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UNILAG shuts hostels after students test COVID-19 positive
As part of measures aimed at checkmating spread of coronavirus, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has shut down the institution's hostels and hall of residence and also directed the students to vacate the halls by 12noon on Thursday…
JUST IN: Imo Govt. seals Okorocha’s College in Owerri
The Imo State Government has sealed the state's former governor, Rochas Okorocha's college, as part of the effort to recover Imo Broadcasting Corporation (IBC) property in Orji axis of Owerri, the state capital.
As gathered, the college,…
JAMB pushes malpractices blame on candidate’s parents, institutions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, has disclosed that malpractice and indiscipline are some of the board’s major challenges yet to be fully addressed and that the menace was being fueled by…
200 Borno students get Zulum’s UNILAG scholarships
No fewer than 200 Borno State indigenous students would be benefiting from Governor Babagana Zulum's University of Lagos (UNILAG) full scholarship to study courses of choice at the federal institution located in Akoka, Lagos State.
He…
Akwa Ibom Govt. pegs secondary school admission age at 12yrs
The Akwa Ibom State Government has pegged the maximum age for admission into public secondary schools at 12 years; aimed at curbing the cultism surge in the schools.
Also, the state government has declared August 21, 2021, as the date…
Lagos Govt., UAE firm partner on boosting literacy level
The Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Lagos State Ministry of Education, is sharing the successful results of the OEQA Pilot Literacy Innovation Programme using L’explore technology to boost the literacy levels of young students…
Kwara Govt. begins rehabilitation of 600 schools
As part of measures aimed at ensuring a conducive learning environment for students across Kwara State, the State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has flagged off infrastructural projects that would cover rehabilitation of 600 schools in…
FG spends N1.5bn monthly on Kano school feeding programme
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has disclosed that the Federal Government spends N1.5 billion monthly on school feeding programme in the state, adding that the state has the highest population in the country and also the highest…
Kaduna Govt. closes down 13 boarding schools after students’ abduction
Following the abduction of about 140 schoolchildren in Kaduna, the State Government has ordered the immediate closure of 13 schools located in areas that have been identified by security experts as vulnerable to attacks by bandits.
The…