The Federal Government on Wednesday expressed commitment to tackling the problems that are linked to diabetic retinopathy which is one of the complications of long-standing diabetes mellitus. Diabetic retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that affects the eyes. It is caused by damage to the blood vessels in the tissue at the back of the […]
National Universities Commission buildingSchools were shut nationwide in March 2020 to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure coincided with a strike action by ASUU, whose members went on strike in protest against the non-implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed with the government for the revitalisation of the system.
Although the government lifted the national lockdown last August, public universities remained shut until late December when the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended its industrial action. By then, the institutions had lost 10 months. x
Many higher institutions were in their first semester before the lockdown; hence the closure not only interrupted teaching and learning, it also coincided with a key assessment period as tests and exams in some of the institutions were postponed.