Don’t Reopen Schools Now – ASUU President Urges FG
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 Ogunyemi, ASUU National President, spoke with the with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun. According to him, the Federal Government needed to address the challenges of the education sector...
FG Submits School Reopening Proposal To National Assembly
The Federal Ministry of Education has presented to the National Assembly a detailed proposal on its plan to reopen schools across the country. 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 chamber to brief the federal lawmakers about his...
Gregory University, Uturu: Adding Value In Eradicating The COVID-19 Pandemic
Gregory University, Uturu, a foremost private tertiary institution of learning in the country has gone ahead to profusely show the link between the Town and the Gown in its activities. Presently, the COVID-19 pandemic experienced in the world has had rampant adverse effects within the human society. A greater percentage of the Nigerian populace has been confined within their homes...
COVID-19: We’re Tired Of Staying At Home – Students Cry Out
Students in Delta State have called on the Federal Government to consider the re-opening of schools amidst concerns of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. The students said they are tired of staying at home, saying some of them have become burdens to parents. Addressing newsmen in Asaba on Thursday, the president of the National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU), Godwin Saturday,...
COVID-19: We’re Tired Of Staying At Home – Students Cry Out
Students in Delta State have called on the Federal Government to consider the re-opening of schools amidst concerns of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. The students said they are tired of staying at home, saying some of them have become burdens to parents. Addressing newsmen in Asaba on Thursday, the president of the National Association of Delta State Students (NADESSTU), Godwin Saturday,...
FG Releases Six Conditions For Reopening Of Schools, Varsities
Ahead of the reopening of universities and others, the Federal Government has listed six conditions to be met by each school. It said the six conditions are to protect pupils and students against Coronavirus. It also asked all heads of schools to start putting measures in place to meet the terms. Among other conditions, the government is demanding decontamination of all schools...
FG Releases Six Conditions For Reopening Of Schools, Varsities
Ahead of the reopening of universities and others, the Federal Government has listed six conditions to be met by each school. It said the six conditions are to protect pupils and students against Coronavirus. It also asked all heads of schools to start putting measures in place to meet the terms. Among other conditions, the government is demanding decontamination of all schools...
Don’t Engage In Online Lectures – ASUU Warns Members
The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed lecturers nationwide not to engage in the online teaching of students. Following the lockdown due to the Coronavirus, several universities resorted to online teaching while the Minister of Education in April directed public tertiary institutions to commence online lecturing. But in a memo, ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun...
Obaseki Is Our Alumnus, Says University Of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan (UI) has confirmed Edo state Governor, Godwin Obaseki graduated from the institution. The university, in a statement by its Registrar, Mrs Olubunmi Faluyi, said Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki, studied Classics. According to the statement, the Governor gained admission to the university in 1976 and graduated in 1979 with a Second Class Honours (Lower Division). “Records of his admission and...
JAMB To Fix Cut Off Marks For 2020 Admissions On June 16th
Jamb’s 2020 policy meeting of all tertiary institutions will hold on June 16, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said. This was disclosed by its weekly bulletin issued on Sunday, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the Board’s Head of Media and Information stated that the cut off marks for 2020 admission will be fixed by stakeholders will during the policy meeting. The...
