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As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the world teachers day, the federal government has revealed its plans to award the best teacher across the 774 local government area in the country. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on activities lined up to commemorate the day in Nigeria, the minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba said the federal government in recognition ... Read more

The Ondo Government on Wednesday said it had not directed or permitted the re-opening of public or private primary and tertiary institutions in the state. This clarification was contained in a statement by Prof. Adesegun Fatusi, Chairman, Inter-Ministerial Committee on COVID-19. Fatusi said that only secondary schools had been permitted to open ... Read more

The Enugu State Government has announced the phased re-opening of all primary and secondary schools in the state, for 3rd term academic activities, on Monday, September 28, 2020. In a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, the decision was reached “following the Enugu State Education sector stakeholders’ ... Read more

The Lagos State Government has cancelled the practical assessment examination, ahead of the conduct of 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) for JSS 3 students. The BECE is scheduled to hold as from Tuesday, October 6th to Monday October 12th. A statement signed by the Director, Lagos State Examinations Board, Supo Gbadegesin, ... Read more

The Delta State Government has approved September 28 for the reopening of primary and secondary schools in the state. The state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah made this known on Wednesday in Asaba. Ukah said schools would re-open for the conclusion of the 2019/2020 academic session and the commencement of a ... Read more

By Adesina Wahab The management of the Lagos State University LASU, Ojo has denied an online publication titled “LASU College Of Medicine Management Throws Out Students’ Belongings From Hostels”, in which a news platform alleged that the management of the Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) threw out belongings ... Read more

By Adesina Wahab A group, the Concerned Stakeholders in the Lagos State University, LASU, has written the Visitor to the university, who is also the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the need for transparency in constituting the selection committee for the next Vice-Chancellor of the university. ... Read more

Akwa Ibom State government has announced its plans to stagger school days for Secondary schools with a population of over 2000 students. The categorization, according to the state government, is to avoid congestion and overcrowding of classes as full academic activities commence September 28th for secondary schools and October 5th for primary ... Read more

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja OFFICIALS of the Niger Delta Development Commission are currently in the United Kingdom with the aim of verifying claims being made by students under the commission’s scholarship about their outstanding fees and stipends. The students and other stakeholders have protested the failure of the commission to pay the ... Read more

Oladimeji Ramon The Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Damilola Olawuyi, has been appointed as an expert member of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights Working Group on Extractive Industries, Environment and Human Rights Violations. Olawuyi, a law teacher with specialty in energy and environmental ... Read more