Category: Education
AS the global community marked this year’s International Day of Education on January 25, Skool Media has urged government at all levels and private school owners to ensure that Nigerian students and teachers are protected from the spread of the Coronavirus disease that is threatening people’s livelihood the world over. In a statement by the […]
Mr Samuel Manshop, the registrar, Kaduna State University (KASU) has said academic activities will resume on Jan. 29, 2021. Manshop made this known in a statement in Kaduna on Wednesday. He said that the decision followed Kaduna State government’s approval for tertiary institutions in the state to reopen from Jan. 25. “The management of the […]
The Delta State government says it spends more than N800 million monthly to pay salaries of six tertiary institutions, including polytechnics and colleges of education. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Patrick Muoboghare, told journalists, on Wednesday, in Asaba, that the universities would provide quality education, pointing out that the exigencies of the times made the […]
The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has announced Feb.1 as the resumption date for the 2019/2020 academic session. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, made the announcement in a statement issued on Tuesday in Benin. According to her, students are expected to come into the halls of residence on […]
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has fixed new dates for the 2020 SSCE examination. The exam body in a statement released by Head, Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, on Tuesday said the decision was taken following requests by candidates to be given more time to complete their registration process for the 2020 SSCE […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs to lead the deployment of a National Plan to address the issue of out-of-school children in Nigeria. He inaugurated the 18-member Presidential Steering Committee on Alternate School Programme (ASP) on Tuesday in Abuja. The team is co-chaired by the Ministers of Humanitarian Affairs and Education. […]
Kano State Government on Monday ordered all principals of boarding schools in the state to relocate to the school premises or lose their jobs. Mr Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, the state Commissioner of Education, gave the directive in Kano while presenting Common Entrance Examination forms to zonal educational inspectors. According to him, all principals of boarding schools […]
All tertiary institutions in Kaduna state will resume after closure for some months as the Kaduna State Government has approved Monday, January 25, 2021, as the resumption date. The Ministry of Education, in the statement signed by its Permanent Secretary, Mrs. Phoebe Sukai Yayi on Sunday, said the approval came after an assessment team had […]
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria has lamented the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which, it said, dealt a major blow on the education system. The Registrar/Chief Executive of TRCN, Prof. Olusegun Josiah Ajiboye, on Thursday said this at a briefing held in Abuja. He said, “COVID-19 brought came with a lot of challenges in […]
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has shared some details of this year’s post-UTME examinations. According to Ogundipe, the university is getting set for a non-physical post-UTME test. Speaking with NAN, he confirmed that the exams will be conducted from 15th to 23rd of February, 2021. Ogundipe also noted that candidates […]
The Federal Government Thursday stated that Nigeria’s out- of-school-children (OSC) has dropped to 6.946 million from 10.1 million. The government claimed that 3.247,590 million children, who were not in school, were enrolled within the space of a year and seven months, due to several activities undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Education. Although the government […]
The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Wednesday asked students of the institution to remain at home following Edo government directive suspending schools resumption till further notice. The institution’s Acting Registrar, Clarkson Ehigiator in a statement, said students earlier billed to resume academic activities were not expected in the halls of residence on […]
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved a bill extending the retirement age for teachers in Nigeria from 60 years to 65 years. FEC presided by President Muhammadu Buhari, approved the bill; Harmonized Retirement Age for Teachers Bill, 2021 and sent to the National Assembly for its consideration and approval. Minister of Education, Adamu […]
THE Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has called on parents to allow their girls complete their secondary education before marrying them off. Speaking at the inauguration of a girl-child community centre in Gafia village, Kaita Local Government Area of Katsina State, Bobboyi said girl-child education was vital to the development […]
OSUN State Government on Wednesday said the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board would conduct examination for applicants for teaching jobs in public schools in the state. Besides, the government also said rigorous interviews would also be conducted by competent panels to select the best among the applicants. Reacting to insinuations that the recruitment would be […]
