Schools Will Reopen Soon, But No Date Yet – Minister For Education
Minister for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has disclosed that there are plans to soon reopen schools nationwide, however, it won't happen in two weeks as being speculated in some quarters. The Minister of Education, Nwajiuba, made the clarification on Thursday during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, following rumours making the round the Federal Government would reopen...
Kaduna Polytechnic To Conduct All Lectures Online
The management of Kaduna Polytechnic has announced that it will be moving all classroom lectures online due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Rector of the Kaduna Polytechnic, Professor Idris Bugaje, disclosed this to reporters on Thursday in Kaduna. He explained that the measure has become necessary due to the challenges posed to physical learning by the COVID-19 crisis. As part of the...
School Feeding During Lockdown Period Is Fraud – NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the federal government proposed plans to spend N13.5billion on feeding school children even during the lockdown period. The students’ body in a statement, signed by its National Public Relations Officer, Comrade Azeez Adeyemi in Abeokuta on Thursday described the Federal government’s decision to continue with the school feeding programme even...
FG Warns Vice-Chancellors Against Reopening Universities
The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered vice-chancellors to maintain the closure of federal, state and private universities in order to keep students and university communities safe from COVID-19. ABN TV reports that the National Universities Commission gave the directive through a circular by the Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, Chris Maiyaki. The circular read, “Vice-chancellors will please recall...
Lagos Warn Private Schools Against Online Teaching
The Lagos State Government has warned private school owners against resuming academic activities for the 2019/2020 session the third term via online teaching. The Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo, on Sunday said all schools in Lagos State remained closed and had not yet been opened for the third term. According to her, a resumption by private schools through online teaching is...
ASUU Salaries: Use Of BVN Will Expose Lecturers With Multiple Jobs – FG
The Federal Government says its insistence on members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) producing their Bank Verification Number (BVN) for the payment of their withheld two months will expose lecturers with multiple jobs. ASUU members, who are currently on an indefinite strike, on Wednesday rejected the demand by the Federal Government to produce their BVN before the...
BREAKING: FG Postpones 2020 WAEC, NECO Indefinitely
The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has postponed the Senior School Certificate Examination organised by the West African Examinations Council and the National Examinations Council due to the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country. The development was announced by the Minister of state for education, Emeka Nwajubum, during a press briefing on Channels Tv. The minister stated, “WAEC and NECO for the year have been postponed indefinitely.” “The students...
Gov. Uzodinma Set To Rename IMSU After Abba Kyari, Describes Him As Patriot
The Imo State Governor, Sen. Hope Uzodimma has said that plans are ongoing to rename the state-owned Imo State University Mallam Abba Kyari University as a mark of honour to the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari who he said died a patriot. Abba Kyari's death was announced by the Presidency in the early hours of Saturday following...
COVID-19: UNIBEN Postpone Resumption Date Indefinitely
The University of Benin has extended its resumption date till further notice due to the continuous spread of the deadly COVID-19 globally. The tertiary institution made this known at the official Facebook page of its Public Relations Office in a letter signed by the P.R.O, Benedicta Ehanire, PhD. According to the letter, ‘In the wake of continued uncertainties regarding the COVID-19...
100 Happy Easter 2020 Messages, Wishes, Prayers To Send To Friends & Family
A VERY GOOD MORNING TO OUR ESTEEMED READERS!! Welcome to Easter for the year 2020. Happy Easter to you, your friends and your family from ABN TV Team. Easter is celebrated by people practising Christianity all over the world every third or fourth month of the year. March or April. Today being Easter Sunday for the year 2020, many expect good...
