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 per cent will be conducted physically when school resumes academic...
My conversations with Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe (1933-2020)
By Idowu Olayinka
My last physical meeting with him
Emeritus Professor Oladipo Olujimi Akinkugbe invited me, through Debo Adeosun, the Director, University Advancement Centre, to...
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 well” to enable better management.
Speaking at...
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 government to reconsider its position delayed school reopening and its...
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.
The commissioners from across northern Nigeria made this...
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 of students and staff in danger.
The...
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 to an increase in teen pregnancy, abortions, and early school...
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.
The Registrar of the polytechnic, Mr Adetunji Oni, made...
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 rescind its decision to withdraw from the West African Senior...
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 for graduating classes in the state amidst COVID-19.






















