President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Arc. Sunday Echono as the new Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund).

The Minister for Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige has briefed President Buhari of the development so far achieved on way forward on the negotiation of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government. The development came in handy when some group of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) took to the street in Awka, the Anambra state capital to register their displeasure over the treatment of ASUU by the Federal Government.

Students of tertiary institutions under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Monday protested in parts of the country, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, where they grounded activities of the Federal Ministry of Education. The students, who demanded an immediate end to the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) threatened to continue protesting indefinitely, until their demand is met.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced that the mock examination for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) which was earlier scheduled to hold on April 16 would now hold on April 9.

The Federal Government has declared the industrial actions embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian University as illegal. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, stated this shortly after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) Meeting held at the State House yesterday. Adamu Adamu disclosed that the renegotiation was still ongoing with the ASUU official when they jumped the gun and declared an industrial action prior to the conclusion of negotiation with the Federal Government.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has declared that prospective school candidates without the National Identification Number (NIN) will have the chance to write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr. Patrick Areghan, gave the assurance yesterday, at a conference to announce the release of results of the WASSCE 2021 for Private Candidates Second Series on Monday in Lagos. Areghan was speaking against the backdrop of worry expressed by some parents, following the recent collapse of the NIMC portal.