By Levinus Nwabughiogu – Abuja House of Representatives has cautioned the federal government against reopening schools amid the increasing number of deaths attributed to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The House through its Committee on Basic Education and Services in a statement signed by its Chairman, Professor Julius Ihonvbere, said the earlier decision to reopen academic institutions […]

A cross-section of Enugu parents, on Saturday, advocated two shifts for academic activities in primary and secondary schools, reduce overcrowding and thus wide-scale transmission of COVID-19 within schools. The parents, who made the recommendations in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Enugu, specifically recommended morning and afternoon sessions as a viable […]

School owners under the auspices of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, have called on the government to keep schools open, saying the consequences of shutting them down are more grievous than the effects of the Coronavirus pandemic the government is trying to combat.

…Schools not drivers of pandemic – UNICEF …Closure of varsities unconstitutional, disastrous — Afe Babalola …Students threatening to beat up VCs, lecturers over closure – UNIBEN VC By Adesina Wahab & Rotimi Ojomoyela Stakeholders in the education sector, yesterday, told the Federal Government that they are in support of reopening of schools, if all necessary […]

*Urges churches to form action committees By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka Following the upsurge of coronavirus pandemic in Anambra State, Governor Willie Obiano has announced the postponement of resumption of schools in the state by two weeks. In a statewide broadcast, Governor Obiano said the decision became necessary because the second wave of the pandemic […]