Covid-19: South African University Set to Initiate Virtual Learning

AfricaCoronavirusEducationCovid-19: South African University Set to Initiate Virtual Learning

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 19, 2020

The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, has promised to commence online teaching and learning classes with its students. The development is propelled by the speed of Coronavirus in the country. South Africa, with 3,034 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, has been on lockdown to contain the spread. The varsity said in a statement posted on its website that the “emergency remote online teaching and learning” will begin this Monday, April 20, in...

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SERAP Gives FG 14 Days Ultimatum to Reverse Budget Cut to Health and Education

EducationHealthNigeriaSERAP Gives FG 14 Days Ultimatum to Reverse Budget Cut to Health and Education

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 19, 2020

President Buhari and the leaders of the national assembly have been given 14 days ultimatum by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to cut the National Assembly and the Presidency budget instead of the proposed slash in health and education budget or face legal action. In a statement, SERAP said it wrote both the executive and the legislative arms of government to reverse the proposed cut of N26.51 billion and N50.76 billion in health...

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Oyo Govt. to Start Radio Lessons for Primary School Pupils

CoronavirusEducationNigeriaOyo Govt. to Start Radio Lessons for Primary School Pupils

PilotnewsApril 17, 2020

The Oyo State Government says it is set to start airing lessons in English Language and Mathematics for primary school pupils on radio across the State. Dr. Nureni Adeniran, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB), said this was in fulfillment of the government’s promise to reduce the negative impact of schools’ closure as a result of the COVID-19 on pupils. Adeniran said these in a statement in Ibadan on Friday, signed...

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Covid-19: Nigerian Tertiary Institutions Unfit To Migrate Online As Lock Down Order Halts Physical Classes

EducationNewsNigeriaCovid-19: Nigerian Tertiary Institutions Unfit To Migrate Online As Lock Down Order Halts Physical Classes

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 9, 2020

The West African Pilot News Special Report Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in Nigeria, most students have been sitting at home, alternating between scrolling through Instagram, chatting on WhatsApp and being bored while trying to adapt to what might be their reality for the next few weeks or months. In a bid to contain the spread of the virus, Nigerian authorities ordered the closure of all social spaces and banned public gatherings including...

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COVID-19: Fear of Uncertainty Grips Students, Parents as Death Toll Surges

CoronavirusEducationNigeriaCOVID-19: Fear of Uncertainty Grips Students, Parents as Death Toll Surges

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 7, 2020

Amidst surges in numbers of death, fear of uncertainty now grip students and parents over novel coronavirus pandemic now plaguing the world over with no specific date of school resumption. In Nigeria, the pandemic had brought untold hardship to both parents, students and even   their teachers who are now all wailings. Investigations revealed that with the exception of few private tertiary institution public schools and universities are yet to start teleconference classes to breach in...

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Lockdown: UNICEF Initiates Radio Learning Programme in Kano State

EducationNewsNigeriaLockdown: UNICEF Initiates Radio Learning Programme in Kano State

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says it has initiated a radio Learning programme for students in Kano State. Maulid Warfa, Chief of UNICEF Field Office, Kano, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in Kano. Warfa, who is the UNICEF Officer in charge of Kano, Jigawa and Katsina States, said the UN agency was working in collaboration with the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) to develop radio...

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COVID-19: Delta Govt. Releases Time Table for Open Distance Learning

CoronavirusEducationCOVID-19: Delta Govt. Releases Time Table for Open Distance Learning

PilotnewsApril 3, 2020

The Delta Government has released a time table for television/radio open distance learning for JS3 and SS3 students during the temporary closure of schools due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The state Commissioner for Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah, said this in a statement on Friday in Asaba. According to him, the programme, tagged “Delta State Teleclass”, which is in partnership with the state Ministry of Information, is a television and radio...

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COVID-19: Kogi Govt. Directs Civil Servants to Work From Home

CoronavirusEducationNigeriaCOVID-19: Kogi Govt. Directs Civil Servants to Work From Home

PilotnewsMarch 23, 2020

Kogi State Government has directed civil servants on Grade Level 1 – 13 to stay off offices for 14 days as from Monday,  March 23 as part of efforts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus to the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, made the announcement in a statement on Monday in Lokoja. Fanwo said: “Only workers from GL 1 to 13 are affected by the directive to stay at...

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ENUGU: Program Manager, SIRP Urges Parents to Create Time for Their Wards to Guide them Against Drug Abuse

EducationNigeriaENUGU: Program Manager, SIRP Urges Parents to Create Time for Their Wards to Guide them Against Drug Abuse

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 21, 2020

The Program Manager of the Society for the Improvement of Rural People (SIRP) Mrs. Evelyn Joseph has advised parents to monitor and guide their children against drug abuse. The SIRP Program Manager spoke at a two-day training seminar on Friday organized by the Society and funded by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Enugu, on the theme, Response to Drugs and Related Organized Crimes in Nigeria. Joseph urged parents to create time...

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COVID-19: Kano Govt. Orders Closure of Schools

EducationNigeriaCOVID-19: Kano Govt. Orders Closure of Schools

PilotnewsMarch 19, 2020

Kano State Government has directed for the closure of public and private schools in the state for 30-days, to contain spread of coronavirus. The state’s Commissioner of Education, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi, made the disclosure at a press conference on Thursday in Kano. Sanusi said the closure of the schools will be effective from Monday, March 23, adding that the decision was part of precautionary measures against the threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic. He enjoined...

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