EDUCATION

SSS 3 Students: NLC Blasts Governor Abiodun Over Outrageous N25k COVID-19 Test Fee

Daily Dispatch August 3, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has described that the action of Ogun State government directing Senior Secondary Schools three (SSS 3) boarding students in private secondary schools to undergo a compulsory COVID-19 test at the cost of N25,000.00, as being

EDUCATION

Ondo fumigates schools ahead of resumption

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2020

The Ondo State Government has commenced the fumigation of its schools across the 18 local government areas of the state as part of safety measures ahead of the partial resumption of schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Akin Asaniyan, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, disclosed this on Sunday in […]

EDUCATION

Schools reopening: Oyo govt. hails teachers, provides details of new school calendar

Daily Dispatch August 2, 2020

Oyo State Government has hailed teachers in the state as the heroes of the successful resumption of classes in the state despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye, said in a statement on Sunday that the state government was appreciative of the commitment of the teachers to […]

EDUCATION

Ogun Govt To Test Students For COVID-19 Before Resumption

Daily Dispatch August 1, 2020

The Ogun State government said on Saturday boarding students in the state would be tested for COVID-19 before they being allowed into the schools. The Special Adviser on Primary and Secondary Education to the state governor, Ronke Soyombo, who disclosed this in a statement, said the state Ministry of Health had made provisions for COVID-19 and malaria […]

EDUCATION

FG announces dates for NECO, NABTEB examinations

Daily Dispatch July 29, 2020

Nigeria’s Federal Government on Wednesday fixed October 5 for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) for SSS 3 students. It said the NECO examination would start on October 5 and end on November 18. The government also said the National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) examinations

EDUCATION

Ogun Varsities Generate Over N2bn In Six Months

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2020

By ABIODUN JIMOH, ABEOKUTA In spite of the coronavirus pandemic that characterized the global economic, two Ogun State Government owned Universities have generated over N2bn as revenue between January and June, 2020. The revenue generated was achieved in their quest to meet the contemporary and future needs of the nation through the training of students, […]