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An Akan adage says a hunter does not have mercy on a sick animal. The thought of the above adage is illustrated by the case of the private university sector in Ghana. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the survival of the universities in this sector, which employs thousands of Ghanaians, was heavily dependent on admission numbers and ... Read more

As the race for the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has continued to gather momentum, as eight professors have indicated interest for the coveted seat. Those jostling to replace the incumbent Vice-Chancellor, Prof Zana Akpagu, on December 1, 2020, include Joseph Asor (Biological Science); Prof Offiong Offiong (Chemistry); Prof. Ndiyo Ayara (Economics); Prof Francis ... Read more

The University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, has graduated the second batch of its last graduating students from the college of medicine, Idi-Araba. They were 98, bringing the total number of the 2018 graduating set to 232 as the rest had earlier graduated in December last year. reports that the registrar of Medical and Dental Council of ... Read more

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) Akoka has said instead of cancelling a whole session due to the prolonged school closure following COVID-19 pandemic, it would rather admit only about 30% of its carrying capacity among the qualified candidates who sat for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The vice chancellor ... Read more

The Lagos State Government, through the State Examinations Board has announced the postponement of year 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) until further notice. The examination was scheduled to begin June 16 and end June 23, 2020. In a statement, Director of the Board, Mr. Supo Gbadegesin noted that the postponement was caused ... Read more

Botswana has lifted coronavirus lockdown and announced the reopening of schools in the capital Gaborone, according to a government statement. ”All completing classes (standard 7, form 3, and form 5) in public schools within the Greater Gaborone zone” will resume on June 17, Private schools will make their own arrangements on school ... Read more

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has told lecturers not to engage in online lectures for students. The President of the union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, gave the directive in a statement. Schools at all levels have remained shut since March following the spread of the Coronavirus Disease pandemic to Nigeria in February. ... Read more

The Federal Government has given conditions for the reopening of schools and tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, announced the conditions in Abuja on Tuesday. He spoke at the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation ... Read more

Ahead of the reopening of universities and others, the Federal Government has listed six conditions to be met by each school. It said the six conditions are to protect pupils and students against Coronavirus. It also asked all heads of schools to start putting measures in place to meet the terms. Among other conditions, the government is ... Read more

By Babatunde Ayo-Vaughan THIS has become a million-dollar question these days, particularly from those who know the vital value of reading. The dictionary says reading is the art of being able to look at and be able to understand something written or printed. I will say if reading is an attempt at the understanding of something in ... Read more