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Secondary schools across the country would start reopening their doors, after more than four months of closure due to Coronavirus pandemic in the country, for academic activities from Monday and in some states tomorrow, Tuesday. They would be reopening strictly for only SS3 students who are preparing to sit the forthcoming West African ... Read more

Ahead of the re-opening of schools for academic activities, Delta State Government on Sunday commenced the distribution of various items, aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, to schools across the state. The items which were being ferried from Asaba to council headquarters for onward distribution to schools in various communities include sanitisers, face masks, generators, gallons of ... Read more

Jesusegun Alagbe Zashaya Awele leapt for joy when she got a scholarship from the Niger Delta Development Commission in August 2019 for a master’s degree at a London university in the United Kingdom. But one year after, her joy has turned into anxiety, worry, and depression. The reasons for her condition are quite enormous. Like other ... Read more

Oyo state governor, Engr Seyi Makinde appointed new governing council chairmen and members for the six state’s tertiary institution owned by the state. Since the assumption of Engineer Seyi Makinde as the governor of Oyo State, his deliberate task on education transformation agenda has ever been in the search for people of wisdom, ... Read more

By Fanen Ihyongo, Kano Kano State Government has approved the establishment of a Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) Computer-Based Testing Centres (CBTCs) in the five Emirate Councils and 44 local government areas. The centres would serve as board’s zonal offices. Commissioner for Information Muhammadu Garba, who briefed reporters ... Read more

IBADAN- The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has issued a 14 days ultimatum to Federal Government to reopen all the tertiary institutions in the country as the students body also condemned the attitude of the federal ministry of Education to the plights of Nigerian students. The leadership of NAPS, while saying the ... Read more

Bayelsa Government says it is taking steps to ensure that schools are safe to allow final year students to resume and participate in external examinations as directed by the Federal Government. Messrs Freston Akpor and Walter Liverpool, Permanent Secretaries of Ministries of Information and Education, respectively assured that the government ... Read more

A 300 Level student of the Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Miss Famuyiwa Olushola, has won the maiden edition of the International Bar Association (IBA) Vlogging Competition. According to the University of Ilorin Bulletin issued on Monday, Olushola award letter, written by Anna Toth, the Divisions Administrative Assistant at IBA ... Read more

Sen. Bala Mohammed, Executive Governor of Bauchi stateBy Charly Agwam — Bauchi Bauchi state government has ordered schools in the state to reopen on the 6th of August for senior secondary students preparing for the West African Certificate Examination (WAEC). The government also issued guidelines as conditions for any the secondary school ... Read more

By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The 104 unity schools will reopen to SS3 students from tomorrow, Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has said. The Minister made the announcement at the end of a virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education in 36 States and other stakeholders on Monday. In a statement by the Director, Press and ... Read more