The Ondo State Government has commenced the fumigation of its schools across the 18 local government areas of the state as part of safety measures ahead of the partial resumption of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Akin Asaniyan, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, disclosed this on Sunday in … Read more
Stakeholders in education have commended the Federal Government’s decision made at the stakeholders’ consultative meeting to reopen school on Aug. 4 for exit classes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that they made this known in Ibadan on Monday in separate interviews. Read Also: [UPDATED] WAEC: FG Reopens Schools For SS3 Students Mr Kayode … Read more
Prof. Kate Omenugha, Anambra Commissioner for Education says preparations are in top gear for the possible reopening of schools in the state soon. Omenugha told newsmen in Awka on Sunday that the state Executive Council had approved the procurement and distribution of 1,000 infrared thermometers to public primary and secondary schools in the state. Read … Read more
The management of Maryam Abacha American University of Niger (MAUUN), Maradi, has awarded N1 million to a First Class graduating student of Law from the university, Maryam Abdullahi. Abdullahi, who hail from Kano State, emerged the overall best graduating Law student of the university. Mr Ali Kakaki, the spokesman of the university, made the disclosure … Read more
The Federal Government on Thursday says final year secondary school students may have to sit for the General Certificate of Education (GCE) in November if there is no shift in the timetable of the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The Minister of State, Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this while answering questions at the 52nd … Read more
Nigeria’s former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Saturday reacted to report that the Federal Government and the West African Examination Council, WAEC, have resolved to shift the date of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. The Federal Government had refused to partially reopened schools to allow SS 3 students write WASSCE. But on … Read more
Oyo State Children’s Parliament has called on government at all levels to include sex education and reproductive health in schools’ curricula. Miss Daniella Kolade, the Speaker, made the call when she visited Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology in his office on Friday. According to her, introduction of sex education … Read more
Leeds Trinity University in the United Kingdom has appointed Charles Egbu, a Nigerian professor, as its vice-chancellor. In a statement on its website, the institution said Egbu will take over from Margaret A House, the outgoing VC, who had held the office for seven years. The Anambra-born professor is billed to assume office on November … Read more
Legal icon Chief Afe Babalola, (SAN), has said that disallowing students from writing the 2020 WASCE, would cause irreparable damage. The Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, (ABUAD), said this in a statement on Tuesday in Ado Ekiti. He said that the decision by the government would particularly cause irreparable damage to students sitting … Read more
The Minister of State for Education Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has made a clarification on the federal government’s decision of not reopening its 104 Unity Colleges for the forthcoming West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination. Nwajiuba who confirmed that Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu’s announcement of Nigerian schools not being reopened for the examination … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has said the recent Bill passed by the National Assembly on sexual harassment and rape is aimed at victimizing university lecturers. ASUU added that the bill was directly targeted at its members. Ekohotblog reported on Tuesday 7, July 2020, that a bill seeking to stop sexual abuse of female … Read more
A lecturer at the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Professor Alexander Ochuko Emoghene, is dead. It was gathered that Professor Emoghene died on Saturday morning after a brief illness. Until his death, Emoghene was a professor in the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences. He was also a two-time Head of the Department of Microbiology, … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Unilag Chapter, says its vote of no confidence on the institution’s Pro Chancellor, Dr Wale Babalakin, has not been vacated. In a statement issued by its Chairman, Dr Dele Ashiru, on Saturday in Lagos, Unilag ASUU also said that Babalakin remained persona non grata in the institution. ”The … Read more
The Commissioners of Education in 19 Northern States, has said it is in support with the Federal Government’s decision to suspend school reopening. This was contained in a communiqué issued by the Commissioners in Kaduna on Saturday, after a virtual meeting where various issues were discussed. The communiqué was signed by the Commissioner of Education, … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to sack the two ministers heading the Nigerian Ministry Of Education, Adamu Adamu and Emeka Nwajiuba. This advice was given by the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, saying the two men are very clueless about their jobs and didn’t know what they were doing. The group slammed the Education Minister … Read more
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has reacted to the abrupt U-turn made by the federal government on the resumption of schools across the country, and its earlier announcement of dates for the commencement of the 2020 May/June diet of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The regional examination body said it is … Read more
The Special Assistant on Students Matter to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State, Comrade Sheriff Emeka Eboh Zadok, is dead. Campus Gist reports that Comrade Zadok died after a brief illness on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. He died at the Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku, Awka, in Anambra state. He was appointed Special … Read more
The Federal Government yesterday said that Nigerian schools will not reopen any time soon until it is safe to do so because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Government also said that the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, cannot determine the resumption date of schools for Nigeria. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu stated … Read more
The Adamawa Government has fixed Aug. 4, 2020 as the resumption date for students in primary six, as well as Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) and Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) students that will be writing their terminal examinations. This is contained in a statement signed by the State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital, Mrs Wilbina … Read more
The Management of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State has obliged parents to invigilate their wards thoroughly as the Institution kicks off its 2019/2020 second semester examination. In a circular, the university said due to the current pandemic and difficulty in providing logistics and safety, the examination will be online consisting of objective and theory. See … Read more