Education

Committee on Basic Education and Services, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere has warned the Federal Government to rescind its decision on the cancellation of this year’s West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Hon. Ihonvbere who gave the charge via a statement titled: ‘WASSCE Should not be cancelled,’ argued that the sudden …

MInister for Education, Adamu Adamu The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has condemned the decision of the Federal Government that schools should remain closed in the country until further notice. The group called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (red.), to sack the ministers in of education for planning to …

The Governing Council of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State, has approved the appointment of Prof. Noah Yusuf, as the new Vice-Chancellor of the university. According to a statement by the Registrar and Secretary to the Council of the university, Dr R.M. Oladimeji, the council at its 30th meeting on July …

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that schools will not reopen any time soon until it is safe to do so because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has therefore said that final year students preparing for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) will not be allowed to return to …

The United States said on Monday it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis. “Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course …

The West African Examination Council is set to release a fresh timetable for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.This followed an announcement by the Federal Government that the examination would commence from August 4 through September 5. Speaking at a Presidential Task Force Briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja …

The U.S. Government says foreign students will not be allowed to remain in the country if their institutions move classes fully online. In a statement on Monday, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said affected students would face “immigration consequences”, including deportation if they failed to comply. It, however, …

The Federal Government on Monday announced the date for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. At a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba said the examination will hold from August 4th to September 5th 2020. Nwajiuba added; …

The Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Chief Patrick Ukah, on Monday, advised parents and guardians to disregard those who are posting fake dates when schools will reopen in the state, describing their action as not only unauthorised but meant to deceive members of the public. Chief Ukah …

The West African Examination Council has advised Nigerians to disregard the timetable for the 2020/2021 Senior Secondary School Examination circulating online. The Head of Public Affairs, WAEC, Nigeria, Mr Demianus Ojijeogu, told our correspondent on Sunday that the timetable circulating was not from the examination body. He said, “The timetable …