Tag: Schools
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Ondo declares three-week holiday as floods submerge schools
Many schools and communities have been submerged by floods in Ondo State, Southwest Nigeria, as a result of the unabated torrential rains being experienced in many parts of the country. This made the State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to direct public primary and secondary schools submerged by the floods to proceed on three weeks of holiday…
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Why We're Returning Ekiti Schools to Missions – Fayemi
The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has explained that his administration’s policy to return schools to missions will further improve the quality of education in the state. He said the implementation of the policy would commence in September and the schools to be returned would be named at the start of the next academic session.…
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Election postponement: Lagos Orders Private, Public Schools to Resume Monday
Public and private schools in Lagos State have been directed to resume on Monday, February 18, 2019 as against Tuesday, February 19, 2019 contained in the earlier reviewed calendar. This followed the postponing of the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday, February 16, 2019 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). As a result…
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‘2,300 teachers killed, 1,000 schools destroyed by Boko Haram’
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) says Boko Haram has killed 2,300 teachers in Nigeria’s northeast since the start of the insurgency in 2009. According to the 2018 UNESCO global education monitoring report (GEM), the UN agency said 19,000 teachers have been displaced in the region, affecting access to education. “In north-eastern…
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Why Edo Govt. will not handover schools to missions yet – Obaseki
Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government will not hand over schools to missions or other stakeholders yet, because the state is still gathering data and studying the outcome of such experiment in the past, amid other issues that must be addressed. Obaseki made the submission when he received the National…
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We can’t protect all schools in north-east – Defence spokesman, Agim
The Nigerian military on Friday said it is “not possible” to protect all schools in the north-east from Boko Haram insurgents. John Agim, defence spokesman, said this while speaking on a Channels Television programme on Friday. He explained that the military does not have the capacity required for its presence in all the schools. “The…
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Monkey pox: Ministry allays fears, appeals to parents to send wards back to school
The Enugu State Ministry of Education has appealed to parents to send their wards back to school, assuring them that no unapproved activities were carried out in any school. The state commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, gave the assurance in a signed statement issued in Enugu on Friday. TheNewsGuru.com recalls that on Wednesday, virtually…
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Army/IPOB crisis: Ikpeazu extends curfew, postpones resumption of schools
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Friday extended the curfew imposed in the state capital till Sunday. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the dusk to dawn curfew was earlier scheduled to end on Friday. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the curfew was imposed following violence between members of the pro-Biafra separatist group, IPOB, and soldiers in the state.…
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JUST IN: Benue shuts 2,424 unapproved schools
The Governor Samuel Ortom led Benue State Government on Tuesday announced the closure of 2,424 schools in the state. The state commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Professor Dennis Ityavyar, who stated this at a meeting with stakeholders said that the schools closed down failed to meet the necessary requirement; good environment, play ground and…
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Edo bans use of schools, roads for parties
The Edo Government has banned the use of the premises of public schools, roads and other public places for social events. The Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Mr Paul Ohonbamu made the announcement on Wednesday in Benin in a statement issued to newsmen. He warned that violation of the ban would be dealt with in…