NOVEMBER 7, 2020 The West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that it spent over ₦1.5 billion to conduct the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). NAN reports that Head of National Office, WAEC, Areghan Patrick broke the news on Friday at the 2021 budget defence before the house of representatives committee on … Read more
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) on Friday extended registration for its 2020 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination for private candidates. This was disclosed in a tweet via its Twitter handle, @waecnigeria The examination body said that the new registration deadline is Friday, November 13, 2020. It tweeted, “WASSCE for private candidates, 2020 … Read more
National Youth Service Corps, NYSC call up letter for 2020 Batch ‘B’ Prospective Corps Members is now available for printing online. EKOHOTBLOG would love to inform all the 2020 Batch ‘B’ prospective corps members that the portal is open for printing of call up letters. Prospective Corps members are expected to log on to the … Read more
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2020 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1(A) Orientation Course is scheduled to hold in all NYSC Orientation Camps as follows: (a) Commencement/Registration: Tuesday, 10th November, 2020 (b) Cut-off date for Registration; Midnight Friday, 13th November, 2020 (c) Swearing-In Ceremony:Monday, 16th November, 2020 (d) Closing Ceremony: Monday, 30th November, 2020 2. All … Read more
Final year students of Michael Otedola College of Primary Education, in Noforija area of Epe, has participated in the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) examination. Report has it that external students were also part of the candidates who sat for the exam which was written in the college hall on Thursday, November 5, 2020. … Read more
WAEC, Ekiti State The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Thursday wrote to the Ekiti State government to apologise over for the delay in the release of the 2020 results of its candidates. In the letter, the Council also clarified that the two-day delay in the release of the results on Thursday was not because … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday reveals its the ongoing renegotiations the Federal Government to suspend the lingering industrial action. Prof. Ade Adejumo, the Zonal Coordinator, Ibadan Zone of ASUU, stated this in a press conference in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASUU embarked on the industrial action … Read more
Tuition A private school, Tower of Ivory Schools, Ediene in Abak Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom, has waived third term tuition for students to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on parents. Lady Dorothy Ekpoudom, its Coordinator, who announced the gesture on Wednesday, said that all levels – nursery, primary and secondary – would benefit … Read more
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination(SSCE). The release of the WAEC Result is coming barely 24-hours after the West African Examination Council(WAEC) said in a tweet on the micro-blogging site, Twitter, that the results of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) … Read more
Resumption, Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa The Management of Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, has fixed Nov.16 for the resumption of all academic activities in the institution. The Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Abdullahi Ahmed, disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday in Nasarawa Local Government Area. Read Also: Lagos APC Fumes As PDP Tells … Read more
IPPIS, ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday said that its members have been rejecting to migrate to the Integrated Personal Payroll Information System (IPPIS) since 2013. Dr Aniekan Brown, Coordinator, ASUU Calabar Zone, disclosed this during a press conference in Calabar. Read Also: Lagos APC Fumes As PDP Tells Gov. Sanwo-Olu … Read more
The West African Examinations Council, on Monday, disclosed that it withheld the results of 215,149 candidates who sat for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination in Nigeria. The Council said the results of the candidates representing 13.98% of the total number of candidates who wrote the examination are being withheld in connection with … Read more
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that the results of the 2020 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) would be released on Monday, November 2, 2020. The results had been postponed following the violence and arson in the country. WAEC had said the unrest in the country affected some of its offices and … Read more
Professor Sunday Olawale Okeniyi, on Sunday has been declared the new Vice Chancellor of the Atiba University, Oyo (AUO). Okeniyi is the current President of Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN), a former Acting Academy Provost (Vice Chancellor) at the Nigerian Defence Academy from 2012 to 2015. He is a Fellow of the Chemical Society of … Read more
Enrolment Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has lauded the Sokoto State Government The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has lauded the Sokoto State Government for successful enrolment of 75,650 out-of-school children. Nwajiuba gave the commendation at the launching of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme on Tuesday … Read more
National Association of Nigeria Students, University of Uyo chapter, Students protested on Friday, asking the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Unions of Universities to reach a consensus and cut off the strike. Ikpa Road of the Town Campus of the University was blocked as early as 9.30am, and they warned the Federal Government by … Read more
Kaduna govt, Schools Kaduna State Government says all public and private schools in the state will reopen on Oct. 19. The state Commissioner for Education, Dr Shehu Makarfi, made the disclosure to journalists on Thursday in Kaduna. Makarfi said students of boarding schools would, however, resume on Oct. 18, while all other schools will resume … Read more
Security The National President of Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Alhaji Haruna Danjuma has called on states and federal governments to provide adequate security to schools, to protect teachers and students from kidnappers. Danjuma made the call in an interview with journalists in Kaduna on Sunday. Read Also: Ondo Poll: Akeredolu In Early Lead As INEC … Read more
October 10, 2020. The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) says normal academic activities will resume on Oct. 12 (Monday) after six months of a break following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which affected the economies and social life all over the world. A statement issued on Saturday by Mr. Ibrahim Sheme, Director, Media … Read more
October 03, 2020. Enugu State Government on Saturday set October 12, 2020, to reopen all tertiary institutions in the state. Ekohotblog understands that this is coming six months since the lockdown imposed by the Federal Government to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the … Read more