FILE: Children learning under trees Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, at least one-third of students affected around the world lack access to virtual education, according to a…
•Education Minister of State Nwajiuba The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, on Monday, assured Nigerian students that tertiary institutions across the country will reopen very soon. Although…
As the new school term starts in many countries, efforts must be made to fight the pandemic in the communities where children and teachers live, senior World Health Organization (WHO)…
by Rahaman Abiola Nigerian students have begun mounting pressure on the government to reopen the citadels of learning. Students under the aegis of NAUS took to the streets in Abuja…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved 2019 promotion exercise for all state government workers, including serving deputy directors. “His Excellency has approved for the Civil Service Commission to organise…
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SEDDA Laments Lack Of Employment Opportunities, Access To Schools For Deaf People
The Suleja Emirate Deaf Development Association (SEDDA) has lamented the lack of employment opportunities as well as primary schools in the area to enable deaf persons integrate in their immediate…
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna The Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) on Tuesday donated 22,000 assorted books in various disciplines to 10 selected primary and secondary schools, as well Ahmadu Bello…
By LILIAN OKORO An NGO, Adicare Rehabilitation Home, has advised parents to make it a duty to educate their girl-child about sex early. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Veronica Ezeh,…
•NECO Registrar/CEO, Professor Godswill Obioma The National Examinations Council (NECO) has unveiled the timetable and guidelines for the conduct of its 2020 examinations for Senior Secondary 3 students. NECO Registrar/Chief…
The University of Ilorin says its Department of Jurisprudence and International Law, recently won the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) $80,000 {approximately N30.3 million} grant. It said that…
By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka For many years, the School for Children with Special Needs at Isulo, in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, suffered neglect and abandonment,…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has debunked reports that its head office in Abuja was engulfed by fire. WAEC made the clarification in a statement on its Twitter page.…
•Students putting on facemasks The coronavirus pandemic has caused the largest disruption in education in history, with schools closed in some 160 countries in mid-July affecting more than one billion…
Minister for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has said that the Federal Government is applying every bit of caution to prevent a spike in Covid-19 cases as schools reopen for West…
By LYDIA NGWAKWE The Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEE–HOPE) on Friday hailed $500 million dollars World Bank loan to seven Nigerian states to improve girl-child education.…