Tag: Adamu Adamu

New-Liberalism and Cotonou Degree Alternative

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Dr Kabiru Danladi Lawanti The whole Cotonou degree is criminal and all those involved need to be fished out and punished. Some people might see us as harsh or maybe insensitive for saying this.  There are things we cannot say in public, but one needs not to be a prophet of doom to predict that Nigeria cannot withstand this onslaught and will eventually crash.  Our desperate quest for certification through whatever means led us to this situation. Parents are desperate to have their kids in the university, some even…

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“I have failed as Education minister” – Adamu Adamu admits

Aminu Imam

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, says he has failed as a Minister, as he could not solve several challenges he ought to have solved despite being the longest serving minister of education. The Minister made his statement at the 66th National Council on Education (NCE) in Abuja yesterday. Adamu is said to have also accused the States’ ministries of education of adding to the factors that aided his failure as a Minister. The Minister highlighted that, from out-of-school children, which has increased during his time in office to challenges of…

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“Conferring Adamu Adamu with National Honour an insult to Nigerian students” – NANS tells FG

Aminu Imam

The National Association of Nigerian Students, (NANS), has kicked against the country’s National Honour, which, according to reports, is expected to be conferred on Adamu Adamu, minister of education. It had been widely reported on social media platforms that President Muhammadu Buhari listed 437 Nigerians to be honoured on October 11 — and Adamu was included. The minister is said to be honoured with Commander of the Order of Niger, (CON). Reacting in a statement yesterday, the NANS spokesperson, Giwa Temitope, said the move “is a clear pointer to the…

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Safety of Pupils: “We’ve beefed-up security in schools ahead of resumption” – FG

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government, on Thursday said it has beefed-up security across schools across the country as students and pupils prepare to resume. Recall that the Government had in July ordered the closure of the federal Government College, Kwali, and other schools subsequently shut down in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) over the fear of terrorists attack. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, speaking in Abuja ahead of the 2022 edition of the ‘International Day to Protect Education from Attack‘, said, “The ministry, in collaboration with relevant security agencies, is safeguarding…

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ASUU strike: FG agrees to increase professors’ salaries by 35%, lecturers 23.5%

Aminu Imam

…Constitutes team to review Nimi-Brigg’s committee report The Federal Government, in the aftermath of a special closed-door meeting with Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of public universities in the country, has agreed to increase professors’ salaries by 35%. According to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, who briefed newsmen after the meeting, the minister, Adamu Adamu, said, “The Federal Government can only afford a 23.5% salary increase for all categories of the workforce in Federal Universities, except for the professorial cadre, which will enjoy a 35% upward review. Henceforth,…

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Northern Govs. destroying primary, nomadic education, FGN alleges

Aminu Imam

…Says Jonathan’s N15bn Almajiri schools initiative ineffective The Federal Government has accused northern governors of destroying primary and nomadic education with their poor attitudes in the management of the sector. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made the allegation during the Ministerial Media Briefing organised by the Presidential Communications Team at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. Recall that the federal government established the National Commission for Nomadic Education in 1989 to give nomads unfettered access to basic education. The succeeding Nomadic Education Programme similarly had the objective of providing and…

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Buhari gives Education Minister 2 weeks to end ASUU strike

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to resolve the prolonged industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. Following briefings from the various government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) participating in the continuing attempts to settle the standoff with the university unions, the President issued the order yesterday. Buhari had summoned them to get more information on why the strike had persisted for too long. The President was also reported to have instructed that the Minister of Labour…

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ASUU Strike: Students stage protests, as meeting with minister ends in deadlock

Aminu Imam

…Minister stages walk-out The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), yesterday, staged a protest in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, and some other parts of the country to demand an end to the strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU). The protest was also held in other states including Nasarawa, Kano, Plateau, Niger Taraba, Ekiti, Oyo States, among others. The NANS national president, Sunday Asefon, who led the protest in Abuja, asked the Federal Government and ASUU to, as a matter of urgency, call-off the strike…

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Strike: FG ready to resolve outstanding issues with ASUU – Education Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, yesterday said he is willing to reach an agreement with the striking university lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He, however, said he was surprised that the lecturers could decide to embark on industrial action when the Federal Government was addressing the issues they have raised. “ASUU, unfortunately, they have gone on strike and I am looking for them because all the issues are being addressed,” the minister stated while briefing reporters at the end of the Federal…

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FG appoints 43 traditional rulers as Varsity Chancellors

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government yesterday approved the appointment of 43 traditional rulers as Chancellors, and 27 other individuals as Pro-Chancellors of some federal universities and inter-university centres across the country. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja, said that the decision was in line with the establishment of new universities and also to replace deceased chancellors. He said, “Mr. President has, following the establishment of additional universities, approved the appointment, reassignment of chancellors to 43 federal universities. The exercise is intended to also…

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