Education

Osun State will revert to the 6-3-3-4 educational system, Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, has said. This followed recommendations of the Education Review White Paper on …

The Governing Council of the University of Lagos on Thursday appointed Prof. Theophilus Omololu Soyombo as the Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution. A statement by the Registrar/ Secretary to …

The attention of the University of Lagos (Unilag) management has been drawn to the ‘Notice to the General Public on the Removal of the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos’; dated …

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Professor Olawatoyin Ogundipe, has been sacked by the governing council of the institution. Ogundipe’s removal was announced during the meeting of the Governing …

Members of Parents Teachers Association, PTA, Grace High School, Gbagada, Lagos, have protested the school’s directives that students, who are preparing for the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examination, …

The 2020/2021 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination screening will commence in Nigeria’s higher institutions on September 7. The agreement was reached at a meeting between the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board …

Abia State primary and secondary school teachers have besieged COVID-19 sample collection centers across the state to test for COVID-19, following the state government’s announcement that primary and secondary schools …

The Abia State Governor, Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, Ph.D. has received the Report of the Committee on the supposed employments without waiver at the Secondary Education Management Board (SEMB). The Governor …

The West African Examinations Council has released the timetable for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The examination date and timetable for West African exit students was released on …

The Kaduna State Government has announced August 10 for the reopening of schools for Senior Secondary School 3 students. According to a statement released by the Commissioner for Education, Shehu …

Nigerian students on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scholarship program, today August 3, staged a protest outside the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom, over the non-payment of …

The Federal Government has called on resuming Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 and Senior Secondary School (SSS) 3 students that are yet to pay their third term school fees to …

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has directed primary and secondary school teachers in Abia State to resume on August 4, 2020. A statement on Saturday by the honourable Commissioner …

Ogun state government says all students who will be housed in boarding facilities must get tested for COVID-19 before they resume. This was disclosed in a statement signed by Ronke …

The female student of Babcock University who went viral last year after appearing in a sex tape, has been offered an international scholarship. If you recall, the student was expelled …

The Federal Government has said the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) organized by the National Examination Council (NECO) for SS3 students will commence on October 5 and end on November …

The Federal Government has promised to sponsor a 17-years-old girl, Popoopla Esther who went viral on the internet on Saturday, July 25, for repairing a forklift. A Twitter user @ThepreciousAda …

The Ministry of Education has announced that exit classes in Secondary schools across the nation will reopen for academic activities on August 4. A statement released this afternoon July 27, by the Director …

Representatives of the Federal, state governments and other relevant agencies will be meeting today to review the level of compliance with the conditions for schools to reopen across the country today.  While the Federal …

The United States announced Friday, July 24, that it will not take in any new foreign students seeking online-only study. The policy change was announced in a statement by Immigration and …

The Federal Government has said that SS3 students may have to sit for the General Certificate Examinations (GCE) in November if there is no shift in the timetable of the …

The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Private Universities (CVCPU) has written the National Universities Commission (NUC), demanding the reopening of private universities for on-campus delivery of teaching and learning. In the letter …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all tertiary institutions across the country to commence the conduct of the first and second choice admission from August 21.  The …

The federal government has disclosed that the management of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) is considering postponing the date of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).  Ben Goong, …

The Federal Government has given school owners till July, 29 to meet specific guidelines for safe reopening of schools. It said schools are expected to undertake self-assessment and send feedback …

Nigerian students in tertiary institutions have threatened to stage a protest if the Federal government fails to announce a date for resumption of academic activities in all institutions of learning …

The six South-West states have signified readiness to reopen schools for pupils to sit for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination amid the coronavirus pandemic. This was part …

Legal luminary and the founder of Afe Babalola University, Afe Babalola, has kicked against the decision of the Federal government to cancel Nigeria’s participation in the 2020 West African Senior School …

The Minister of State for Education Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has made a clarification on the federal government’s decision of not reopening its 104 Unity Colleges for the forthcoming West African Senior Secondary …

The President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Yomi Otubela, says the Federal government has agreed to pay the salaries of private school teachers that are being owed …

The Federal Government has issued guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools in the country. The guidelines, which failed to disclose the date of school resumption, was signed by the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has condemned the recently passed bill on sexual harassment and rape, alleging that it is targeted at lecturers.  Speaking at a Town Hall meeting with …

Following the notice of the proposed nationwide protest by the National Association of Private Schools Teacher issued on Thursday July 9, 2020, the self acclaimed association national chairman has called …

The Commissioners of Education in the 19 Northern States have thrown their weight behind the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu’s decision to suspend the reopening of schools across the country …

The fate of over 16,000 Nigerian students in the United States is currently hanging in the balance as the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) moves to deport foreign students …

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 …

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 …

Foreign students running degrees in the United States may have to leave the country or get deported if universities transition to an online-only form of teaching. The US Immigration and …

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has announced that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2020 will hold from August 4 to September 5. The examination which …

The Oyo state government has announced some important guidelines which schools are expected to follow to ensure a smooth resumption in the state.  The State Commissioner for Education, Science and …

Minister of State for Education Emeka Nwajiuba who spoke ahead of the planned reopening of schools, has disclosed that some parents are already engaging their children in street trading following …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday kicked against the reopening of schools by the Federal Government due to the COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging the country. Prof. Biodun …

The Federal Government has rolled out conditions schools and learning institutions in the country must meet before reopening. The conditions are contained in a 36-page document submitted to the Senate …

The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Tuesday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education. He was in the upper …

Barring any last-minute change, the Oyo State Government has modified the resumption of schools in the state that was earlier scheduled for June 29. The Government had earlier directed all terminal …

THE Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has set the benchmark for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2020/21 school session. The cut off points ranged from 100 and above …

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has given reasons for the continued closure of schools and tertiary institutions in the state. Sanwo-Olu gave the reasons two weeks after announcing that guidelines …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has revealed the best candidates in the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME). In JAMB’s 2020 policy meeting document seen by PREMIUM …

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has set 160 as the minimum cut-off mark for universities across the country in the 2020 admission session.  JAMB’s registrar Ishaq Oloyede made the …