Here are the news updates as they were published by the dailies on 29th November
SAHARA REPORTERS
You Are Responsible For Naira Fall; Don’t Blame Education Sector – Nigerian Students, NANS Knocks Central Bank Governor, Emefiele
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS has berated Godwin Emefiele, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for claiming that the number of Nigerians seeking foreign education is to blame for the fall of the naira.
Emefiele had during the 57th Annual Bankers Dinner, organised by the Chartered institute of Bankers Nigeria (CIBN), in Lagos claimed there was tremendous increase in visa issuances to Nigerians by the United Kingdom in 2022 alone.
To read more visit https://saharareporters.com/2022/11/28/you-are-responsible-naira-fall-dont-blame-education-sector-nigerian-students-nans-knocks
Vanguard
Christian school owners back minister over removal of curriculum on sexuality education
The Association of Christian School Owners of Nigeria, ACSN, has thrown its weight behind the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, over the removal of the curriculum on sexuality education from what is taught in Nigerian schools.
The group made its feeling known in a communique issued at the end of the general assembly held in Jos, Plateau State.
To read more visit https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/11/christian-school-owners-back-minister-over-removal-of-curriculum-on-sexuality-education/
Merriam-Webster dictionary names ‘gaslighting’ as most searched word in 2022
American dictionary Merriam-Webster has named “gaslighting” as the word of the year saying the searches for the word saw a 1740 per cent rise in 2022.
Gaslighting which means psychologically manipulating, grossly manipulating or downright deceitful behaviour was named the word of the year on the dictionary’s website on Monday.
To read more visit https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/11/merriam-webster-dictionary-names-gaslighting-as-most-searched-word-in-2022/
Legit
Delisting of 50 Schools by WAEC: APC Breathes Fire, Issues Strong Warning to Top Southwest PDP Governor
The leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo state have decried the delisting of 50 secondary schools in the state.
The party blamed the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde over the schools’ delisting by the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination.
To read more visit https://www.legit.ng/education/1506497-delisting-50-schools-by-waec-apc-breathes-fire-issues-strong-warning-top-southwest-pdp-governor/
ASUU: Imminent Strike Looms As Union Members Troop Out for Massive Protest in Southwest
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has again urged the federal government to fulfil its promises.
The union’s chapter at the University of Ibadan (UI) staged a peaceful protest seeking their entitlement Chairma.
To read more: https://www.legit.ng/education/1506625-asuu-imminent-strike-looms-union-members-troop-massive-protest-southwest/
ASUU Threatens Fresh Crisis Over ‘No Work No Pay’ Policy of Federal Govt
ASUU members say they are ready for a major showdown with the federal government over issues concerning payments.
The federal government has withheld salaries of the lecturers for about eight months sparking outrage.
To read more visit https://www.legit.ng/education/1506654-asuu-threatens-fresh-crisis-work-pay-policy-federal-govt/
OctaFX and KIR Foundation Join Forces to Help Children in Nigeria Get Back to School
The international broker OctaFX and the KIR Foundation joined efforts to provide underserved children in Nigeria with educational supplies as part of the charitable project ‘Back to School’.
OctaFX and the humanitarian Keeping It Real Foundation partnered this year to launch a special charitable initiative shortly before World Children’s Day on November 18, 2022.
To read more visit https://www.legit.ng/education/1506573-octafx-kir-foundation-join-forces-children-nigeria-school/
PUNCH
We will promote youth art skills, says BIC
BIC has said it will continue to promote Nigerian youth creativity in the art industry.
A statement signed by the organisation to celebrate the winners of the fifth edition of the Art Master Africa Competition 2022 by BIC, said that the competition which was titled ‘Celebrating Africa’ encouraged artists to create artwork that represented their personal identity as well as their unique perceptions of the African continent and its diverse cultures using the BIC ballpoint pen.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/we-will-promote-youth-art-skills-says-bic/
Lecturers proffer solution to brain drain
A Deputy Director, at the University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Dr Babatunde Asenuga, has said Nigerians will continue to leave the country to study abroad if employers continue to give preference to foreign certificates.
While making suggestions for the mass relocation of Nigerians to foreign countries for education purposes, Asenuga advised that Nigerians should learn to value its certificates above that of other countries.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/lecturers-proffer-solution-to-brain-drain/
Make children align with Covenant varsity’s training – Oyedepo
The Chancellor and Chairman, Board of Regents, Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, has advised parents to encourage their children to obey every training given to them in the university.
Speaking at the 21st Matriculation Ceremony for undergraduate and postgraduate students, he told them to imbibe disciplined.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/make-children-align-with-covenant-varsitys-training-oyedepo/
UNIMED decries scarcity of graduate nurses
Following the brain drain issue in the Nigerian health sector, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Medical Services, Ondo, Ondo State, Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, has lamented the insufficiency of graduate nurses across the country.
He noted that many of the trained nurses had left the country for greener pastures in another country.
To read more visit https://punchng.com/unimed-decries-scarcity-of-graduate-nurses/
BBC
School meals: ‘We can only afford one a week for our daughter’
Children need nourishing school dinners more than ever before, as many families struggle with the cost of living, a leading expert has warned. BBC News has been speaking to families and schools as they try to tackle the problem.
The Rasa family – dad Ali, mum Simran and their eight-year-old daughter, Alishah – live in one of Bradford’s back-to-back, two-up-two-down terraced houses.
To read more visit https://www.bbc.com/news/education-63756634