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The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), has warned that schools are still not safe for students and teachers to resume, due to poor preventive measures put in place to tackle coronavirus pandemic in the country. NDD said it was unfortunate that the Presidential task force on COVID-19 announced Monday, 18 January as resumption date ... Read more

Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities, SSANU, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU, have stated that they would no longer accept to work under pitiable conditions. The bodies, which came together on the platform of the Joint Action Committee, JAC, also tasked the government to always implement its laws and policies to ... Read more

The Kano State Government has refuted speculations that schools in the State are not resuming today, January 18, 2021. Malam Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, Commissioner of Education said contrary to speculations, all schools would resume on Monday. A statement by Aliyu Yusuf, the Chief Public Relations Officer, Kano State Ministry of Education, said ... Read more

Ekiti State Government has ordered public and private schools in the State to re-open for the second term of the 2020/21 session from Monday 18th January 2021. The curfew earlier imposed on the State from 8 pm to 6 am was also relaxed to now commence at 10 pm and end 6 am while the restriction of a maximum of 20 persons in confined ... Read more

Private and public schools have resumed for the first and second term across Lagos State, DAILY POST reports. The federal government fixed today across the country, even as it continues to deal with the second wave of COVID-19. The Lagos State Ministry of Education on Sunday, issued a statement on the plan to monitor resumption and ... Read more

With the resumption of schools in Ondo State on Monday for new academic session, the COVID-19 protocols was partially adhered to by students, parents and teachers. During a visit to some schools within Akure metropolis, the state capital, it was observed that the use of face mask was fully complied with as students freely moved within the ... Read more

Babajide Sanwo-Olu has crushed opposition to the imposition of a revenue collector, Payment Technology Limited (PAYTECH), on the state’s tertiary institutions as the schools have all enrolled on the platform. But the company will now take only seven per cent of the schools’ revenues as commission, instead of the 10 per cent it ... Read more

Minister of Education, Malam Adamu AdamuBy Joseph Erunke, Abuja The federal government, Monday,declared that no COVID-19 test was required for returning students to be admitted into their schools. But the government,in a terse statement by the Federal Ministry of Education, Monday, explained that only temperature test should be carried out on ... Read more

A team of researchers at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) have established the capacity of Bromelain derivable from pineapple fruits in the management of COVID-19 cases. According to the University of Ilorin Bulletin issued on Monday, the discovery is in conjunction with Prof. ... Read more

For allegedly violating precautionary measures to curb the spread of the COVID — 19 pandemic, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has suspended two of its workers and banned two candidates from its examinations. The organisation said their suspension followed an unscheduled visit by its Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Ishaq ... Read more