EDUCATION

NECO postpones examination indefinitely

Daily Dispatch October 25, 2020

The Governing Board of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has indefinitely postponed the on-going 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination. The board in a statement signed by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division NECO, Azeez Sani, said its decision follows the current

EDUCATION

Kaduna scholarship board offers job opening

Daily Dispatch October 21, 2020

The Executive Secretary of Kaduna State Scholarship and Loans Board, Malam Hassan Rilwan, said that board’s the mandate is to identify, select and empower qualified citizens to meet its current and future manpower requirements. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Executive Secretary emphasised that it is only by recruiting the right calibre of staff […]

EDUCATION

Minister turns down request to name lecture theatre after him

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has turned down a request by members of the Federal Government College, Sokoto, to name a lecture theatre after him. This is contained in a statement by Mr Ben Goong, Director of Press in the ministry and issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. According to […]

EDUCATION

Endsars protest:Ekiti government shuts schools

Daily Dispatch October 20, 2020

The Ekiti State Government has ordered the closure of all private and public schools in the State for the rest of the week. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Dr Kofoworola Olabimpe Olubisi Aderiye gave the order as a proactive step to safe guard the lives of our pupils, students, teachers and other staff […]

EDUCATION

Breaking: Lagos orders closure of schools over #EndSARS protests

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2020

The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of public and private schools in the state indefinitely. This was announced in a press statement by the state’s Head of Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi, on Monday. The statement was titled, ‘Lagos directs students to stay at home’. It quoted the Commissioner for Education, […]

EDUCATION

#EndSARS protests: Lagos considers closure of schools

Daily Dispatch October 19, 2020

Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Kayode Abayomi, has said the state may ask students to “stay at home for now” over the ongoing #EndSARS protests across the country. This is as academic activities were affected in some schools in the state on Monday as protests against police brutality and bad governance […]