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The Rivers State Government has ordered the sacking of two principals in the Emuoha Local Government Area for flouting the COVID-19 guidelines. The removal of the school principals was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku, on Thursday. The affected principals are those of the …
Read More »We’ve submitted WASSCE 2020 timetable to FG –WAEC
The West African Examinations Council Nigeria, has submitted the timetable for the conduct of West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination to the Federal Government. The Head of Public Affairs, WAEC Nigeria, Demianus Ojijeogu, made this known in a chat with our correspondent on Tuesday. He said, “It was released today …
Read More »Court orders varsity to restore lecturer’s professorial rank
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) sitting in Owerri, the Imo State capital has ordered the Micheal Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State, to restore the professorial rank of one of its lecturers, Professor Vincent Ele Asor. Asor had dragged the university to the NICN in Suit …
Read More »Third term Resumption: Private schools have right to charge fees – Minister
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says that private school owners are entitled to charge fees for third term as schools start resuming for exit classes. Nwajiuba said this at the media briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Monday in …
Read More »Edo government approves August 10 as resume date for graduating students in secondary
The Edo State Government has said secondary schools in the state will not resume tomorrow, August 4, 2020, as announced by the Federal Ministry of Education but on Monday, August 10, 2020, for graduating students. In a statement, Commissioner for Education, Hon. Jimoh Ijegbai, said only Senior Secondary School students …
Read More »Resumption: Stay at home, FG tells students with cough, other symptoms
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has asked students with symptoms of COVID-19 to stay at home as resumption of the Senior Secondary School 3 begins this week nationwide. The PTF faulted state governments asking students to produce results of their COVID-19 tests before resumption. It said instead of compulsory …
Read More »COVID-19: Abia releases guidelines for school resumption
Following the recommendations of education stakeholders in Abia state to resume academic activities on August 10, 2020, the state government has listed guidelines for the schools to implement before opening their gates to students. Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, had directed primary and secondary schools in the state to reopen …
Read More »FG releases schedules for SSCE, NECO, NABTEB exams
The Federal Government on Wednesday released the schedule for various national examinations for exit classes from August 17 to November 18, 2020. The government said the Senior School Certificate Examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council would commence on August 17, 2020. Also, the examination conducted by the National …
Read More »Osun warns private schools against illegal reopening
Osun State Government on Wednesday warned private school owners in the state against illegal reopening of schools. A statement by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, said the government had been informed that some private schools were planning to reopen under the cover of the partial reopening …
Read More »NUT insists on PPE, others as SSS3 pupils resume Aug 4
• WASSCE starts August 17, teachers union undertakes to monitor schools • Only COVID-19 protocol compliant exam centres will reopen — Minister The Federal Government on Monday said the Senior Secondary School 3 pupils will resume on August 4 in preparation for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, which …
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