Tag: School
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How we trekked eight hours in the forest, promised bandits we won’t return to school – Kankara boys
Some of the rescued 334 Kankara schoolboys abducted last weekend have shared the agonising moments they went through in the hands of their abductors. According to them, they trekked all the way in the forest, hiding with the bandits as there was no vehicle to convey them. Aliyu Husseni, a 19-year old SS2 student in…
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Kindergartens to resume school on Monday in Delta – Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has approved the reopening of public and private nursery schools in the state for the 2020/2021 academic session effective Monday, Nov. 9, 2020. The State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Patrick Ukah disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Asaba. Ukah said the resumption was reviewed from…
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Lagos approves full reopening of schools, announces resumption date
Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Folasade Adefisayo has announced that students across all classes in both public and private schools have been approved to resume Monday, October 19. The resumption also includes pupils in pre-primary – daycare, kindergarten, and nursery schools as announced by the commissioner. The commissioner disclosed that the decision was taken after…
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16-year-old boy caught with double barrel gun in Anambra school
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested with a double-barrelled gun inside a school in Anambra State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He said the boy was among the 80 suspected cultists arrested during a raid on various criminal hideouts and black spots across…
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Anxiety as school building collapses in Lagos[PHOTOS]
A school building collapsed on Saturday in Lagos State, TheNesGuru(TNG) reports. The building collapsed at Ejigbo area of Lagos. As of the time of filing this report, details of the incident are vague.
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SSCE/NECO sets deadline for registration
The National Examination Council (NECO) on Monday fixed Sept. 10 as deadline for the registration of schools and examination candidates for the 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). A statement by the Registrar/Chief Executive of the council, Prof. Godswill Obioma in Abuja said the examination body would not be subject to extension of the deadline…
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JUST IN: Ogun Govt directs all secondary school teachers to resume Aug. 3
Ogun government has directed all secondary school teachers in the state to resume on Monday, Aug. 3 ahead of the West African Senior Secondary Schools Examination (WASSCE) scheduled for Aug. 17. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Primary and Secondary Education, Mrs Ronke Soyombo, gave this directive in Abeokuta on Friday. Soyombo quoted Gov.…
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Ekiti shuts school over violation of COVID-19 protocols
The Ekiti State Government has sealed off the premises of Victory College, Ilawe Ekiti, in the Ekiti South West Local Government Area for breaching its directives on the closure of schools as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The government also said the proprietor of the private school, who is reportedly on the run,…
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Kano Govt clears air on reopening schools soon
The Kano State Government has dismissed reports claiming that it was considering the reopening of its schools. The reports had claimed that government has set up a committee to consider the reopening of the schools closed down after the breakout of the Coronvirus pandemic. But the state’s education ministry, in a statement by the Chief…
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Why we can’t reopen schools, lift ban on religious activities in Oyo – Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has given reasons why the state cannot reopen schools, worship centers for now. The governor said the ban will not be lifted without adequate advice from experts. He said such decision will be premised on positive risk situation analysis being carried out by experts. The Governor gave the hint…