By Ben Ezeohagwu Survivors of the night attacks, we have become in our roots, night gunshots from unknown gunmen, as terror bandits hold sway with their boots. Invade villages, towns, cities, raze many houses, shoot, maim, kill in their loots. Casualties rise, without Hospitals, Police, Courts, in protection and defense, for their hoots. Survivors of […]
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Ganduje excited by protocols observance Niger pupils fear non-adherence to protocols There was a high turnout of pupils in the exit classes on Monday in many parts of the country as secondary schools reopened their gates for return of classes, after four months of COVID-19 lockdown. The reopening of the schools and the observance of […]
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Students and teachers of exit classes, SS3, on Monday, expressed happiness as they resumed to write the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. after over four months of schools’ closure in the country due to COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Kayode Fayemi, had last week Wednesday, August 5, in a statewide broadcast, ordered the reopening of schools […]
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Principal of Methodist Girls High School, Ifaki Ekiti, Mrs Ogundipe Bolatito, was on Monday, suspended indefinitely from office for not making herself available in her school on the first day of the SS3 final year students’ resumption. Government disclosed this in a statement in Ado Ekiti, the state capital by the Assistant Director, (Information), Ministry […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has directed a random sampling COVID-19 test of students and teachers to assess their risk level ahead of resumption. He expressed optimism that COVID-19 protocols would be strictly adhered to as SS3 class preparing for West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will resume August 10, while resumption date for JSS […]
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Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike There was low turnout of pupils in Rivers State on Wednesday following the reopening of secondary schools for exit classes. It was gathered that most pupils and teachers were unaware that the school had resumed because the state government gave the directive late on Tuesday. It was, however, observed that […]
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The West African Examinations Council,WAEC, has released the timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. It said in a statement on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Demianus Ojijeogu, that the examination would begin “from August 17, and through September 12, 2020.” According to the statement: “The council hereby urges the candidates to abide […]
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The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has directed all schools to communicate their specific reopening dates to parents and students to avoid chaos. Mr Ben Goong, the Director, (Press and Public Relations), in the ministry, announced this in a statement at the end of a meeting of the minister with commissioners of […]
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Nigeria’s 104 unity schools will reopen to SS3 students from Tuesday, August 4, Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has said. He made the announcement at the end of a virtual meeting with Commissioners of Education in 36 States and other stakeholders on Monday. A statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal […]
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Some candidates, who registered for the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, were posted to centres outside their states. Grace Edema writes about the loss, pain and demoralising experience most of the candidates suffered in order to sit the examination While filling the form for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination at a cybercafé in Abeokuta, […]
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