Prof. Kate Omenugha, Anambra Commissioner for Education says preparations are in top gear for the possible reopening of schools in the state soon. AWKA — Omenugha told newsmen in Awka on Sunday that the state Executive Council had approved the procurement and distribution of 1,000 infrared thermometers to public primary and secondary schools in the state. She explained that schools in the state got the equipment during the Ebola scourge in 2014. She said that...

Just like Amotekun, the six Southwest States – Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, Osun and Ekiti – have agreed to reopen schools next month to enable Senior Secondary School 3 students to write the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The decision was taken at a virtual meeting organized by the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission on Wednesday. Commissioners for Education in the six states, special advisers on Education and State Universal...

Afenifere, the Yoruba socio-political organisation has kicked against the Federal Government’s decision to leave schools on lockdown until further notice. The group condemned the decision, demanding the dismissal of the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu for planning to ground education for a year as the country battles coronavirus. The Secretary-General of the association, Bashorun Sehinde Arogbofa, who spoke in Akure, argued for the reopening of schools. He urged the Federal Government to allow pupils to...