Lagos State government on Thursday revealed plans on how schools in the state will be reopened amid the coronavirus pandemic. Schools in the state have been closed since April as part of measures to limit the spread of the virus. Tokunbo Wahab, Special Adviser on Education to Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in an interview on Channels […]
The National Examination Council (NECO) on Monday fixed Sept. 10 as deadline for the registration of schools and examination candidates for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination A statement by the Registrar/Chief Executive of the council, Prof. Godswill Obioma in Abuja said the examination body would not be subject to extension of the deadline as […]
The Federal Ministry of Education in conjunction with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Committee on Safe School Re-opening, on Monday, began a process for the development of school reopening readiness template. Mrs Azuka Menkiti, Education Specialist, UNICEF, made this known in Kaduna, at the opening of a three-day technical Meeting of the Committee on […]
Senate members of the University of Lagos on Monday elected Professor Folasade Ogunsola as the acting Vice-Chancellor of the school. Two Deputy Vice-Chancellors, one from Development Services and the other from Management Services, vied for the position. Out of the 167 senate members who voted at the exercise, 135 voted for DVC Development Services while […]
Following the Federal Government’s directives on Friday that the University of Lagos Senate nominates an acting vice-chancellor, newly appointed acting VC, Prof Omololu Soyombo, has stepped down “with immediate effect”. The governing council led by the pro-chancellor, Dr Wale Babalakin, had appointed Soyombo last week after it sacked Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe. Soyombo, in a statement […]
Sacked Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Toyin Ogundipe, has dropped a lawsuit he filed at the National Industrial Court to challenge his sacking by the varsity’s Governing Council. The suit, marked NICN/LA/278/2020, had as defendants: UNILAG; the varsity’s Council; its Senate; Pro-Chancellor, Dr Wale Babalakin (SAN); Registrar, Oladejo Azeez; and Prof. Theophilus Soyombo, […]
The National Information Technology Development Agency on Thursday put the number of Nigerian children forced out of school as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic at 46 million. NITDA’s Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa, disclosed this while speaking during a stakeholders meet-up and hangout webinar organised by his agency. He also noted that as a of Thursday […]
The sacked Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, has engaged a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mike Ozekhome, to file a suit to challenge his removal from office. His letter of instruction dated August 12, 2020 and addressed to Ozekhome was seen by our correspondent on Thursday. Ogundipe stated in the letter that […]
Federal Ministry of Education today announced the reopening of secondary schools for JSS3 and SS3 (only exit classes) from August 4, 2020. Students will have two weeks to prepare for the West African Examinations (WAEC) which will commence on August 17, 2020. These were the unanimous decisions reached at a virtual consultative meeting between the […]
Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has inaugurated the governing councils of 13 federal universities in the country. Adamu, during the inauguration in Abuja on Monday, charged the chairmen and members of the various councils to foster harmonious relationships while carrying out their duties in the next four years. He urged council members and chairmen […]