ASUU Strike
It is no news that the students across the public universities in Nigeria have been in their respective homes as a result of the lingering industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The university lecturers, despite the closure of all schools and tertiary institutions by the federal government in March, declared an […]
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The government of Katsina State has approved the reopening of some universities in the state which are to commence academic activities soon. According to a report by The Nation, only Alqalam University and Umaru Musa Yar Adua University are permitted to resume academic activities by Monday. This was contained in a statement by the Special […]
No fewer than 181 students and members of staff of a private boarding school located in the Lekki area of Lagos State have tested positive for COVID-19. According to Lagos State Commissioner For Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, the cases were detected during surveillance and case investigation in the school. This was contained in a statement […]
The Lagos State Honourable Commissioner of Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo has announced the resumption of all remaining classes in both public and private schools in the state beginning from Monday 19th of October 2020. This was contained in a press release signed by Kayode Abayomi, Head of Public Affairs in the Ministry Of Education. According […]
Basic and Senior schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja are to resume for the first term 2020/2021 session on Sunday 11th October 2020. This was contained in the approved 2020/2021 calendar document which was released on 9th October 2020 and signed by Mrs. R. T. Akpata, the acting Director, Department Of Quality Assurance, […]
After the closure of all institute of learnings nationwide which lasted for over six months, the Federal government had finally ordered the reopening of schools nationwide. The six month long COVID-19 induced closure which prompted the closure of major sectors of Nigeria in which the education sector is an integral part has been lifted. This […]
The Kwara State government has announced October 5 as resumption date for both private and public schools within the state. The announcement was confirmed by a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Communications, Afolabi Oshatimehin, in Ilorin on Wednesday. According to the Commissioner, the resumption date for state-owned tertiary institutions in that state are quite […]
Niger State Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Hannatu Jibrin Salihu. Photo Credit: Citizen Innovation
The eagerness of students in Niger state to resume schools has been tend to by the state government as it announced October 4 as resumption date for schools in the state. This was announced by the State’s Commissioner for Education, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, during a news conference in Minna on Monday where she said that […]
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The organized universities lecturers under the association of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has threatened the Rivers state-owned university lecturers over the resumption plan. In his reaction to the State’s government’s directives that tertiary institutions in the state are free to resume after the long COVID-19 vacation, the ASUU National President, Prof. Abiodun […]
– Sets up seven-man task force. – Defaulters to pay N100 million Naira as fine. The Rivers State Government has announced that schools in Rivers State which were closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic can now be reopened. According to a statement signed by its Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, and […]
