Calls for strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols in schools By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to commemorate 2021 International World Education Day, with the theme, ‘Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation’, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, Tuesday, demanded upward review of budgetary allocation on education in Nigeria from […]

By Joseph Erunke THE National Examinations Council, NECO, has announced a new date for commencement of its 2020 Senior Schools Certificate Examinations, SSCE (external). The examinations body, in a statement, Tuesday morning by its Head, Information and Public Relations Division, Azeez Sani, announced Monday, February 8, 2021 as the commencement date. The board said the […]

Assessment on COVID-19 for secondary, primary schools ongoing By Ibrahim HassanWuyo 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 […]

…Collapses 2020/21 and 2021/22 sessions Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, yesterday, urged Nigerians to assist indigent candidates to get computer tabs, as the university gets set for the non-physical post-UTME test. Ogundipe said this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. According to him, in the face of the resurgence […]

The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has congratulated all the staff members and students who made the first batch of volunteers in the newly-formed UNIBEN COVID-19 Surveillance Club. The Public Relations Officer of the university, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Benin. “There will be an orientation […]

By Bashir Bello – Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has on Friday dumped the option of closing down schools as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ganduje said the closure of schools amid COVID-19 prevalence, in the second wave phase, could cause another tragedy of taking the society back again, while the […]

By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin Edo State Government has concluded plans to train teachers across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state on coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention protocol ahead of school resumption in the state. Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Health, Dr. Osawonyi Irowa, disclosed this to journalists in Benin yesterday during a press […]

Gives FG 2-weeks ultimatum to address issues By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Non-teaching staff in the Universities, Friday announced that they will be proceeding on what they described as a total and comprehensive nationwide strike on 5th February 2021 following the inability of the Federal Government to address their concerns. The non-teaching staff under the umbrella of […]

As pupils, students return to classroom By Gabriel Ewepu The First Lady of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu–Akeredolu, has called on education stakeholders in the State to prioritise personal hygiene in line with COVID-19 preventive measures. Anyanwu–Akeredolu gave the advice as schools in the State resumed on Monday, January 2021 for academic activities, and also warned […]

Some of the girls are pregnant — Educator By Victoria Ojeme One of the sectors hampered since the COVID-19 pandemic started in December 2019 is education and to a large extent, children have been affected especially as they have been forced to stay at home for more than nine months. In the process, lots of […]