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The Ebonyi Government said it will deploy two nurses to each public schools ahead of January 18 resumption to stem the second wave of COVID-19 . Francis Elechi, Chair of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abakaliki. This is in continuation of ... Read more

Following the surge in COVID-19 cases in Anambra State, the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano has postponed the reopening of schools in the state by two weeks. Obiano stated this yesterday in his broadcast to the people of the state. He also banned any gathering exceeding 50 people in the state, while threatening to close any market ... Read more

Nigeria’s foremost professors of computer science, Benjamin Segun Aribisala, has been appointed vice chancellor of Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Government. Prof. Aribisala, who succeeds Prof. Chibuzo Nwoke resumed office on January 1. In his maiden meeting with principal staff of institution, he emphasised the need for ... Read more

The National Youth Service Corps has directed its state coordinators, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to ensure strict compliance with COVID-19 Prevention and Safety Protocols ahead of camp reopening next Tuesday. The scheme will continue its three weeks orientation programme for Batch “B” Stream II on January 19, ... Read more

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has cautioned the Federal Government against the hasty reopening of universities in the face of rising cases of COVID-19 and concerns about the safety of the lecturers. President of ASUU, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, warned the government against the January 18 set for the resumption of schools, ... Read more

By Justina Asishana, Minna The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the internal Senior Secondary School Examination (SSCE) results with a two per cent increase of candidates who made five credits and above in all subjects. The Council also derecognised 12 schools for their involvement in mass cheating and whole school cases of ... Read more

By Simon Utebor, Yenagoa A Bayelsa State-born female lawyer, Miss Ebizi Eradiri, who graduated with first-class honours from the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, and repeated the same feat at the Nigerian Law School, has narrated how she was almost frustrated by some randy lecturers in the university. She made the revelation Wednesday in ... Read more

The United Nations Children’s Fund says closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic will impact negatively on the development, safety and wellbeing of children globally, noting that schools are not drivers of the viral disease. UNICEF also warned that the effects of closing school for another year will be felt for generations to ... Read more

After more than nine months of closure, the University of Jos will on January 22 reopen to continue its academic activities for the 2019/2020 session. The University announced this on Wednesday in a statement signed by it’s Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications, Abdullahi Abdullahi. He said the reopening of the University was ... Read more

A total of 233,000 candidates failed to write the 2020 National Examinations Council, NECO’s Senior Schools’ Certificate Examination due to the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country last year. The examination body declared this,Wednesday, during a media briefing in Minna,where it release the 2020 SSCE internal results. Giving a ... Read more