Educational

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has shifted the commencement of 2020 admissions into tertiary institutions to September. To this end, the board said post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post-UTME) screening for the 2020 admission processes will now begin ...

Ninety-seven thousand US children tested positive for coronavirus in the second half of July – weeks before schools and universities reopen. The figures, taken from the American Academy of Pediatrics from July 16 to 30, come as the country tops ...

Some Ghanaian students taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have rioted over the strict invigilation during the tests. According to news agency report, some agitated WASSCE candidates at the Tweneboa Kodua Senior High School (SHS) in south ...

The Lagos State Government has directed Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 students who are registered for National Examination Council (NECO) Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to resume on Monday. Recall that an earlier pronouncement issued by the state had directed ...

The chairmanship election of the Nigerian Medical Association, Enugu branch yesterday evening turned bloody as thugs invaded the venue and scatted the whole process. The thugs are believed to have been hired by a faction of the body.   Members ...

There was no resumption of schools in Enugu State yesterday, as some students who had gone to their schools in anticipation of the reopening, were sent back home on the orders of the state government. It was learnt that they ...

The Federal Government has begun the construction of the 27.3-kilometre perimeter fence for the University of Maiduguri to check incessant attacks by Boko Haram terrorists. The project, which is valued at N64bn, is to stop the terrorists who have been ...

As part of the protocols for school resumption, the Ogun State government has announced that COVID-19 and malaria tests will be mandatory for returning boarding students. The state had earlier fixed resumption of SS3 students for August 4, months after ...

Lol, Kate Henshaw also liked the man’s correction, so true. Na so e dey start. They are called WOMEN, ONLY WOMEN o lol, before others start imagining they have it. Well it brought about a debate. See below….    

A woman has completed a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and even become a homeowner by the time she was 20 – and now she is starting a PhD at the age of 21. Pakeezah Zubairi, 21, from Florida, finished ...

The Kogi State Government has said schools in the State will reopen for exit students on Monday, 10th August. This was made known by the State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Wemi Jones in Lokoja after a stakeholders meeting ...

The Osun State Government has ordered teachers in the state to resume on Tuesday, August 4, while final year students to resume on Thursday, August 6. The West Africa School Certificate Examinations (WAEC) are expected to commence on August 17. ...

The 2020 West African Examination Council (WAEC) will commence on August 17, the Federal Government has declared. To this end, it asked secondary schools to reopen on August 4, 2020 for students in exit classes to sit for the exams. ...

A 60-year-old man who wrote the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME to read Pharmacy, has raised concern over his inability to achieve his dream due to low score. The man, Mr Gabriel Olarenwaju Akinyemi, who wrote the Joint Admissions ...

In accordance with the decision of state governors in the South-West geopolitical zone to reopen schools, primary and secondary schools in Lagos State are set to reopen on August 3, this year. However, only learners in primary six, junior secondary ...

South Africa’s public schools will close again for a month from Monday to limit the spread of coronavirus as the country grapples with surging infections, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday. The country has now recorded 408,052 coronavirus cases, the ...

The Nigerian Government on Thursday said final year secondary school students may have to sit for the General Certificate of Education (GCE) in November if there is no shift in the timetable of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) ...

A U.K School has hired a 10-year old Nigerian tech genius as its new coding instructor. One remarkable young Nigerian girl managed to defy the odds and was recently hired by a school in the United Kingdom to teach others ...

The Oyo State Government has approved measures that would guide the resumption of schools and associated educational activities in the state. This indication was given at the end of the State Executive Council meeting today. According to the calendar, the ...

Tunji Adeleke, the cousin of DMW boss Davido, has shared his experience and how he struggled  for a decade  before finally becoming a university graduate. He is currently feeling graceful as he’s achieved the feat of graduating from the university. ...

“The first and second choices admission exercise be conducted for all institutions from August 21, 2020, to a later date that would be determined by the Federal Ministry of Education and communicated to all the institutions.” “The uncertainties of the ...

Talented comedian, Mariam Apaokagi popularly known as Taaooma has shared some pictures on social media to celebrate her NYSC Passing Out Parade. The screen diva who has built great fans on social media through her educative and hilarious comedy skits ...

The Federal Government has given school owners till July, 29 to meet specific guidelines for safe reopening of schools. It said schools are expected to undertake self-assessment and send feedback to State Ministries of Education, not later than 29th July, ...

A couple pleaded guilty to bribing their daughter´s way into the University of Southern California as part of the college admissions cheating scheme. Diane Blake and Todd Blake from Ross, California, appeared before a Boston federal court judge via video ...

Zainab Aliyu, the young Nigerian lady wrongly arrested for drugs in Saudi last year, has moved another notch in her life by completing the mandatory National Youth Service Corps scheme. A beaming Zainab was showcased Thursday by Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the ...