Lagos Government Shuts Ten Private Schools

A team monitoring the compliance of private schools in Lagos has sealed 10 schools in the State. The Director-General of the Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, who led the team, said that the exercise was to discourage the nonchalant attitude of some school owners and administrators to the directive and guide against the spread of the scourge. “No doubt, COVID-19 has had negative effects on our schools but we want students to...

Benue Approves Partial Re-opening of Schools

The Benue government on Wednesday approved a partial re-opening of schools in compliance with recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mrs Ngunan Addingi, said that the schools would be re-opened for primary six pupils and students in JSS 3 and SSS3. She said that the Action Committee on COVID-19 would further meet with the Ministry of Education to...

Girl, 17, Wins COVID-19 Essay Competition in Badagry

A 17-year-old girl, Barakat Adeoti, has emerged the winner of a COVID-19 essay competition for secondary schools in Badagry, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition was organised by an NGO, Real Act of Kindness (RAK) Development Foundation. Adeoti, of Araromi Ilogbo Senior Secondary School, Oko-Afo, won the final round of RAK COVID-19 Essay Competition held on Wednesday at Ajara Vetho, Badagry. The topic of the essay writing was “The...

We Can’t Resume, We Don’t Want to Die – Teachers Tell FG

The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), on Tuesday, faults the decision of the Federal Government over what the government refers to as “safe reopening of schools”. The General Secretary of the NUT, Mike Ene, describes the directive of the government as being political. He questions how teachers who have not been paid salaries in some states, would have the money to buy Personal Protective Equipment. Ene added that the government is not serious with its...

Why Ogun State Postponed School Resumption

Following a two-and-a-half meeting held to review the preparedness of schools, the Ogun State government has postponed the resumption date for some categories of students it declared a week ago. The class categories are Primary Six, Junior Secondary School III and Senior Secondary School III students. The Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, said the decision was reached following visits to schools by the Commissioner for Education, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye and...

Education Ministry Presents Proposal to NASS on Schools Reopening

The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba on Tuesday presented to the National Assembly a proposed date for the reopening of schools across the country as a post-COVID-19 measure. He made the presentation during a meeting with the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education on the ministry’s plans for pupils who have been forced to stay at home following the outbreak of the COVID – 19 pandemic. While noting that government had...

Why Lagos is Establishing Fruit Orchards in 20 Schools

No less than twenty secondary schools have been selected by the Lagos State Government for the establishment of fruit orchards, to promote tree planting culture and protect the environment. The Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, said the policy would transform Lagos into a greener, healthier and more orderly State, adding that the secondary schools were selected from the 3 senatorial districts in the State. “Trees are fell indiscriminately without replacement and this has...

Oyo NAPPS, NUT Disagree Over Schools Reopening

Some stakeholders have expressed divergent views as Oyo State Government on Monday released its plans to reopen some arms of schools. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Gov. Seyi Makinde had directed that Primary Six pupils, Junior Secondary School (JSS) Three and Senior Secondary School (SSS) Three students were to resume classes from June 29. Reacting to the directive, Kayode Adeyemi, the President, National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), commended...

University of Ibadan Mourns Emeritus Professor, Akinkugbe

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, has described the late emeritus professor of Medicine, Oladipo Akinkugbe, as a great Nigerian with passion for his country. Olayinka stated this in Ibadan on Tuesday in a condolence message issued by Mr Tunji Oladejo, the Director of Communications of the institution, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Akinkugbe died at 86 on Monday. He eulogised the deceased as an administrator, international physician,...

BREAKING NEWS: Oyo to Re-Open Schools in 2 Weeks, Orders Civil Servants to Resume Next Week

The Oyo State Government has given green lights for schools to resume across the state on 29 June, civil servants to resume work beginning from 22 June and ordered churches and mosques to operate at 25 per cent capacity. In a statement on Monday Evening, the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force, following almost a 3-hours meeting, presided by Governor Seyi Makinde, announced that the curfew imposed on the state had been relaxed, adding that curfew...

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