Management of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko(AAUA) has announced the postponement of the examinations scheduled to commence on Monday. While disclosing this in a statement on Saturday January 23, 2021, the management stated that the postponement was to honour students of the institution who died in an accident on Saturday evening. The statement, however, did …
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has partnered with Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in the deployment of state-of-the-art equipment, capacity building for teachers, provision of technical expertise and online portal in the UBEC Model School undergoing construction at Iworo-Ajido, Badagry, Lagos State. The Executive …
Lagos State Education District III in Falomo, Ikoyi, has emerged first in the Y2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, ranking among other Education Districts in Lagos State. While disclosing this, Tutor-General/Permanent Secretary of the District, Dr. Yinka Ayandele, commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his unflinching support. She also expressed gratitude to the entire …
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The Provost, Lagos State College of Nursing, Mrs. Oyefunso Orenuga, has urged students in the College to define their purpose in life by lending a helping hand to humanity through the Nursing profession. She gave the advice on Monday January 18, 2021, during the joint Capping and Strapping ceremony of students in the Departments of …
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The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos State, Prof. Johnson Fatokun has been abducted. It was reported that the victim left Lagos on Sunday January 17, 2021, to drop off his two children at their school in Nasarawa. Fatokun was said to be returning on Monday January 18, when his vehicle was attacked by the …
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lamented that not less than 24,000 Lagos school students did not report to school after the first shutdown of schools in the first wave of COVID-19. The governor disclosed this on Tuesday January 19, 2021, at the State House, Ikeja, while giving update on the second wave of COVID-19 …
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has partnered Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to digitalise the educational system in the state. While disclosing this on Tuesday January 19, 2021, the governor stated that his administration is committed to providing quality education service in the state. He added that the partnership will provide quality education that …
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The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said that there was no agreement to reopen schools on Jan 18 for the second academic term. While disclosing this on Tuesday January 19, 2021, the minister stated that the Federal Government had reservations about the resumption of schools on January 18. He said while the states wanted …
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The senate at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has announced February 5 as the date for the resumption of its 2019/2020 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof Florence Obi, broke the news while addressing journalists after a meeting of the senate on Monday January 18, 2021. Obi said the date was chosen to …
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, has visited some schools in the state. While disclosing this on Monday January 18, 2021, the commissioner stated that the inspection exercise was aimed at ensuring that administrators, teachers and students comply with the Covid-19 protocols upon resumption for the Second Term Y2020/2021 academic session. The …
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Lagos State Government has ordered a shift system in all the state schools in order to enforce social distancing and control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. While issuing the order on Saturday January 16, 2021, the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said all state schools would maintain the shift system introduced last year when …
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The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has ordered closure of schools across the state. While disclosing this on Friday January 15, 2021, Obaseki stated that the order was due to the surge in the cases of COVID-19 in the state. He added that the school resumption which was earlier scheduled for January 18 in …
The National Youth Service Corps has released postings for 2020 Batch B Stream II Corps Members. This was disclosed on Friday January 15, 2021, by Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, during a sensitisation webinar. Ibrahim further urged those concerned to check the NYSC site to know the states they were deployed to. He …
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The Lagos State Government has affirmed its earlier pronouncement that all public and private schools in Lagos State below tertiary level should resume on Monday 18 January, 2021, for the second term 2020/2021 academic session. This affirmation was made on Friday 15, 2021, by the Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo. Adefisayo noted that …
The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, has refunded the sum of one million naira contributed by a women group to build schools in Agindigbi and Onila communities in Irepodun LGA. While disclosing this via his Facebook page on Thursday January 14, 2021, the governor stated the contribution had started since 2017. “A group of 25 …
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The Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM), has shut down its campus after some students and officials tested positive for the coronavirus infection. While confirming this on Thursday January 14, 2021, Head, Centre for Information, Ademola Adekoya, stated that about three students of the medical college have been confirmed to be COVID-19 positive and …
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The Federal Government has approved January 18, 2021 for schools to resume. The consensus was reached at a meeting between the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Commissioners of Education in Abuja. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono, confirmed this to newsmen on Thursday January, 2021. The decision …
The authorities of the University of Lagos have approved January 25 as the resumption date for academic activities. While disclosing this on Wednesday January 13, 2021, Head of the Media Unit of the university, Mrs Olufadeke Akinleye, said the institution would commence online classes on the announced date due to the second wave of COVID-19. …
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), has organised a training workshop for its management staff on Intranet Solutions and Personnel Management Systems. Speaking during the workshop held at the LASUBEB Hall, Maryland, the Executive Chairman of LASUBEB, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King, stated that the training was aimed at teaching the Management Staff on how …
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Lagos State College of Nursing, Igando has conducted Computer-Based Test (CBT) entrance examination for not less than 292 Candidates. The examination conducted on Saturday, January 9, 2021, was in preparation for admission into the Department of Midwifery, for the Year 2021 Academic Session While addressing the candidates before the commencement of the exam, at the …
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