Category: Education
The Ekiti State Government has begun the demolition of dilapidated and sub-standard buildings in the 532 primary schools across the 16 local government areas of the state. The measure, according to government, was necessary because some of the dilapidated structures in the schools had become death traps for the students and hideouts for criminals. The […]
The Management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife has approved virtual lecture for students. A statement by the school’s Registrar, Mrs. Margaret Omosule, stated final year students in the Faculty of Pharmacy, Clinical Students in the College of Health Sciences and year four students in the Faculty of Agriculture are to resume on February 7th. All […]
The Lagos State Government in its bid to monitor the adherence of school administrators, teachers and students to the COVID-19 protocols upon resumption of schools for the Second Term 2020/2021 academic session, paid an unscheduled visit to some schools across the State. Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo led a monitoring team to assess the […]
The Kaduna State University (KASU) is to reopen on Jan. 25 for the 2019/2020 second semester academic session, while Ahmadu Bello University, Federal College of Education, Zaria and Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic disclosed plans for resumptions. KASU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Muhammad Tanko, who was represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Yohanna Tella, made this […]
There was low turnout of students in private schools in Lagos State on Monday as academic activities resumed for the second term of 2020/21 session. The Lagos State Government had, on Friday, directed public and private schools below the tertiary level to resume for the new term. Newsmen, who visited some private schools in parts […]
As schools in Borno reopen today, Governor Babagana Zulum, has approved the release of N624 million for the payment of scholarship to students in tertiary institutions. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr Babagana Mustapha, revealed this in a statement issued yesterday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Mustapha said 23,776 students […]
All is now set for schools to resume for educational activities today for first and second term academic calendar across the country. The Federal Government, through the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Control, announced in December that schools should not reopen for the second term, following the second wave of Coronavirus. But, states last […]
Lagos Education Commissioner, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo will visit schools in some parts of Lagos on Monday to monitor resumption and compliance with COVID-19 protocols. Director of Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr. Kayode Abayomi said she would visit schools in Agege, Igando, Surulere and Ikeja. “In a bid to monitor schools resumption and […]
WHEN we think of night classes, what comes to mind? For some it is to read, for others it is to reconnect with friends they are not able to meet during the day while for some, it is to fraternise. Night classes also known as evening classes is a language mostly used in our higher […]
THE Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has trained over 500 head teachers and school support officers ahead of possible resumption next Monday. The head teachers were exposed to leadership and school managing training to boost their productivity for three days last week at the […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact negatively on the development, safety and wellbeing of children globally, noting that schools are not drivers of the viral disease. UNICEF also warned that the effects of closing school for another year will be felt for generations to […]
The National Examinations Council, NECO, yesterday released the Senior Secondary School Examination, SSCE, results with a 2.3 per cent increase in the number of candidates who scored five credits and above, including English and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive of NECO, Prof Godswill Obioma, announced the results at the council’s headquarters in Minna. The […]
With the increasing number of coronavirus cases, the Anambra State government has shifted the resumption of schools to January 26. Recall that students in the State were earlier scheduled to resume on the 18th of January. However, on Tuesday, Governor Willie Obiano announced the new date in Awka during a broadcast on the second wave of COVID-19. […]
Amid the resurgence of COVID-19, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has urged the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, not to stop the resumption of academic activities. President of NANS, Sunday Asefon, said a Taskforce would be setup on COVID-19 in universities across the country. Asefon, in a statement, said government should address […]
THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it will work with security agencies to prosecute any institution or candidate found breaching its admission code of operations. The board announced this in its latest Weekly Bulletin, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. It stressed that henceforth, stringent […]