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By Elizabeth Uwandu Amid talks of resumption of schools in Lagos state, the Rotary Club of Surulere North-East has finalized plans of handing out school bags and dictionaries to public school pupils. This was captured in the signature project for the 2020-21 rotary year, to be ... Read more

By Shina Abubakar — Osogbo Renowned Ifa Priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, has advocated the introduction of traditional religion into the education curriculum in South-West states. Speaking after turning of sod of Ikin Tukun Comprehensive High School at Oke-Baale, Osogbo, he said such ... Read more

The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) says that the organisation and the Federal Government are working hard toward ensuring safe school reopening considering the importance of health to societal development. Mrs. Azuka Menkiti, Education Specialist, UNICEF, Abuja made this known on ... Read more

Prof. Mosto Onuoha, President, Nigerian Academy of Science, says incessant industrial actions are doing more damage than good to higher education system in Nigeria. Onuoha said this on Wednesday during a webinar on “Building Resilient Higher Education System in Nigeria”, organised by the academy. ... Read more

Delta State Government on Wednesday approved the establishment of six new secondary and three primary schools in different parts of the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu disclosed this while briefing journalists on key decisions reached at the virtual meeting of the State Executive Council meeting presided over the ... Read more

ASUU, NANS, NAPTAN disagree By Adesina Wahab WITH the decision by somestate governments to reopen tertiary institutions owned by them, students in universities, polytechnics and colleges of education who have been at home since March this year now have the hope of continuing their studies. The institutions were at various stages of their ... Read more

THE Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, will soon begin to clamp down on unqualified teachers in public and private schools nationwide. The Registrar and Chief Executive of the council, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. ... Read more

The Adamawa State Government has declared October 12, 2020, as the resumption date for all schools in the state. The government specified on Thursday that all public and private schools across the state will reopen October 12th, after months of vacation forced by the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri issued the directive amid ... Read more

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The federal government, Thursday, unveiled a new National Policy on Science and Technology Education. Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who unveiled the policy through his representative and Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nnwajiuba, in Abuja, said the development was aimed at enhancing skills in science ... Read more

Prof Akin WilliamsBy Elizabeth Osayande The Board of Regents of Covenant University has appointed Professor Akan Williams as Acting Vice-Chancellor. Professor Williams’ appointment, according to the institution’s spokesman, Mr. Emmanuel Attat, was made on Tuesday, September 22, following the expiration of the tenure of the immediate ... Read more