Education

The Osun State Police Command on Thursday assured that all hoodlums involved in the invasion of lfeoluwa Co-Educational Grammar School, Osogbo, would be arrested. A spokesperson for the command, Yemisi Opalola, in an interview said the suspect arrested at the scene of the incident was still being held by the …

KWARA State Government on Thursday set up an independent committee to recommend solutions to resolve the agitation for wearing of hijab by Muslim female students who are attending public schools owned by people of other faiths/beliefs. Recall that Muslim stakeholders in the state at a press conference on Wednesday called …

No fewer than five students of the Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, slumped at the permanent site of the institution during a stampede inside the examination hall on Wednesday. The stampede occurred as students rushed to access the school’s ICT centre, venue of the exam. A source in the institution said …

PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS, WHO WROTE THE JUST CONCLUDED OSUN STATE TEACHERS’ RECRUITMENT EXAMINATION HAVE BEEN DIRECTED TO CHECK THEIR RESULTS. THIS IS CONTAINED IN A STATEMENT BY THE CO-ORDINATING DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MRS CK OLANIYAN.           APPLICANTS ARE ENJOINED TO LOGIN TO www.osun.csm.ng TO CHECK THEIR SCORES. THE STATEMENT ADDED THAT FURTHER INFORMATION …

Students of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Owerri, Imo State, have vowed to block the Government House in protest if the family of a student of the institution, Anthony Chinweotito, who was killed by his caretaker, does not get justice. The Students’ Union Government of the institution, which called justice for …

There was panic among staff of the National Youth Service Corps on Tuesday after a resident officer died of COVID-19. It was gathered that the top officer was posted to the permanent orientation camp in Kano, a few days ago where he developed coronavirus symptoms and died on Tuesday. Following …

Oyo State Government has approved the payment of the sum of N8bn to the Osun State Government as an asset sharing agreement for taking over the ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso. The Commissioner for Education, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, said the amount would be paid in three …

Correspondents sent to observe the schools reported that though the students’ population was low on the first day of resumption of schools in the state, yet the few students and their teachers adhered to COVID-19 protocol. At the Ilorin Grammar School, students who didn’t wear face masks were turned back …

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof Lilian Salami, on Wednesday, says the school management is ready to resume academic activities in a safe and secure manner. She said the university management will enforce strict compliance to COVID-19 protocols to protect students and members of staff from being exposed …

A total of 233,000 candidates failed to write the 2020 National Examinations Council, NECO’s Senior Schools’ Certificate Examination due to the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country last year. The examination body declared this, Wednesday, during a media briefing in Minna, where it released the 2020 SSCE internal results. Giving …