The US government said it will not take in any new foreign students seeking online-only study, after rescinding a hotly contested order to expel those already here and preparing for that because of the pandemic. The policy change was announced in a statement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. President Donald Trump has made a tough…
Category: Education
JAMB Issues Guidelines Ahead Of 2020 Admission Exercise
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sent out guiding principles to the heads of tertiary institutions ahead of the 2020 admission exercise. All institution has been informed by the board to start admitting candidates of first and second choice by 21 August 2020. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, cautioned school heads against ignoring…
College Of Nursing Commences Online Examinations For Students
Lagos State College of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health, Igando has commenced its first online Examination for the 100 level students of the Department of Nursing. In a statement issued by the Provost of the College, Mrs. Oyefunso Orenuga, the online examination was adopted in view of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic and the need to…
LASG To Decide On FG’s Cancellation Of WASSCE Monday
The Lagos State Government will today take a decision on the cancellation of the West Africa Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) LASG To Declare Stand On FG’s Cancellation Of WASSCE by the Federal Government. LagosspyNG had reported that the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu had announced that schools under its control will not be…
Students Will Write WAEC Exams With, Or Without FG Approval — Gov Makinde
Oyo State Government has insisted that schools will remain open in preparation for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), despite the Federal Government’s warning against such due to the coronavirus pandemic. Recall that the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu had declared that Nigerian schools would not be reopened until the COVID-19…
BREAKING: No Unity School Will Participate In Scheduled WAEC Exams – Adamu Adamu
The Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu Wednesday said that no Unity Schools will participate in the scheduled WAEC exams. Mr Adamu who stated this after the Federal Executive Council on Wednesday, said that none of the schools under his ministry will resume until schools are considered safe. The Minister urged the West African Examination Council…
COVID-19: Foreign Students In US Risk Deportation Should Classes Move Online
The United States said on Monday it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall because of the coronavirus crisis. “Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the…
JUST IN: Lagos Fixes Aug 3 For Partial Resumption Of Schools
Lagos State Government has announced August 3 for resumption of schools in the state. Announcing the date at a media briefing on Friday, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, said the resumption is for those in SSS 3. According to the governor, the decision was taken after a meeting with stakeholders in the education sector.
ASUU President Urges Federal Government Not To Reopen Schools
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday said plans by the Federal Government to reopen schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging the country might be a grave mistake. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU National President, spoke with the with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun. According to him, the Federal Government…
COVID-19: FG Unveils 6 Conditions for Re-opening of Schools
Federal Ministry of Education announced the conditions that must be fulfilled before it will allow schools to reopen across the country, subsequent to ease of lockdown phase that is being implemented due to the deadly Coronavirus Disease.
LASG Warns Private School Owners to Desist from Re-opening of Schools
Lagos State Government warns private Primary and Secondary School owners to desist from re-opening school while ensuring that they adhere to government’s directives to maintain the closure of schools or risk sanction.
Matriculation: NOUN VC Enjoins Students On Challenges
Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Abdalla Uba Adamu, has enjoined new students of the university to rise to the challenges of the modern world in their quest for knowledge, including eradicating future diseases like the current Covid-19. He made the call during the university’s 19th matriculation ceremony, which was held…
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#COVID-19 Nigeria Students to Access Mobile Classroom App Free
Subsequent to the social gathering restriction policy as announced by the Federal and State Government, Nigeria indigenous online learning portal Mobile Classroom App declares its portal free for Nigeria Students to bridge the gap in learning process of student, as federal government shut down schools nationwide.
Coronavirus: FG Shuts Down Federal Tertiary Institutions, Unity Colleges
As part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Government has directed heads of Federal educational institutions and principals of Unity Colleges nationwide to shut down. Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Sonny Echono revealed that the decision to close down the schools was to protect and safeguard the lives of…
BREAKING: #COVID-19 Public and Private Schools in Lagos to Shut Down on Monday. LASG
The Lagos State Government declares that all Public and Private School to be closed indefinitely from next week Monday, 23 March 2020, in a bid to curb the wide spread of the #COVID-19 from gaining widespread.
BREAKING: NYSC Shutdown All Orientation Camps Over Fear Of Coronavirus
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has ordered that all orientation camps across Nigeria be shut as preventive and precautionary measures against coronavirus. The ongoing orientation for Batch A Stream 1 corps members, which was supposed to end 30, March 2020 has now been cut short 12 days earlier. A statement by NYSC management reads:…
State of Osun Student Abdullahi Emerged Young Nigerian Scientist of the Year
A government (public) school student Master Akintade Abdullahi from Osun State, emerged as the overall best Young Nigerian Scientist of the Year, in the National Examination of the 774 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award, organised by the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology.