The House of Representatives has asked the Federal Government to rescind its decision on the cancellation of this year’s West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). It urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct all his Ministers to return to their States, work with the Governors and ensure the smooth implementation of the policy and conduct […]
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Parents and private school owners in the country have expressed shock over the Federal Government’s announcement, pulling out all the SS3 students in all the 104 federal government colleges nationwide from participating in the forthcoming West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, announced the cancellation of the examination […]
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The Federal Ministry of Education has said Nigerian secondary final year students will not be participating in the upcoming West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Wednesday after the seventh weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, also said there is […]
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The Federal Government, yesterday, said the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASCE) would hold from August 4 through September 5, 2020. Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, who made the announcement at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Abuja, said arrangement would be made for those wishing to […]
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Students of Oluyole High School during their resumption for academic activities in Ibadan… on Monday “We’ve taken adequate measures to protect children, teachers” – Government Police allay fears over cult groups’ fiesta In line with the directive of the state government, final year students in primary and secondary schools in Oyo State on Monday resumed […]
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The joint labour unions have decried plans by the federal and state governments to reopen schools, saying the decision is hasty and may not bode well for the country at large. The unions made this appeal at the weekend after a virtual joint meeting of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) affiliate unions in the education sector. […]
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as stakeholders raise issues on safety guidelines As schools nationwide prepare to resume, following the Federal Government’s easing of restrictions, there are fears that most of them may not abide by COVID-19 protocols. Citing challenges such as increased students’ population, inadequate classrooms, poor sanitary conditions and shortfall in the number of teaching hands, some experts […]
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Children engaged in an online learning If education is expensive, one is often told to try ignorance. However, the various fees charged by private schools in Nigeria to provide online classes seem to have left parents between a rock and a hard place amid the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Head, Education Desk, Iyabo Lawal. Easily excited […]
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given reasons for the continued closure of schools and tertiary institutions in the state. He gave the reasons two weeks after announcing that guidelines for reopening schools would be made public in the state. He spoke during the 15th press briefing held at the State House in Marina to […]
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