UN deputy chief makes case for teachers
UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has called on nations to put teachers at the centre of their education development plans. In a video message to mark the World Teachers’ Day, Mohammed said teachers are the “backbone of all education systems, and the key to ensuring quality and inclusive education for all. “As such as […]
Alleged SUBEB Fraud: NUT suspends Kwara chairman, secretary, others
By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin The Nigeria Union of Teachers NUT, National Headquarters has indefinitely suspended the state Chairman, Secretary, and account clerk of the Kwara State wing of the union over alleged financial fraud. The suspended state leadership are Comrade Saliu Toyin, Kwara NUT Chairman, Com. Idris Jamiu Ola state Secretary and Com. Tijani […]
COVID-19: Doctors, parents, teachers caution FG against opening of schools
As pressure mounts on the Federal Government to reopen schools across the country in the wake of the 2nd phase relaxation of the COVID-10 restrictions on socio-economic activities, critical stakeholders in the health and education sectors have called on the Federal and state governments to exercise restraint in reopening schools.
Akwa Ibom Assembly advocates training teachers on e-learning tools
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, on Thursday, urged the state Ministry of Education to commence training and re-training of teachers on e-learning tools. This, it said, would sharpen their skills on e-teaching and e-learning in line with the present coronavirus situation. The resolution was taken sequel to a motion of urgent public importance brought […]
COVID-19: Parents, teachers express concerns over school reopening
AS Nigerians await government’s directive on the reopening of schools across the country, parents and teachers and other stakeholders are expressing concerns on how safe it would be to allow academic activities to resume. According to some people who spoke to Vanguard, their main concerns are how to determine when it is safe to resume and how safe will schools be for all.
COVID-19: Nigerian teachers top registrants at online global conference ―TRCN
By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The Registrar/Chief Executive Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Professor Segun Ajiboye has said Nigerian teachers currently top the list of 50,000 teachers who have registered for an online global Conference on adapting teaching to the change caused by COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Ajiboye stated that the state offices of TRCN […]
How teachers, parents can maximise online classes – Tranter
Tranter, an information technology infrastructure service provider, has highlighted some of the steps that could help teachers, parents and students get the best out of online classes.
Online teaching: We are being extorted ― Parents
No, somebody must pay for it – School owners Adesina Wahab and Elizabeth Osayande Parents and guardians of pupils and students in some private primary and secondary schools are now accusing school owners of extorting them by making them pay huge sums of money for online teaching as schools are closed down due to the […]
COVID-19 lockdown: Lagos partners Microsoft, ATB on digital training for teachers
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with Microsoft Office, represented by ATB Techsoft Solutions, has concluded plans to train 18,000 of its Teachers, commencing from Monday, April 27, 2020. The Programme tagged ” Work- From -Home, Remote Teaching and Learning for Lagos State Secondary School Teachers, aimed at digital training, mentoring, observation, […]
COVID-19: Ogun govt. begins remote learning system for teachers, students
The Ogun Government said it had commenced virtual learning platform in partnership with an accredited Microsoft Education Global training partner in the state. Mrs Ronke Soyombo, Special Adviser to Gov. Dapo Abiodun on Primary, Secondary and Technical Education, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Saturday. Soyombo said that the platform was aimed […]
Primary school teachers begin strike in Enugu over non-payment of new minimum wage
By Ikechukwu Odu NSUKKA – Primary school teachers in Enugu State have begun an indefinite strike action over non- payment of the new N30,000 minimum wage by the state government. The National Union of Teachers, NUT, in the state ordered the teachers to embark on strike in the state in line with the directive of […]
