Nine Schools in Five Cities Closed in Israel After Pupils Contract COVID-19 Nine schools across the country were closed on Wednesday after pupils there contracted COVID-19. The Ministry of Education reported that 2,000 pupils and staff members were placed in quarantine or told to self-isolate, bringing the total number of people under quarantine in connection

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has told candidates who wrote the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to print their result notification slips. It also announced the 2020 policy meeting of all tertiary institutions will hold on 16th June, 2020. Stakeholders are expected to use the policy meeting to fix the cut-off marks

A team of researchers from the Federal University of Technology Akure, FUTA has developed a positive pressure ventilator, a variant of mechanical ventilator. Presenting the prototype to the university authority, the Dean, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology SEET, Prof. Aremu Akintunde said the present design falls within the non-invasive mechanical ventilator category. He said

The Lagos State Government says the decision to reopen schools in the state will be taken in two weeks. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this during a televised press briefing on Thursday. Sanwo-Olu said the decision would be taken after an extensive meeting with stakeholders in the education sector. He said, “I know we

The Vice-Chancellor (VC), Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, has said the institution has commenced second-semester examination online. Ogunwole noted that the second semester examination of 2019/2020 will be phased. The first phase began on Monday, June 1, 2020. A statement by the institution’s Head of Information, Protocol and Public Relations, Mr. Toba

For some days on social media now, the issue of rape has been trending with different people coming out to share their stories. One of those accused of the incident is Godknows ‘Yangy’ Adolphus Owhor, a Babcock University student who was accused of raping 24 girls including his cousin. Two days ago, the student’s alleged

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it had fed no fewer than 11,965 pupils in primary schools across the state in the last one year. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Civic Engagement, Aderemi Adebowale, stated this at a ministerial press briefing in commemoration of the first year of the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led

By: Campus Gist, Benin City Hundreds of protesters are expected to converge on Thursday, June 4 (today), in Benin City to show solidarity, in response to the alleged rape and murder of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, a first-year Microbiology student of the University of Benin. The solidarity march is being organised by the UNIBEN Students’

The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has begun registration of pupils into early child development education (ECCDE) and primary one classes of public schools for the 2020/2021 academic session. The registration of pupils for the next session was flagged off with a symbolic enrolment by the SUBEB Chairman, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King and other

Vice-President, Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Mr Kayode Akosile has urged teachers to upgrade their skills and be technology-compliant so they can compete with their peers on the world stage. In an interview, Akosile noted that it was imperative for teachers to be computer literate in line with 21st century best practices. He added that