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By Peter Duru — Makurdi Benue state government has convened a meeting of stakeholders in the education sector to discuss the modalities for the reopening of schools in the state after the COVID-19 total lockdown. Addressing the gathering at the weekend in Makurdi, the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar said the meeting ... Read more

Sodiq Oyeleke Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has announced that primary and secondary schools in the state will reopen from September 21. Fayemi, who disclosed this in a state-wide broadcast on Sunday evening, also directed that tertiary institutions in the state be opened to students from October 2, subject to each institution’s ... Read more

As a financial institution that is committed to enriching lives and impacting the society, Nigeria’s agile and forward-looking Sterling Bank Plc continues to set the pace by creating valuable opportunities for different categories of citizens. In a continued effort to secure a knowledge-based future that is diverse, Sterling Bank has ... Read more

The Federal Government has warned the various unions in the Health Sector under the umbrella of Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) not to go ahead with the strike scheduled to commence on Sunday midnight, describing the strike as ill-timed and illegal. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said the strike is ... Read more

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said it plans is to release the results of the just-concluded school-based West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) within 45 days after the exam has ended. The examination, which was postponed from April to September due to outbreak of coronavirus globally ended on ... Read more

Kano State Government has ordered the immediate reopening of six Technical Colleges in the state to enable their students in the exit class to participate in the forthcoming National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) examinations. The Commissioner for Education, Malam ... Read more

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools has called on the government to approach telecommunications companies to subsidise the amount of money spent on data for virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. A member of the board of trustees, Federal Capital Territory chapter of NAPPS, and CEO of Toddlers Haven, Abuja, Dr Bukola Dosumu, made the call in an interview with ... Read more

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has dissociated itself from the planned protest by the Southwest Zone D chapter of the association over the recent hike in fuel pump price and electricity tariff. The association’s National Public Relations Officer, Mr. Azeez Adeyemi, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. Adeyemi said the NANS ... Read more

Pandemonium broke in the early hours on Monday in the Lagos State University, Ojo Campus, when members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities, NASU, barred the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Olanrewaju Fagboun and students from gaining access to premises. ... Read more

Tunde Oyekola, Ilorin The Academic Staff Union of Universities has asked the Federal Government to honour the agreement it had with the union before making any announcement on the reopening of the universities after the COVID-19 pandemic. It added that it would unfold its next agenda if the Federal Government refused to negotiate the 2009 ... Read more