No Facemasks, No Entry as Anambra Schools Resume on Jan. 18, 2021

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaNo Facemasks, No Entry as Anambra Schools Resume on Jan. 18, 2021

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

The Anambra State Government, on Thursday, announced January 18, 2021, as the new resumption date for the second half-first term of 2020/2021 academic session. Prof. Kate Omenugha, the state’s Commissioner for Basic Education, in a statement in Awka, said the change in date followed a directive by Gov. Willie Obiano. The state government had earlier announced Jan.11 as the resumption date. According to the statement, no student or teacher would be allowed into any school...

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AU Awards 3 Outstanding Education Innovations

AfricaEducationHealthNewsAU Awards 3 Outstanding Education Innovations

PilotnewsDecember 31, 2020

The AU has awarded three outstanding education innovations including a project used during the COVID-19, the 55-member pan-African bloc in a statement said on Wednesday. During the Innovating Education in Africa Pitch Event 2020, the innovations were awarded grants of 60,000, 40,000, and 20,000 dollars according to their ranks, the statement said. The grants would be used to undertake pilot projects in collaboration with AU member states, it said, indicating that one of the innovations...

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NLC Appeals for Reinstatement of 2,414 Teachers Sacked in Kwara

EducationLabourNewsNigeriaNLC Appeals for Reinstatement of 2,414 Teachers Sacked in Kwara

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

The Kwara branch of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed shock over the decision of the state government to disengage 2,414 teachers employed by the immediate past administration. In a statement on Wednesday, signed by its chairman, Alhaji Issa Ore, the union said that the decision to sack that large number of workers was too harsh on the affected people, their families, and dependents. It said the situation would make life unbearable for them...

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5 Reasons to Let Students Keep their Cameras off During Zoom Classes

ColumnsEducationScience & Technology5 Reasons to Let Students Keep their Cameras off During Zoom Classes

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

By Tabitha Moses ____ As the 2020-21 school year gets underway – both at the K-12 and college level – many students find themselves attending online classes via Zoom or similar teleconferencing platforms. Although sticking with remote instruction may be the correct decision from the standpoint of public health, it is not without problems. As a researcher who studies behavior and the brain, I have found the evidence suggests that online instruction can pose a range of challenges for students if they...

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Association Caution Youths Of Neglecting Mother Tongue

Arts & CultureEducationNewsNigeriaAssociation Caution Youths Of Neglecting Mother Tongue

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 29, 2020

Youths have been charged to always speak their mother tongue as a way of preserving the language from extinction. The acting National Chairman Laka Cultural Association Mr. Shu’aibu Leman made the plea during the 2020 National Retreat organized by the association held at Lelewal Motel, Jimeta with the theme “Laka Nation; Pathway to development”. He said Laka people, especially youths should continue to promote their real cultural heritage by speaking their mother tongue anywhere they...

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FCE YOLA: After 8-years of Stewardship, Professor Sa’ad Hands Over to Malgwa

EducationNewsNigeriaFCE YOLA: After 8-years of Stewardship, Professor Sa’ad Hands Over to Malgwa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 28, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ After 8 years as Provost, Professor Abdul- Mumin Sa’ad has on Sunday handed over the mantle of leadership of the Federal   College of Education, (FCE)  Yola to the College   Deputy Provost, Mr. Johnson B. Malgwa as Acting Provost. Professor Sa’ad in a statement expressed appreciation to the entire college community for the cooperation and support granted him to uplift the standard of the College by improving the academic status,...

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Yobe Govt. Offers Scholarship, Employment to National Chemistry Competition Winner

EducationJobsNewsNigeriaYobe Govt. Offers Scholarship, Employment to National Chemistry Competition Winner

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

Yobe government on Monday said it has offered scholarship and automatic employment to Usman Dagona, an indigene of the state who came first at the Nov. 23 Imagine National Chemistry Competition in Abuja. Alhaji Audu Galadima, Director, Schools Services, state Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dagona, a 2018 National Certificate in Education (NCE) graduate from Umar Suleiman College of...

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Shehu Shagari College of Education Graduates 11,348 in 6 Years

EducationNewsNigeriaShehu Shagari College of Education Graduates 11,348 in 6 Years

PilotnewsDecember 27, 2020

Shehu Shagari College of Education (SSCOE), Sokoto, turned out 11,348 graduates from the college between 2014 and 2019. Dr. Muhammad Hakimi, the college Provost, stated this at a press conference on Saturday, ahead of the 22nd convocation ceremony and 50 years anniversary of the college on Monday, 28 December. Hakimi said that the convocation ceremony is arranged for students from the year 2014 to 2019 who graduated from the college. “This includes 1,620 graduating students...

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COVID-19: Government Directs Universities to Remain Close

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Government Directs Universities to Remain Close

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 26, 2020

As University students are preparing to return to classes following the suspension of strike by ASUU, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered Vice-Chancellors of universities to stop academic activities amid increasing COVID-19 cases. Chris Maiyaki, Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration) signed the circular that Classrooms, hostel accommodation, conferences, and seminars are to be put on hold. Maiyaki directed the universities to remain closed and await further instructions. The statement read in part “Vice-Chancellors are to...

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IGP Vows to Ensure Safety Of School Children In Kastina State

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaIGP Vows to Ensure Safety Of School Children In Kastina State

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 23, 2020

There won’t be the second case of student abduction in Kastina state, says the Inspector-General Of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu. Assuring the safety of students in Kastina, he affirmed that the recent abduction of over 300 schoolboys of Government Science Secondary school, Kankara, Katsina would be the last of such incidents in the state. He noted that the force is making effort to restrategise and come up with tactics that will not give criminals the...

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