nigeria and other developing countries. The new global partnership, with UBA Foundation and 10 other organisations, was unveiled by the UK Prime Minister, Boris…

Hope for Nigerian universities academic calendar to recover from years of incessant disruptions as a result of perenial strike actions by acadeumic staff dimmed on Monday as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared a one-month nationwide warning strike. The Union has threatened to make the strike “comprehensive and…

MEDIATRACNET Nigeria is leading Africa as the source of international students from the continent and the 10th largest place of origin country worldwide, the latest 2021 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange has revealed. The report disclosed that the current figure of 12,860 Nigerian student population currently studying in…

By Bassey Udo The process to review the country’s existing revenue allocation formula will begin on Monday with a two-day public hearing, the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) announced on Sunday. The Commission said the first of the series of nationwide public hearings and consultations would be held…