The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has reacted to the abrupt U-turn made by the federal government on the resumption of schools across the country, and its earlier announcement of dates for the commencement of the 2020 May/June diet of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The regional […]
Education
Reps to FG: don’t Cancel WASSCE exams
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. In a statement by the Chairman, Prof.Julius Ihonvbere, titled: “WASSCE should not be cancelled,” on Friday, the lawmakers said stakeholders were not informed […]
COVID-19: Imo sets up modalities for the resumption of schools
The Imo State Government under the leadership of Governor Hope Uzodinma has disclosed that the government is setting up diligent modalities for the resumption of schools with strict adherence to the coronavirus protocol guideline. The information was contained in a press statement from the office of the governor, Imo State […]
Gov. Uzodinma And The Burden of School Fees In IMSU
By Peter Dibia One of the greatest quotes of John F. Kennedy was “Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength […]
EXCLUSIVE: Rector Of Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Prof Fasakin, In Age Falsification Scandal
When exactly was Prof Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji (FEDPOLEL) born? Could it be on March 5, 1958 as claimed in a document when he was employed at Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, or March 5, 1956 visible in his curriculum vitae he submitted […]
COVID-19: Nigerian students won’t take 2020 WAEC exam – FG
Final year secondary school students in Nigeria won’t participate in the forthcoming West African Examination Council(WAEC) examinations, the Federal Government has declared. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, also said there […]
COVID-19: Schools won’t reopen soon ― Minister of Education
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that Nigerian schools will not reopen any time soon until it is safe to do so because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He has therefore said that final year students preparing for the Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) will not be allowed to return […]
Police arrest Osun school proprietor for circulating fake reopening date
A proprietor in Olorunda Local Government Area, Osun State has landed in trouble as he was held by police for circulating fake reopening date. The proprietor was said to have been circulating proposal on school reopening on social media since Tuesday, which stated that schools will open on 20 July […]
LOCAL NEWS COVID-19: WAEC Releases New Guidelines For Conduct Of 2020 Examinations Following the announcement of the date for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, the West African Examination Council on Tuesday announced guidelines for the conduct of the examination amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was contained in […]
South African pupils miss meals as COVID-19 limits school return
South African President Cyril RamaphosaA steaming dish of milk and maize porridge interrupts an early-morning mathematics class in Sitoromo Junior Secondary School in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. A dozen hungry pupils dig their spoons into the brimming bowls as the sun slowly thaws the frosty meadows surrounding their town, […]