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By Egufe Yafugborhi Two men, identified as pastors, have been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command over alleged sexual abuse on a female youth corps member, serving in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. River State Commissioner of Police (CP) Joseph Mukan, confirmed the arrest on Saturday and explained that the matter ... Read more

Aregbe IdrisBy Josephine Agbonkhese While the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the biggest concern for many has been economic survival as unemployment worsens. A philanthropist, entrepreneur and African culture promoter, Aregbe Idris is CEO, No 1 Heritage Solutions; a solution-driven organisation with subsidiaries including Connecting Lagos, Lagos ... Read more

By Bassey Anthony, Uyo The founder of Southern Atlantic Polytechnic Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Bassey James has appealed to the Federal Government to reopen higher institutions. James, who is the secretary Association of Private Polytechnics in Akwa Ibom State, also urged the FG to assist approved private polytechnics with loan facilities to ... Read more

The Delta State Government has sanctioned 41 teachers for examination malpractice during the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. This is contained in a statement by Delta Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah. Ukah said the decisions were based on the recommendations by the Examination Ethics ... Read more

Edo University Iyamho has concluded her 2019/2020 academic session online on her CANVAS LMS due to the COVID-19 pandemic and would hold her post UTME screening exercise on September 24, 2020,for the purpose of admitting students for the 2020/2021 academic session. According to the Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Emmanuel Aluyor, ... Read more

Lagos- Students in Senior Secondary School 2 and Junior Secondary School 3 in both public and primary schools, on Monday, resumed physical presence across Lagos State. Recall that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State COVID-19 incident manager had during the 18th update on COVID-19 pandemic, directed schools to reopen for students in ... Read more

A total of 12 Nigerian students will be representing the country at the final of the 2020 global ICT competition. The competition which is sponsored by ICT giants, Huawei have students from the University of Ibadan, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and University of Port Harcourt on the final list following their sterling performance in the Cloud and network examination at the just concluded ... Read more

By Gami Tadanyigbe The Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, has commiserated with the family of Alhaji Shehu Idris CFR, Chancellor of the University, who died on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020 at the age of 84. The Vice-Chancellor in a statement by the Head Information and University Relations, Dr ... Read more

Some private schools in Lagos State recorded a large turnout of students following the Lagos State Government’s directive on resumption on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on Aug. 29, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu directed primary and secondary schools to reopen. Sanwo-Olu gave the direction during the 17th Update on the ... Read more

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has approved resumption dates for the 2020 to 2021 school session. According to the time table, both public and private schools below tertiary level will resume the First Term academic activities on Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. The term is expected to run until Dec.18, 2020 while the second term will begin ... Read more