Education

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 […]

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.

The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) has set up the COVID-19 Advisory Committee to educate the staff, students and members of the institution’s host communities about the novel Coronavirus and how to avoid getting infected. In an interaction with the traditional rulers of the host communities, the chairman of the FUTO COVID-19 Advisory Committee,

Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun has told students of the institution not to let data cost prevent them from plugging into the distance learning programme of the institution. The government directed all schools to close March 23, 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was followed by a

In line with global best practices, and as a way of keeping the students fully engaged while at home, Elizade University, Ilara- Mokin has commenced online lectures for its students. It would be recalled that the Education Minister, Mallam Adamu Adamu had, in a recent meeting, held with Heads of tertiary institutions, directed all Nigerian

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has rejected the submission of Bank Verification Number (BVN) as a condition for payment of February and March withheld salaries of lectures in the Federal Universities. Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President, said this in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.

For most children, their birthday is a time of celebration. But that was not the case for Mirabel when she turned 10. For Mirabel, a Cameroonian refugee living in Nigeria, turning 10 marked the start of gruelling daily torture – having her breasts ironed with hot stones by her mother. Every morning, a neighbour from