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The Lagos State Ministry of Education has warned private schools in the state to shun the idea of resuming for the third term academic session until the lockdown period is over. In a statement on Thursday, Folasade Adefisayo, commissioner for education, said some private schools are charging parents for third term tuition for online classes.

The Ondo State Government on Thursday said it has partnered a firm, Quickens Computers to provide a platform for electronic-learning, in a bid to ensure pupils get access to studies during the stay-at-home order of the government. The state government had ordered the closure of all educational institutions as part of the measures to stop

Kwara State Government in partnership with Google and Wootlab Foundation, will be starting a two-week virtual digital training for youths in the state. In a statement made available by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, the training scheduled to start on April 27, was an initiative of the Digital Kwara component of

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has taken over several properties belonging to a former registrar of the Joint Admission Matriculation Board, JAMB, Professor Dibu Ojerinde. The seizure followed a court order from a federal high court in Abuja. The order which was published in a national daily on Friday instructed

The Management of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) said on Thursday that its registration portal would remain open in spite of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic until new entrants complete their admission procedures. A statement issued on Thursday by Mr Ibrahim Sheme, Director of Media and Publicity, NOUN, stated that the

The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has postponed the 2020 May/June Ordinary Level Certificate Examinations indefinitely , due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The postponement was announced on Thursday by Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, NABTEB’s Registrar/Chief Executive Officer. She said: “The 2020 May/June series of the NABTEB certificate examinations, which are for in-school candidates, originally

Adedoyin Adesina, chairman of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos chapter, says that online education can only curb redundancy among students but can’t replace the classrooms. The NUT chairman made it known that parents have been complaining of the high fees being demanded by the privately own schools towards teaching their students online for

The Management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), has extended the resumption for workers and students until further notice due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Public Relations Officer of the University, Dr. Benedicta Ehanire, however said workers are to work from home. She said in a statement on Tuesday: “In line with the position of the

THE Zambia Police Service has summoned George Bester, a man seen in a video making rounds on social media slapping his son, for allegedly producing poor school results. In the said video, Bester is seen slapping the boy, while complaining about the money he has spent on the boy for school books and tuition fees.