Some secondary school students in Bauchi state today took to the street to protest against the new policy by the government which aimed to separate the boys from the girls. The genesis of the matter is when Bauchi State Commissioner for Education, Mr Aliyu Tilde, said the State government has concluded plans to separate male and female students in secondary schools in the state.Tilde, while addressing newsmen after a State Executive Council (SEC) meeting in Bauchi,...

It seems there is no end in sight concerning the ongoing 205 days ASUU strike as the union rejected the new offer by the government.The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu on Tuesday outlined the Federal Government’s efforts to resolve the industrial action embarked upon by Academic Staff Union of Universities on February 14.Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Adamu said the government had offered the union a 23.5 percent salary increase “for all category of the...

has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Fada as the new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps.Fada, from Yobe State, will take over from Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim who spent two tenures.A source made this known to our correspondent on Tuesday.“The Federal Government has appointed a new Director-General for the NYSC; he’s Brigadier General Mohammed Fada from Yobe State. He was in NYSC on Tuesday and has been briefed by the outgoin...