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The Benue State Government has approved Monday, Sept. 21, 2020, for the resumption of all schools in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, told journalists on Wednesday in Makurdi that both public and private primary, secondary and tertiary institutions would resume on that day. Ityavyar explained that the ... Read more

Normal activities resumed at the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Wednesday following the suspension of a two-day protest by the academic staff and non-academic staff unions of the institution. Recall the two main gates leading into the institution were barricaded by the unions on Monday and Tuesday to protest against the delay in the implementation of the new minimum wage to all ... Read more

The National Youth Service Corps NYSC Abuja headquarters has engaged the Katsina state zonal inspectors and the Assistant Director incharge of Corps Discipline and Reward (CDR) in a one day training on their roles and management of the NYSC Integrated System Platform (NIS). The workshop is aimed at ensuring error free management of Corps ... Read more

By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The Sir Emeka Offor Foundations (SEOF) on Wednesday donated N100 million worth of medical equipment, drugs and other items to the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). Mr Chris Ezike, the Chief of Staff of Sir Emeka Foundation, while presenting the items, said this is the second phase of the 2020 Medical ... Read more

Dele Ogunyemi, Warri Delta State Government has confirmed that academic activities will return to tertiary institutions across the state on October 2, 2020, following months of closure to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Disclosing this in an interview with journalists on Wednesday, the State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. ... Read more

Friday Olokor, Abuja The Special Visitation Panel set up by the Federal Government to look into the management crisis at the University of Lagos has concluded its investigation and set to submit a report of its findings on Thursday to the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu. A media invitation from the Federal Ministry of Education, ... Read more

The students of Glisten International Academy, Abuja has invented an indigenous front line mobile robot christened Mairabot. The robot, according to the students while presenting it to the management of the National Information Technology Development Agency, said it is designed to perform essential medical duties such as acting as an interface ... Read more

ALMOST six months after students were forced to vacate schools because of the outbreak of coranavirus pandemic, public and private schools in Anambra State have resumed academic session with strict COVID-19 safety checks as mandated by the state government and healthcare providers. The phased resumption which excludes crèche and ... Read more

THE management of The Polytechnic, Ibadan (TPI), has struck a fresh working relationship with its neighbouring and host communities in preparation for the resumption of students at a date to be announced later by the concerned authorities. Rector of TPI, Professor Kazeem Adekunle Adebiyi, who addressed representatives of communities’ ... Read more

THE vice chancellor of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, Professor Edward Olanipekun, says the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is critical to the survival of institutions of higher learning Nigeria. According to him, the agency has gone a long way in adding value to universities across the country, especially in the area ... Read more