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The management of the University of Ilorin, on Thursday, stated that the institution will resume full academic session on Jan. 11, 2021. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by Mr Kunle Akogun, Director, Corporate Affairs of the University, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin. ... Read more

The Osun State Government has postponed the resumption of schools in the state until further notice. Earlier, the state Ministry of Education had told public and private schools to resume January 4, 2021. These developments, the Ministry of Education in a statement signed by the Coordinating Director, C.K Olaniyan, said was due to the ... Read more

The Nigeria Union of Teachers on Thursday cautioned the Federal Government against the January 18 resumption date for schools across the country. The NUT Secretary-General, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, who stated this in an interview with one of our correspondents, said there was no need to hurriedly resume, if the rate of COVID-19 infection kept ... Read more

The Kwara State Government, on Friday, directed tertiary institutions in the State to put in place appropriate Covid-19 safety protocols to mitigate the spread of the virus on the campuses as academic activities kick-off on January 11, 2021. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, in Ilorin said “The ... Read more

Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the resumption of all public and private Nursery, Primary and Secondary Schools in Abia State for the continuation of the First Term of 2020/2021 on Monday, January 11, 2021. The approval was contained in a press release signed by the State Commissioner of Education, Associate Professor ... Read more

Tension has gripped both staff and students of the Lagos State University, LASU, as the Visitor to the university, who is also the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, tarries in announcing a new Vice Chancellor for the institution. Checks by Sunday Vanguard showed that the ... Read more

Prof. Job Nmadu of Federal University of technology, Minna, says the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU)’s nine months strike in 2020, impacted negatively on university communities by crippling their economic activities. Nmadu said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, those affected by the strike, numbering ... Read more

The Lagos State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has kicked against what it described as the controversial selection process for the ninth vice-chancellor of the institution. The union, in a letter dated January 1, 2021, and addressed to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, raised the alarm over alleged irregularities by ... Read more

The Ebonyi Government has directed schools across the state to resume for the continuation of the first term of the 2020 /2021 academic session on January 18. This is contained in a statement by the State Commissioner for Education, Dr Onyebuchi Chima, on Saturday in Abakaliki. The ... Read more

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State.The Ebonyi Government has directed schools across the state to resume for the continuation of the first term of the 2020 /2021 academic session on January 18. This is contained in a statement by the State Commissioner for Education, Dr Onyebuchi Chima, on Saturday in Abakaliki. ... Read more