EDUCATION

FG To Pay Some Private School Teachers Salary – Association

Daily Dispatch July 14, 2020

The President of the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools in Nigeria, Yomi Otubela has revealed to the general public on Monday, 13th July 2020 that the Federal government has agreed upon dialogue to pay the salaries of Private School Teachers that are being owed by their

EDUCATION

COVID-19: FG releases guidelines for schools’ resumption

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2020

The Federal Government has released guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools at every level in the country but failed to disclose the dates. The guidelines outlined actions, measures and requirements needed for the safe reopening of schools after the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the guidelines released by the Federal Ministry of Education in […]

EDUCATION

Education minister meets NCDC, stakeholders on safe re-openning of schools

Daily Dispatch July 13, 2020

The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has held a consultative meeting with the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), state commissioners of education, vice-chancellors and key stakeholders on issues surrounding the safe reopening of schools nationwide. The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Sunny Echono, at the inauguration of the governing councils of the 13 new

EDUCATION

Why Nigerian students should write 2020 WASCE — VC

Daily Dispatch July 12, 2020

By NAN There will be grave consequences if Nigerian students failed to participate in the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), the Vice- Chancellor, Trinity University, has said. Prof. Charles Ayo, also a former Vice-Chancellor of Covenant University, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday […]

EDUCATION

Reps urges FG not to cancel WASSCE exams

Daily Dispatch July 10, 2020

The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services has appealed to the Federal Government not to cancel the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. In a statement by the Chairman, Prof.Julius Ihonvbere, titled: “WASSCE should not be cancelled,” on Friday, the lawmakers said stakeholders were not informed beforehand, and that the

EDUCATION

Ekiti to borrow N3bn to pay UBEC counterpart fund

Daily Dispatch July 9, 2020

In a bid to benefit from the 2019/2020 projects of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the Ekiti State government has approved the borrowing of a sum of N3 billion as a counterpart fund. The approval for the term loan was given at the virtual meeting of the State Executive Council held in Ado Ekiti, […]