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Abiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti The Vice-Chancellor, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Edward Olanipekun, says the institution has concluded arrangements to begin e-learning. Olanipekun also disclosed that efforts were underway to equip the institution’s new 1000-seater capacity Computer-Based Test Centre, which he said would be operational as ... Read more

Staff unions in Lagos State-owned four tertiary institutions have agreed to embark on strike to press home the non implementation of the new minimum wage. The academic and non-teaching staff of the four institutions in the state at the weekend vowed not to resume work on Monday, September 14 unless the state government start the payment ... Read more

Delta State College of Education Provost, Warri, Mary Edema, is currently enmeshed in an alleged fraud, SaharaReporters has learnt. The provost, our correspondent reliably gathered, used N36m to build two toilets in the institution funded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund. Speaking under the condition of anonymity, a senior staff of the ... Read more

Maduabuchi Ubani As the economy gradually reopens amidst the impact of COVID-19 in the country, Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc has urged players in the education sector to create and explore possible collaboration opportunities. Education has been one of the sectors severely affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Learning institutions have had to ... Read more

…Pupils to resume in phases …JSS3, SS 2 resume September 21 By Olasunkanmi Akoni Ahead of the resumption of activities in both public and private schools, Lagos State Government on Sunday announced new academic structure adopted in the state after the lockdown of schools accessioned by the outbreak of ... Read more

The Niger State Universal Basic Education (NSUBEB) and United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) is introducing a modern lesson plan for teachers of primary schools in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) report that the lesson plan was introduced during a four-day training for ... Read more

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have accused the Federal Government (FG) and owners of private universities of sabotaging growth and development of public universities in the country. Speaking with journalists in Ilorin at the weekend, during a town and gown meeting with stakeholders on the ongoing strike action by ... Read more

By Augustine Okezie, Katsina Katsina has directed tertiary institutions in the state not to reopen as part of measures aimed at checkmating further spike of the coronavirus pandemic Commissioner for Information, Abdulakarim Sirika, announced this to newsmen at a briefing on latest developments on the war against COVID-19. He said: ”The ... Read more

Our Reporter THE Kings College Old Boys Association (KCOBA) has flagged off activities for the 111th Annual Kingsweek. This year, the focus is on opportunities to positively transform the education sector during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. This was made known at a Media Roundtable discussion held at Kings College recently, with key ... Read more

ASUU strikeWe’ll unfold our agenda if FG fails to negotiate demands ― ASUU President Demola Akinyemi The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that its ongoing strike was as a result of the federal government refusal to fund education as demanded, stressing that it is a deliberate strategy to kill ... Read more