Tag: Private Schools
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Governor Akeredolu bans public school teachers from enrolling their children in Private schools
The Governor of Ondo state Rotimi Akeredolu has banned public school teachers in the state from enrolling their children/ward in private schools. He explained that the move was to encourage enrollment in state-owned schools. The announcement was made known by the Head of Press and Information Services of SUBEB, Bisi Agboola, in Akure the sate…
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All Public and Private Schools in Lagos State to resume on Monday
There must be full compliance with all safety protocols on school premises
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Hanifa: Kano state revokes operational license of private schools
Kano state government through the commissioner of Education Mr Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, has revoked the certificates of operation of all private schools in the state for revalidation. Mr Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, made this known to newsmen in Kano state on Monday. He said that the decision was as a result of the murder of Hanifa Abubakar, a…
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Zamfara shuts down 500 private schools
The Zamfara State government has revoked the operational licences of more than 500 private schools in the state, over their inability to meet required operational guidelines. According to Commissioner for Education in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, who made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in Zamfara said a task force has been set up to…
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JUST IN: Lagos orders public, private schools to vacate Friday
The Lagos State Government has asked public and private schools in the state to vacate on Friday. This was contained in a statement, on Thursday, titled ‘LASG directs schools to vacate on Friday, December 18, 2020’. In the statement, the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Ministry of Education, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, said, “the…
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Kano Govt directs private schools to slash fees
Kano State Government has urged proprietors of private schools to reduce school fees by 25 and 30 per cent for the 2019/2020 Third Term academic session. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Sanusi Kiru, stated this in a statement signed by Aliyu Yusuf, the Public Relations Officer of the ministry, on Thursday in Kano. Kiru said…
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Delta approves three more private schools for JSS exams
The Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has approved an additional three private schools as centres for the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) being organised by the National Examination Council (NECO). Mr Patrick Ukah, the Commissioner for Education, in a statement listed the schools as Patricia High School, Asaba, Infant Jesus Academy,…
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Private schools can charge fees for third term resumption – FG
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says that private school owners are entitled to charge fees for third term as schools start resuming for exit classes. Nwajiuba said this at the media briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic on Monday in Abuja. He was reacting to…
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Health workers question FG’s plan to pay salaries of private schools teachers
The Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has questioned the plan by the federal government to pay salaries of private schools teachers affected by the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The National President of the MHWUN, Comrade Josiah Biobelemoye in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory questioned the rationale to pay salaries of private schools…
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Nasarawa Govt. to shut illegal private schools
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly said on Friday that it would collaborate with the state Ministry of Education to close down all illegal private schools to improve the standard of education. Mr Daniel Ogah-Ogazi, the Chairman, House Committee on Education, Science and Technology, made this known when the state Commissioner for Education appeared before…