Tag: Students
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Kogi Poly bursts exam fraud syndicate, arrests 12 students at ”magic centre”
Dr Salisu Usman Ogbo, Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja on Monday said the institution had discovered an examination fraud syndicate and certificate racketeers operating within and outside the Lokoja campus. The Rector, who disclosed this at a press briefing on Monday in Lokoja, also paraded 12 suspects arrested by the security department of the…
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[Video]: Tension in Kings College; students scamper for safety as hoodlums invade school
There was tension at Kings College, Lagos on Wednesday as hoodlums invaded the school premises. In a video making the round onsocial media, students where seen scampering for safety after the invasion. A voice of a lady was also heard in the video calling for help while stressing that the hoodlums are setting properties in…
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ASUU rejects resumption order after 17 Kaduna varsity students contract COVID-19
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter, has kicked against the university management’s plan to reopen the school after many months of lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic. The state chapter of the ASUU said it is not yet safe to reopen the institution because of the fear that students might contract…
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U.S. cancels visas of over 1,000 Chinese students, researchers
The United States government has revoked visas for more than 1,000 Chinese nationals under a presidential measure denying entry to students and researchers deemed security risks. According to the State Department, on Wednesday, China called the move a violation of human rights. Chad Wolf, the acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said…
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All primary, secondary students get automatic promotions in Ogun as govt announces resumption dates
All students except those in tertiary institutions have been given an automatic promotion to the next class by the Ogun State Government which announced September 21 for the reopening of schools in the state for the first term of 2020/2021 session. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, made the announcement in a…
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Gunmen kill one, abduct JSS 3 students in Kaduna
Gunmen have reportedly invaded a school in Kunai Ward in Damba Kasaya of Chikun Local government area of Kaduna State, killing one person and abducting dozens of JSS3 students. A villager Bawa Wakili disclosed that the hoodlums stormed the village and started shooting sporadically; and eventually kidnapped some villagers. He said they went to Prince…
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10 students writing WASSCE test positive for COVID-19
Ten students writing the ongoing West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) examination have tested positive for coronavirus in Gombe. According to reports, a male student in Government Science Secondary School Gombe had earlier tested positive for the virus and was sent to the Isolation Centre on Monday to write the exam. Chairman of Gombe Task Force…
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Kogi Poly expels 25 students for examination malprcatice
The Kogi State Polytechnic has expelled 25 students for their involvement in various forms of examination malpractice. The institution disclosed this in a statement issued to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) by Mrs Uredo Omale, its Head, Public Relations and Protocol Unit, on Saturday in Lokoja. Omale said the decision was taken at the meeting…
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Ogun makes U-turn, cancels COVID-19 test requirements for returning students
The Ogun state government has stepped down its stand which held that the COVID-19 test is to be used as a mandatory requirement for returning students in exit classes. Governor Dapo Abiodun announced the cancellation of the initial injunction via a Twitter statement on Monday. In his communique which was titled “Ogun Makes COVID-19 Test…
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WASSCE: If You Can Hold Elections, Students Can Take Exams – OpenFees Tells FG
OpenFees, an Abuja-based non-governmental organisation that caters for the basic education of indigent students has said if politicians can hold elections following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, it should also be possible for final year students to take their exams. The group asked the Federal Government and other stakeholders to “stop the politics and…