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Association of Private School Owners of Nigeria (APSON), on Thursday, expressed fears that there will be ‘mass failure’ of students in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled to commence on August 17, 2020. APSON attributed its prediction to poor preparation of students due to the COVID-19 ... Read more

To support economic growth through capacity building and digital job creation for students, staff and community members, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) last week launched an Information Technology (IT) hub at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The IT hub is equipped with networking and computing devices to support ... Read more

Governor Adegboyega of Osun State has said that the state was well to host one of the six girls’ military schools, which the Nigerian Army plans to establish across the six zones of the country. This is also as the named the ancient town of Ede as the most suitable community to host the school. Oyetola disclosed this ... Read more

THE Management of University of Abuja said it has distributed over two thousand face masks and hand sanitisers to workers to protect the university community from COVID-19. The items were distributed to the staff through the University COVID -19 Committee, which the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, had set up in April 2020 ... Read more

The Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, His Grace, Ignatius Kaigama, has asked the federal and state governments to urgently provide funds to enable schools to reopen after the long closure necessitated by the outbreak of COVID-19. Speaking in an interactive session with journalists yesterday in Abuja as part of activities to ... Read more

Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, has said public schools teachers need to be retrained in order to pass on knowledge efficiently. Adefisayo, in an interview with our correspondent, said one of the major challenges in government schools was poor learning outcomes, adding that learners were not being engaged ... Read more

Proprietor Ajoke Group of Schools, Toll Gate, Badagry, Lagos State, Alhaji Agbaje Olorunnishola, has commended the Federal Government on the August 4 resumption date for students in Primary 6, JSS3, and SS3 graduating class. In a statement, Alhaji Olorunsola said the move came at the right time when other West African countries were at a ... Read more

Expand Global Industries Limited has announced the suspension of production at site over the death of a worker, Gbadebo Richard, who was a student of the University of Ibadan until his death. The Spokesperson, Aliyu JibrilHuman Resources Manager, Expand Global Industries Limited, made this known in a statement issued to Tribune ... Read more

Oyo State Government has announced a slight adjustment to its school reopening schedule, contrary to the one earlier released. This was in conformity with the agreement reached by the Federal Government and the West African Examination Council (WAEC) on the commencement of the 2020 West African School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), for ... Read more

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has given the management of Benue State University, BSU, till the end of July to pay the outstanding salaries of the lecturers recently employed by the institution. The Governor regretted that the lecturers were yet to receive their salaries, months after their employment even when funds were made ... Read more