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The Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) is set to commence Virtual Learning System for Lecturers and Students to engage in academic activities. Kindly visit https://bit.ly/3i0O8eb to download procedures on how to access the Virtual Learning platform. Note: Please visit the AAUA Forum link https://forum.aaua.edu.ng for any vital information regarding the online class. Students who are yet to register for …

The University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) has secured approval for 14 new programmes from the National Universities Commission. Ten of the fourteen programmes secured full accreditation while four have interim accreditation. The university, however, failed to secure accreditation for its Computer Science programme. This was disclosed in a statement by the Head, Information and University Relations …

The Federal Government on Monday announced the reopening of primary and secondary schools only for preparatory classes for exiting students and pupils – primary 6, JSS 3 and SS3 respectively. Only those sitting the National Common Entrance Examinations, WAEC and NECO examinations, etc., are to resume classes as long as the schools comply strictly with …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says with “the onset of the wet season which comes along with an increase in flu-like diseases”, children run the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19 if schools are reopened now. The centre said with the nation’s weak health system as well as the very low risk perception …

The Nigerian Government and parents would spend over N200 billion to prepare pupils and students if schools are to reopen during the Covid-19 period. This estimate is contained in a research conducted by a group of civil society organisations led by Nigeria’s foremost e-learning and examination preparatory software expert, Ibifuro Asawo. There are countless debates …

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has disclosed that it will provide no fewer than 200,000 bed spaces for students in various tertiary institutions in the country. Mr Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, Chairman, TETFund Board of Trustees disclosed this in Abuja at agency 2020 Board Retreat for Research Grants. The retreat has as theme: “Consolidating TETFund as …

The management of Bowen University, Iwo has sacked over 100 staff in the university due to the economic crisis caused by the pandemic. The private university located at Iwo in Osun State, reportedly sacked the workers on Tuesday, June 23. Also See: American University of Nigeria Sacks Over 400 Staff Sack letters were sent via …

Prior to the directive from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), all tertiary institutions in the country have released their various cut-off marks for the 2020/2021 admission exercise. These cut-off marks were decided by the Senate and management of the various schools and would be used as the benchmark for admission. Also See: JAMB …

The Federal Ministry of Education has proposed that schools must create isolation spaces before reopening. This was contained in the ‘Guidelines for schools and learning facilities reopening after COVID-19 pandemic closure’, submitted to the National Assembly on Tuesday. The document noted that each school is “required to create temporary isolation spaces and fully-equipped clinics before …

The Federal Government has submitted a proposal to the National Assembly for school reopening. The Federal Ministry of Education presented the detailed proposal on its plan to reopen schools across the country. The Minister of State for Education,  Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, stated this on Tuesday when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Basic and …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reminded candidates who took the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that there is no uniform minimum UTME score that guarantees them admission into institutions of their choice. This was contained in the weekly bulletin made available by JAMB. JAMB stated that some candidates have the impression that …

Latest: No Admission Offer Should Be Made Outside JAMB CAPS – Minister Warns All candidates seeking admission into various tertiary institutions in the country have again been warned to desist from backdoor admissions which are admissions given to candidates without recourse to the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) introduced by JAMB. The Hon. Minister of …