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JUST IN: Lagos Govt. releases 2022-2023 academic calendar for schools
As part of efforts to guide schools in their operation across Lagos, the State Government has released an academic calendar for both public and private schools, to prevent lapses in their resumption and vacation during the 2022-2023…
Abia Govt. dissolves tertiary institutions’ governing council over NBTE sanction
The Abia State Government has dissolved the governing council of the State Polytechnic and suspended the institution’s management over the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) sanction.
The move was said to have been…
El- Rufai approves 10,000 more teachers’ recruitment, targets better education system
In a bid to boost the standard of education across Kaduna State, the Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has approved the recruitment of additional 10,000 teachers, for deployment across schools in the state.
As gathered, the 10,000 teachers…
Two students die, others suffocate inside school bus in Lagos
No fewer than two students of a Lagos-based school have been confirmed dead by medical experts and scores of others were reported to have passed out after suffocating in their school bus around Aguda axis of Surulere Local Government of the…
JUST IN: Lagos Govt. shuts Redeemers school indefinitely over 5yrs-old boy’s death
The Lagos State Government has shutdown Redeemers Nursery and Primary School in Ogba, Ikeja, following the death of a five-year-old pupil, Chidera Eze, within the school premises.
It said that the closure was to allow proper…
FG may close Abuja schools for contravening teaching guidelines
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Education Secretariat, has threatened to shut down any school that failed to meet the minimum standard of educational curriculum in Abuja.
It reiterated the determination of the…
FG disburses N533.7bn for schools rehabilitation under 16yrs
The Federal Government through the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has disbursed no fewer than N533.7billion across the 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory between 2005 and 2021 for schools rehabilitation.
The…
Lagos Govt. shifts 2022 Model colleges entrance exams to July
The Lagos State government has postponed the 2022 entrance examinations into its Model Colleges and Junior Secondary Schools across the state from Tuesday, 19th to Friday, 22nd July, 2022 in order to allow students who are yet to register…
Plateau varsity begins investigation on student’s alleged assault
Following the alleged assault on a student at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau state, by a security personnel in the Institution, the management has constituted a committee to investigate the issue and to find out the…
50 out-of-schoolchildren receive scholarships from British foundation
No fewer than 50 out-of-school children have been offered scholarships by a British charity, IA-Foundation as part of its ongoing initiative to tackle the educational crisis in Nigeria.
The group stated that the initiative is aimed at…