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Grace Edema TODAY makes it the end of the first week of resumption in Lagos State and some other states after the six-month coronavirus lockdown. Coping with having to maintain the COVID-19 guidelines in schools remains a major challenge to teachers who have to ensure pupils comply. Again, school owners have to monitor every activity and ... Read more

Chima Azubuike, Gombe THE Gombe State Government has announced October 4, 2020 as resumption date for boarding schools and October 5, for day primary and secondary schools in the state. The state Commissioner for Education, Dr. Habu Dahiru, who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on in Gombe on Thurday, said they would complete third ... Read more

By Egufe Yafugborhi — Port Harcourt The management of Ignatius Ajuru University, Port Harcourt, has suspended a lecturer, Dr Rowland Igwe for alleged sexual harassment of a female student. Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof Ozo-mekuri Ndimele, in a Facebook post on the ... Read more

By Charly Agwam — Bauchi The Bauchi state government has ordered the reopening of primary and secondary schools across the state with conditions that the government said must be met before schools can operate. The Commissioner of Education, Dr Aliyu Tilde made this known in Bauchi ... Read more

The United States is seeking new guidelines that could restrict some international students, including those from Nigeria, from admission of more than two-year period. According to report, if approved, the new guidelines from the Department of Homeland Security ,DHS, could mean that affected students will experience difficulty obtaining visas for ... Read more

By Marie-Therese Nanlong Over 100 students in two public schools in Jos South local government area of Plateau State have benefited from direct support for activities aimed at improving examination outcomes and improve transition to the world of skill-work in business, vocational and technical education. The students from Government Science ... Read more

Matthew Ochei, Asaba The Delta State Government has approved the establishment of three new primary and six secondary schools in different parts of the state. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, said the decision was reached at the virtual meeting of the state executive council meeting presided over by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. Aniagwu said the new schools would address ... Read more

The Kogi State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has announced a shift in the dates for the conduct of its schools’ examinations. Mr Emmanuel Idenyi, The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, made the announcement in a statement on Friday in Lokoja. NAN reports that the ministry had earlier released the timetable for school ... Read more

By Emma Elekwa, Onitsha Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, Anambra State has vowed not to withdraw from the ongoing strike by the national body despite directives to the contrary. The chairperson of the body, Prof Alphonsus Aniebo, stated this on Friday during a solidarity visit ... Read more

Adelani Adepegba,Abuja The police on Friday paraded 17 school principals and teachers for alleged involvement in examination malpractices. They were said to have leaked the questions to students during the August/September West African Examination Council examinations across the country. The Force Public Relations Officer, DCP Frank Mba, who ... Read more