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The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Tuesday that more than 200,000 refugee children were out of school in Ethiopia due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The UN refugee agency said this in its situation update issued on Tuesday in Addis Ababa. “The ... Read more

Flooding has taken over the premises of Alderstown School for the Deaf located in the heart of Warri, Delta State. Checks by Tribune Online on Monday and Tuesday revealed that the school compound, located at 13 Skin Road, Warri, is periodically flooded with water. During the checks, a block of four classrooms, two offices and two toilets ... Read more

From Frank Ikpefan, Abuja Teachers under the umbrella body of the Nigeria Union of Teachers have appealed to state governments and non-state providers of education to comply strictly with the COVID -19 protocols and guidelines developed for the safe reopening of schools by the Federal Government. They stated that obeying the protocols and ... Read more

Bisi Olaniyi, Southsouth Bureau Chief Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki has approved Monday, September 28 for the resumption of primary and secondary schools for the 2020/2021 academic session. Commissioner for Education, Jimoh Ijegbai, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Benin. He noted to observe social distancing safety protocol in the classrooms ... Read more

By Yinka Kolawole The leadership of the Osun State University (UNIOSUN) has commended Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for the autonomy it was given to run the institution without interference. The council attributed the achievements made since the establishment of the institution to the free-hand it was given to transform the citadel of learning ... Read more

Tertiary institution students from Ondo State under the umbrella of National Association of Ondo State Students (NAOSS) have expressed dissatisfaction over the failure of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to pay their bursary and scholarship allowances since 2016. The students said the stipend has now accumulated to N60 million despite meeting with the governor on the plight of indigent ... Read more

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has urged Nigerian universities to focus more attention on research that would lead to the cure for the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. Oyetola said it was high time the leadership of the nation’s tertiary institutions, particularly universities, proved their strength in finding solutions to the myriad of challenges confronting the country. The ... Read more

Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB) of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) says academic activities for the 2020/2021 Session will commence on September 30. Prof. Esther Omosewo, Director of JUPEB, announced that the session would run till June 2021. The official said successful candidates can apply for admission through Direct Entry. Omosewo advised prospective ... Read more

The National Universities Commission (NUC), has directed Vice Chancellors of universities to conclude arrangements for the immediate and full reopening of tertiary institutions. The NUC through the Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, Chris Maiyaki, conveyed the directive to the vice chancellors in a memo on behalf of NUC Executive Secretary Abubakar ... Read more

A tanker explosion has occurred at Felele, along the Lokoja-Abuja highway, Kogi state. The victims of the tanker explosion, which occured around 8.30am, on Wednesday, September 23, close to the GT plaza included school children and students of the nearby Kogi State Polytechnic (KSP). Daily Times gathered the tanker ran into another vehicle and exploded on impact, close to the GT Plaza, a ... Read more