Abia Govt Feeds Primary 4 – 6 Pupils, Ikpeazu’s Aide Insists
Mr Chinenye Nwaogu, the Special Adviser on Social Investment & Intergovernmental Affairs to Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Victor Ikpeazu has said the state government under the home grown school feeding feeds primary 4 - 6 pupils in public primary schools in the state. Mr. Nwaogu who is also the Abia State Focal Person on National Homegrown School Feeding Programme...
COVID-19: We Never Agreed On Jan 18 School Resumption Date — FG
Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has said the Federal Government had reservations about the resumption of schools on January 18. According to him, while the states wanted to go ahead with the school’s resumption, the Federal Government was against it but had to reach a compromise since it does not control all the schools “We sat down, looked at the figures...
COVID-19: Imo State Government Postpones Resumption Of Schools
Government of Imo State has postponed resumption of schools in the state until Jan. 25 due to the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha said. Ikegwuoha, who disclosed this in a statement issued in Owerri on Monday, said the postponement was as a result of rising cases of COVID-19 in the urban areas...
NYSC Releases Postings For ‘2020 B II’ Corps Members
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has released postings for 2020 Batch B Stream II Corp Members. The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, disclosed this on Friday at a sensitisation webinar for the prospective corps members. The event with the theme, ‘Protecting The health Of The Nigerian Youth: Safe Reopening Of NYSC Orientation Camps’ also had in attendance the...
BREAKING: Schools Resume January 18, Says FG
The Federal Government has finally resolved to go ahead with the January 18, 2021 resumption date for schools nationwide despite the pressure being mounted by some organisations, including the Academic Staff Union of Universities, against reopening of schools amid the second wave of the pandemic. The decision to retain the date, ABN TV learnt on Thursday, was taken after due consultations...
Varsities Likely Not To Resume Jan 18 — FG
The Federal Government on Monday said universities across the country may likely not resume as earlier scheduled due to the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this while answering questions during a press briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja. The minister said, “On the January 18 resumption date, we are reviewing it....
After 10 Months Closure, NUC Sets Resumption Date For Varsities
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed vice-chancellors of universities to commence academic activities on January 18, following the closure of the higher academic institutions for about 10 months. This is in accordance with the directive of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) team on COVID-19. Recall that the nation’s public universities have been closed since March 2020, following a strike by...
JAMB Opens Portal For 2020/2021 Admissions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, says its portal has been reopened for the 2020/2021 admissions. The board said opening the portal gives institutions access to upload names of shortlisted applicants for the 2020/2021 admissions. The spokesperson for JAMB, Fabian Benjamin, confirmed this in a telephone interview on Wednesday. When our correspondent visited the JAMB’s website on Wednesday, the portal had...
Gregory Varsity Fixes Date For Resumption Of Academic Activities
A leading private university in Nigeria, Gregory University Uturu, Abia State has fixed date for the recommencement of academic activities after the Christmas and New Year holidays. According to a release by the Acting Registrar, Mrs. Rosemary Igboekwe, lectures have been scheduled to commence virtually on Monday, January 4, 2021, in continuation of the Harmattan Semester of the 2020/2021 academic...
I Won’t Let ASUU Embark On Another Strike – Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that he will do everything to ensure that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) does not go on another industrial action. He explained that three of his biological children have also been victims of the system, so he is personally committed to resolving the issues. “I will not give ASUU...
