WASSCE – Adamawa Secondary Schools Resume Amidst Covid-19

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaWASSCE – Adamawa Secondary Schools Resume Amidst Covid-19

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)August 6, 2020

Barely, four months after the closure of schools occasioned by the novel coronavirus, secondary schools in Adamawa state have now re-opened to allow SS 3 and Technical Studies (TEC3) students to prepare ahead of the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) scheduled to commence on August 17, 2020. The Federal Government had earlier directed that students in exit classes across the country be allowed to resume on August 4, 2020, for revision classes ahead...

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NASS Commends Enugu State Governor, Calls State/Local Gov. to Invest in Technology

EducationNewsScience & TechnologyNASS Commends Enugu State Governor, Calls State/Local Gov. to Invest in Technology

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)August 5, 2020

The Senate Committee on Science and Technology on Wednesday appealed to the Enugu State government to support the Technology Incubation Centre in the State as it is a veritable platform for employment and wealth creation for the youths. Senator Uche Ekwunife, chairman of the committee made the appeal when the committee paid a courtesy call to the state governor during an oversight function on all the National Board For Technology Incubation, NBTI, within southeast geopolitical...

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95% of Students in Exit Classes Resume in FCT

CoronavirusEducationNews95% of Students in Exit Classes Resume in FCT

PilotnewsAugust 5, 2020

About 95 per cent of students in the exit classes of the secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), resumed on Tuesday, in preparation for the 2020 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Majority of the teachers and students said they were happy to resume after lockdown, which lasted for about five months, due to the ravaging Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mrs Essien Enewan-Okon, Principal of Government Secondary School, Wuse Zone 3 in Abuja, said that 90 per...

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High Turnout of Students as Schools Resume for Exit Class in FCT

CoronavirusEducationNewsHigh Turnout of Students as Schools Resume for Exit Class in FCT

PilotnewsAugust 4, 2020

There was a high turnout of students as schools resumed in Abuja following the Federal Government’s directive that schools should reopen for students in exit classes. Some students were seen at their schools on Tuesday observing the COVID-19 safety protocols stipulated by the Federal Government. Social distancing was observed in classrooms, hand wash points set at different locations in the schools and students were mandated to wear their face masks. The Minister of State for Education, Mr....

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UPDATE: Ogun Government Bows to Pressure, Cancels Mandatory COVID-19 Test for SS3 Students

CoronavirusEducationNewsUPDATE: Ogun Government Bows to Pressure, Cancels Mandatory COVID-19 Test for SS3 Students

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 3, 2020

The Ogun State government has stepped down its order mandating SS3 boarding students in public and private schools to take COVID-19 and Malaria tests before being allowed to resume on August 4. The government had given students four days – July 31 to August 3 – to get tested at any of the three designated COVID-19 testing centres in the State or private laboratories approved by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The government...

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Delta Govt Trains Teachers Ahead of Schools’ Resumption

CoronavirusEducationDelta Govt Trains Teachers Ahead of Schools’ Resumption

PilotnewsAugust 3, 2020

In preparation for the resumption of schools, the Delta Government on Monday begun sensitisation programme for teachers in Ika North-East Local Government Area. Mr Innocent Ezeamaiwe, member, Ika North-East Rapid Response Team for COVID-19, said the training was geared toward equipping the teachers with necessary information on COVID-19, and how to manage the pandemic. Ezeamaiwe said that the exercise was part of the state government’s initiative on the basic procedures for handling the pandemic in schools. “The objective is...

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UPDATE: Mandatory COVID Test for SS3 Students: Ogun Govt Clarifies Directive

CoronavirusEducationNewsUPDATE: Mandatory COVID Test for SS3 Students: Ogun Govt Clarifies Directive

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 2, 2020

… COVID-19 test free for public school students, private school students to get discounts The Ogun State government has given more details about its initial directive for all SS3 boarding school students in the State to undergo COVID-19 and Malaria tests before they are allowed to resume academic activities on August 4. The clarification comes following protests by parents over N25,000 fee for COVID-19 test. In a statement, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, the Special Adviser to...

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Osun Government Names Community to Host Girls Military School

EducationMilitaryNewsOsun Government Names Community to Host Girls Military School

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 2, 2020

Ede, a community in Osun State has been named the most suitable community to host one of the girls military school which the Nigerian Army is planning to establish across the six geopolitical zones in the country. The Governor of the State, Adegboyega Oyetola, disclosed this during a meeting with an eight-man delegation of high-ranking officers of the Nigerian Army who were on an inspection tour of Osun State, led by the Chief of Standard...

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Ogun State to Jail Face Mask Law Violators for Six Months from August 4

EducationNewsNigeriaOgun State to Jail Face Mask Law Violators for Six Months from August 4

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 2, 2020

As the Ogun State government partially relaxes restrictions to allow SS3 students write WAEC exams and worship centres reopen from August 14, it has said that defaulters of the face masks law risk being jailed for six months. Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor said in a statement that the enforcement of the face masks law by the police and other security agencies would begin from August 4. “Since wearing of face masks...

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Terminal Classes Students in Lagos to Resume August 3

EducationNewsNigeriaTerminal Classes Students in Lagos to Resume August 3

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 2, 2020

The Lagos State government has approved the re-opening of day and boarding secondary schools for students in terminal classes in August 3. Babajide Sanwo-olu, the Governor of Lagos State, said that students in Senior Secondary School three and Junior Secondary School three could resume from August 3 for revision classes. “This, we believe, will allow them to participate in revision classes two weeks before the 2020 WAEC examination has been stated to start from the...

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