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Ebola: OAU student tests negative
The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, has confirmed that the female student of the institution who was suspected to have contacted the Ebola Virus Disease and moved to Lagos State...
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Ebola: Reps to interface with Minister, NMA over schools’ resumption date
The Chairman of the House of Reps Committee on Education, Aminu Suleiman, yesterday said in Lagos that the House will meet with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Minister of Education,...
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Ebola: Fashola says schools in Lagos may not resume September 22, gets WHO...
Lagos State Government yesterday said its primary and public schools may not resume on September 22 as directed by the federal government. Governor Babatunde Fashola made the disclosure when he...
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WAEC concerned about rate of failure
The National Head of the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, in Nigeria, Mr. Charles Egurudu, has said the body was distressed by the failure of candidates that write its examinations. Speaking...
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Lagos Government clears schools to resume September 22
Primary and secondary schools in Lagos State have been directed by the state government to resume on September 22 in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive. According to a statement issued...
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NANS elects Tijani Usman as new president
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has elected a new president at its just-concluded convention held in Delta State. Tijani Usman, a student of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU),...
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Ebola: FG, NMA finally agree on September 22 resumption date
The Federal Government and the Nigerian Medical Association, Monday harmonized positions on the September 22 resumption of schools nationwide. The NMA said the September 22 date earlier announced by...
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Computer-Based Test to take full effect in 2015/2016 UTME – JAMB
Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Dibu Ojerinde has said that JAMB would fully resort to computer-based test in 2015/2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation...
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NUT shuns meeting on school resumption
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, failed to show up on Monday at a meeting organized by the House of Representatives Committee on Education to dialogue on the controversial September 22 date for the...
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ACT berates NYSC management over online mobilization fee
A youth pressure group, Advocate for Collective Transformation, ACT, yesterday insisted that prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members must receive their call-up letters free from any...
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Unity Schools may go on strike – ASCSN
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has resolved plans to direct its members in the Federal Ministry of Education, including those in the 104 Unity Schools and Inspectorate...
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Ebola: NUT rejects September 22 school resumption, directs its members to...
The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has refused to obey Federal Government’s directive that all primary and secondary schools be re-opened on September 22, 2014. The body is arguing that the...
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Ebola: Zamfara extends schools’ resumption to October 13
The Zamfara State Government has further extended the resumption date for schools from September 22 to October 13, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Alhaji Lawal Talata Mafara,...
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FG disburses N135billion to public tertiary institutions through TETFUND
Universities, polytechnics and colleges of educations owned by the federal and state governments were on Tuesday presented allocation papers with which they can access this year’s Tertiary Education...
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Private schools proprietors insist school must resume September 22
As the September 22 resumption date for all secondary and primary schools across the country continues to generate title-tattle, Proprietors of private schools under the auspices of National...
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Schools in Niger state to resume October 10
Primary and Secondary schools in Niger state are to resume on October 10. The State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, said on Wednesday in Minna, that the extension in dates was to allow students and parents...
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Ebola: Ekiti differs on resumption date as Ondo, Kwara approve September 22
The Ekiti State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers has hinted that it would not honour the September 22, 2014 school resumption date as directed by the Federal Government until a contrary...
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No going back on computer-based test – JAMB
The Registrar/Chief Executive of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde, has declared that there was no going back on the full use of Computer Based Test, CBT, by...
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Ebola: NUT proposes new resumption date
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, Rivers State chapter has called on the Federal Government to shift the resumption of schools from the proposed 22nd of September to 13th of October. The Chairman of...
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Ebola: Teachers resume Monday in Ondo
Secondary School teachers in Ondo State have resolved to resume for the new academic session on Monday, September 22. This follows the agreement reached by the national body of the Academic Staff...
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