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Osun State Government on Wednesday said it would not hesitate to prosecute private schools owners intending to take advantage of the partial reopening of schools to commence normal schooling activities. A statement issued by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode disclosed that the state government ... Read more

The Maryam Abacha American University has rewarded one of its first-class graduates of law, Maryam Damban, with N1 million for good behaviour. Ms Damban was honoured by the president of the institution, Adamu Gwarzo, at the university’s premises in Maradi, Niger on Thursday. Mr Gwarzo also awarded the graduating student a scholarship to further her education to PhD level in the ... Read more

The Lagos State Government has directed all the SS3 and Technical Studies (TEC3) Students in both day and boarding schools in the state to resume on Monday, 3rd of August, 2020. This is in line with the Federal Government’s pronouncement, directing students in exit classes across the country to resume on Tuesday, 4th of August, 2020 ... Read more

A college is a place where you learn to deal with many challenges. Because of academic pressure, you should study and attain the best grades so that you can access decent job opportunities in the future. Moreover, you should know how to budget so that your finances can last you up to the end of a given study period. Venturing into ... Read more

BAUCHI–Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has signed six bills into law, including the 2020 revised budget, Violence Against Persons, renaming of the College of Health Technology Ningi after Belinda Gates and renaming of College of Nursing and Midwifery after Aliko , among others. Speaking shortly after signing the bills, Governor ... Read more

The Federal Government has said the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) for SS3 pupils will commence on October 5 and end on November 18, 2020. The government also said the National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) examinations will start on September 21 ... Read more

The Vice Chancellor of University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof Idowu Olayinka, has applauded the Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England, for donating 394 books in various areas of the discipline worth £57,943 (N28m) to the institution’s chemistry department. Prof Olayinka noted that the donation was facilitated by a lecturer ... Read more

Nigerian students under the aegis of the Niger Delta Students Union Government have asked the Niger Delta Development Commission to begin payment of allowances to students studying abroad under the scholarship programme of the commission. The students made the demand when they staged a protest to the commission’s headquarters in Port ... Read more

As secondary schools in (August 4) to prepare final year students for the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination, WASSCE. schools that fail to get the required Quality Assurance Clearance from the Ministry of Education will be sanctioned. This was disclosed on Wednesday in Alausa, Ikeja during a press briefing by the ... Read more

By Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta Ogun Governor Dapo Abiodun has declared private and public schools will resume on August 4 for Senior Secondary School (SSS) 3 students. He also tentatively fixed reopening of worship centres for August 14. The Governor warned any private school that fails to meet established guidelines for prevention of COVID-19 ... Read more