Kaduna state government says it will continue to do everything possible toward improving the educational sector in the state to meet global standard. State Commissioner for Education Dr. Shehu Usman Muhammad stated this during the opening ceremony at the ongoing five – day training workshop organized by Africa Federation of Teaching Regulatory Authority, AFTRA for … Read more
8 September, 2020 – The Lagos State governor has disclosed that they have made education the cardinal pillar of the present administration. – The governor made this known during the hosting of Eko Educators Performance Series 3.3 on Tuesday – The governor maintained that the school curriculum have been effectively upgraded through EkoBest Initiative. The … Read more
Dr. Mrs. Olufolayimika Ayandele, Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Education District III, has urged public and private school administrators to create an isolation centre in schools to prepare for the students ahead of resumption. Ayandele told EkoHotBlog in Lagos, on Thursday. She said that the development became necessary to tackle the further spread of the … Read more
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadiri Obafemi hamzat has called Lagosians to embrace technology. He specifically directed the call to the Lagos state teachers while speaking as the guest of honor at webinar training series 3.1. This seminar was organized by the teaching service commission (TESCOM). The Deputy Governor said that As food and … Read more
Authorities in South Sudan are facing the dilemma of whether to keep schools shut in the fight against Covid-19 or re-open them and save children from continual child labour. The country closed public schools three months ago to fight the pandemic that has infected 2322 people and killed 46 so far. The country’s recovery rate … Read more
As students and parents await dates for schools’ reopening, the Federal Government has released new guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools at every level in the country. These guidelines were by the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja on Monday, outlining the actions, measures and requirements needed for the safe reopening of schools … Read more
Dr Mrs Olufolayimika Abiose Ayandele, Tutor General/Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Education District III, has called on the federal and state governments to sustain electronic learning they introduced in schools in the face of a novel coronavirus, to further preserve knowledge. Ayandele told Eko Hot Blog, in Lagos, that knowledge was priceless. ”The current electronic means … Read more
Members of the education family led by the Minister of State for Education, Hon Chukuemeka Nwajiuba and the Permanent Secretary, Arc. Sonny Echono have commiserated with Education Minister Adamu Adamu over the death of his mother, Hajiya Fatima Adamu Baaba, who died in the early hours of Friday morning. In a statement signed this morning … Read more
The government in Nigeria have been blasted for fighting and negotiating with the Presidency for the establishment of South-West security outfit, Amotekun. Speaking at an event in Lagos, Mrs Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji, a social entrepreneur and human development expert, said other countries were already fighting insecurity with drones, satellites and robots. Akerele-Ogunsiji, decried the insufficient funds … Read more
Nigeria’s premier and leading financial services provider, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, has announced that within the last year, it has supported educational institutions in the country with loans in the sum of over 10 billion naira. Ekohotblog understands that the Bank’s support is carried out through its FirstEdu product, an educational solution created to … Read more
Lagos State Government on Wednesday expressed its readiness to support teachers in achieving better learning outcomes in classrooms with the introduction of ‘EkoEXCEL’ initiative aimed at advancing the education sector in the State. EkoEXCEL is an education reform initiative of the Babjide Sanwo-Olu’s administration that is successfully developing more highly skilled teachers; by training, supporting … Read more
A mother of a Queen’s College student was spotted in a viral video fighting the security guards of her daughter’s school. According to reports, the student wore make up and faux lashes and was denied entry to the school, an action her mother stood against. Ekohotblog captured some twitter reactions, see below. Gross indiscipline from … Read more
-Lagos state Government calls on all private schools to adhere to unified school calendar. The Lagos State Government has reiterated the need for all public and private schools in the State to adhere to the Unified School Calendar and resume studies on Monday, September 9, 2019. The State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Sunday described President Muhammadu Buhari’s policy on education as “wicked and criminal against the needs of Nigerian youth”. The union accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) government of “a deliberate plan to starve public education with funds in order to deny Nigerian youths the right to know … Read more
Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State, has on Monday approved the immediate payment of the N450m allegedly diverted by the previous administration of Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, to clear the way for the readmission of the state to a scheme meant to improve access to basic education. The approval is coming few days after UBEC officials … Read more
The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has annulled mid-term break for public primary and secondary schools in the state. The Governor took this decision on the fact that students of public schools in the state had stayed out of their classrooms for several days as a result of recent industrial actions and public holidays. This … Read more