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The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has appealed to the Authorities of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to as a matter of urgency intervene by promptly paying the allowances, tuition and other incentives of students on their scholarship scheme. Dabiri-Erewa said this is the only way to ... Read more

Imagine coming home to meet one of your more dedicated teaching staff, waiting patiently at your gate with her three children, a hungry and pitiable sight? That was the sight that greeted Alhaji Nureni Olusegun Adebayo, co-founder, co-proprietor, Hybrid Nursery and Primary School and College, Ejigbo, Lagos. That day, Adebayo said, he nearly wept and had to part with half of the foodstuff he ... Read more

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP) South-West Zone has rejected the planned resumption of full academic activities in polytechnics unless sufficient provisions are made for it by government. The staff association made this known via a communique issued at the end of SSANIP Zone ‘F’ Executive Council Meeting ... Read more

Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo Osun State Government on Monday announced guidelines for the partial reopening of schools to students in exit classes. The government said the decision was in line with the unanimous decision reached at a virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, commissioners for education of the 36 states, ... Read more

Makurdi — Benue State Government has directed the reopening of schools on August 4, 2020, for final year classes in compliance with the recent directive of the Federal Government. Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar who made this known Tuesday while briefing newsmen shortly after meeting with Governor Samuel Ortom said ... Read more

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Private Universities (CPCPU) has appealed to the Federal Government to reopen the country’s 78 private universities which have been shut alongside other educational institutions in Nigeria since March 23 within the next one month to save the nation’s economy. In the communiqué issued at ... Read more

Abike-Dabiri-ErewaBy Victoria Ojeme Chairman and CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has appealed to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to pay the allowances, tuition and other incentives of students on their scholarship scheme, to guarantee their stay and continue their education in the United ... Read more

Following the directive of the Federal Government that schools be reopened on 4th August 2020, the Benue State Government said it has put measures in place to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The State Government also said that in compliance with the directive, it has approved the reopening of schools for final year classes on 4th August ... Read more

The Lagos State Ministry of Education recently organised a virtual training for public school teachers and stakeholders in the sector ahead of schools resumption on August 3, 2020. The move was aimed at strengthening their capacity while also preparing them ahead of post-COVID-19 and integrating strategies to enhance teaching and learning. Addressing the participants, the Commissioner for ... Read more

Abbas Datti SIR: Without adequate preventive measures, provision of safety facilities that will protect children from contracting coronavirus, it may not be totally safe for children to resume in their respective schools. I share the same opinion with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in this regard. With listing of all ... Read more