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Kano State government has announced 26th October 2020 for re-opening of the state-owned tertiary institutions after seven months of closure occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The State Commissioner of Higher Education, Dr Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in ... Read more

Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Monday introduced an alternative to the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, to the Senate leadership. Prof. Ogunyemi addressed reporters after a three-hour closed-door session between ASUU and the leadership of the Senate. According ... Read more

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has released new guidelines for the safe reopening of schools to ensure that the impact of COVID-19 virus, especially among pupils, students and school staff, is mitigated. The guidelines, which can be found on the agency’s website, contains detailed information on what to do and who to ... Read more

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) teachers under the aegis of the FCT Council of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) yesterday dashed the hopes of parents to have their children return to school after seven months of forced stay at home due to COVID-19 pandemic. The aggrieved teachers chased away pupils from the classrooms. They alleged Area ... Read more

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has warned private school owners and public school heads, who insist on collecting third term fees that they will be sanctioned. Chairman, FCT Secondary Education Board (SEB) Yahaya Mohammed stated this during inspection of schools yesterday for the 2020/2021 Academic session, after seven ... Read more

The Federal Government has said that the safe reopening of schools with respect to dates and modalities is the responsibility of the states. Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, in a briefing of the taskforce in Abuja on Monday, said the federal government would only provide necessary guidelines for the ... Read more

The Gombe State Commissioner for Higher Education, Hon. Lauco Meshack, has said the state government has set up a white paper committee to examine the relevance of tertiary institutions in the state. Meshack said this while answering questions on the activities of the Prof. Buba Bajoga committee on Tertiary education in the state during an ... Read more

The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola, has stressed the need for the full digitalisation of universities in Nigeria to enhance the standard of education. Babalola, on Monday, said with digitalisation, people around the world, regardless of their location could use video, audio and text to link up online for ... Read more

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, said on Monday that the new structure for teachers announced by the Federal Government would create crisis for the country’s educational system. Wike stated this during a courtesy visit on him by representatives of the Board of the College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, at the ... Read more

Governor Samuel Ortom has announced the appointment of Prof Iorapu Tor Joe as the Vice-Chancellor of the Benue State University, Makurdi. Ortom made the announcement in a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Anthony Ijohor on Tuesday. The statement reads, ”His Excellency, Governor Samuel Ortom, who is the visitor to the ... Read more