EDUCATION

The Federal Government on Monday said only schools designated as centres for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) and in respect of the exiting classes would re-open. Minister of State for Education, Mr Emeka Nwajiuba, said this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja....

• WASCE begins August 17 The Federal Government has announced the reopening of secondary schools for the examination classes across the country from August 4, 2020. Mr Ben Goong, Director, Press and Public Relation, Federal Ministry of Education, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja...

The Ekiti State government on Friday said it has approved new education policy that would guarantee the teaching of Information Communication and Technology (ICT) at the primary education level. This, the government said, was to boost ICT know-how among the citizens and expand the scope of knowledge for more opportunities...

The management of Ogun State based Sofunix International College, has lauded the feat of its ex-head boy, Mr. Adeshina Badejo, who recently graduated with a first class degree in Petroleum and Gas Engineering from the University of Lagos, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.58. Badejo emerged the...

The Obafemi Awolowo University Centre for Distance Learning (OAUCDL) has called for the support of relevant stakeholders to its customised Learning Managed System (LMS). The Spokesperson of OAUCDL, Mr Adeyemi Adedeji, made the call in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Osogbo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...

The Federal Government has released fresh guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools in the country even as no dates have been given for the reopening. The new guidelines was released by the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja on Monday and signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam...

The management of University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says arrangements for Virtual lectures has reached 70 per cent, saying it is working toward ensuring that lecturers and students have minimal physical contact to halt the spread of COVID-19. The institution’s Director of Academic Planning, Prof. Isaac Adimula, told newsmen in Ilorin...

Parent Teacher Association (PTA), Queens College, Lagos, on Sunday urged the Federal Government to consider a student -proximity- model, to allow students to write the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The PTA made the plea in a communique signed by its Chairman, Mr Adewuyi Adedamola, after a...

The Commissioners of Education in 19 Northern States have expressed their support of the Federal Government’s decision to suspend school reopening for now. This was made known in a communiqué issued in Kaduna on Saturday, following a virtual meeting where various issues were discussed. The communiqué was signed by the...

The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services has appealed to the Federal Government not to cancel the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). In a statement by the Chairman, Prof.Julius Ihonvbere, titled: “WASSCE should not be cancelled,” on Friday, the lawmakers said stakeholders were not...