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House of Representatives has raised the concern over the imminent disenfranchisement of Nigerian youths, especially those in higher institutions of learning, as the schools are scheduling examinations close to the forthcoming general…

Greece government has announced closure of its primary schools, kindergartens and daycare centres amid a surge in coronavirus cases that has saturated the national health system. Health Minister, Vassilis Kikilias in a statement…

Ogun state government has on Monday, September 7 directed schools in the state to fully reopen from September 21, 2020. Schools were shut down nationwide in March to combat the spread of COVID-19 and only final year students have…

Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has donated the sum of One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (US$100,000) to Slum2School Africa to help combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education in disadvantaged communities in…

A 500-level student of Electrical Engineering, University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Nzete Ogochukwu Patrick, has been killed by a stray bullet in Ogume town in Ndokwa West local government area. Patrick was reportedly on his way home…

Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has said the state is on the verge of crushing and winning the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Ganduje represented by the Deputy Governor, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna disclosed this on Saturday,…

Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola has expressed disappointment at the Federal Government for not giving consideration to private universities in the plan to reopen schools that were shut in March due to the…

National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) has assured the Federal Government of the readiness of the schools under its fold to resume for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and other…

National Parents Teachers’ Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) said it has decided to meet with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu on Monday regarding the suspended West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) initially…

Kenya’s Ministry of Education has announced that all schools in the country will remain closed until January 2021 due of the coronavirus pandemic. Final year examinations, which are usually taken in October and November, have also been…

Oyo state government has announced important guidelines schools are expected to abide by to ensure a safe resumption in the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye who made the…

Federal Government has rolled out conditions schools and learning institutions in the country must meet before reopening. The conditions are contained in a 36-page document titled ‘Guidelines for schools and learning facilities…

With schools in Nigeria closed due to the COVID 19 pandemic, e-learning has become the new normal. This has left many parents stressed as they have to juggle their own work and activities while serving as a home teacher for their…

Federal Government has said it is considering reopening schools after lifting interstate travel ban imposed to control the spread of COVID-19. Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba stated this during the briefing by the…

Senegal has postponed the reopening of schools initially scheduled for Tuesday to a later date due to fresh coronavirus infections detected among teachers in the Southern part of the country. On May 11, the president announced the…