UNILORIN prepared for 70% virtual teaching – Director

Authorities of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) have said that 70 per cent of lectures will be done virtually while only 30...

My conversations with Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe (1933-2020)

By Idowu Olayinka My last physical meeting with him Emeritus Professor Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe invited...

Nigeria may concession public schools ‘not doing well’

Nigeria's Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has said that Federal Government of Nigeria would concession the public-owned schools “not doing...

Delayed school reopening worries parents, private school owners

The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) and the National Parents-Teachers Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) have appealed to the federal...

WASSCE: 19 states agree not to reopen schools

The Commissioners of Education in 19 Nigerian States have supported the Federal Government's suspension of school reopening amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keep schools close until they’re safe – ASUP

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) said it would be wrong for governments to rush and reopen schools, thereby putting lives...

Teenage pregnancy to increase as school closure persists – NPC

The National Population Commission (NPC) has predicted that the continuous closure of schools across Nigeria due to the COVID-19 pandemic might lead...

Offa poly invents solar powered machines for COVID-19 prevention

The Federal Polytechnic Offa has invented solar-powered machines, which it said can prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.

WASSCE withdrawal: Atiku, reps want Nigeria to rescind decision

Former Nigerian Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and legislators in the Federal House of Representatives on Friday called on the Nigerian government to...

COVID-19: Nasarawa schools wouldn’t resume yet

The Nasarawa State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Fatu Sabo has said that there is no date for school reopening yet...