Thursday, 11th June Top Educational News on Allschool Forum

Thursday (11th June) Top Educational News on Allschool Forum.

1. Newly Graduated ABU Students in China offered Scholarship for Master

The first batch of ABU engineering students who recently graduated in China under the “3+2 Joint Degree program” have been offered scholarship extension for their masters’ studies.…Read More

2. El-Rufai shuts down private school for conducting entrance exams during lockdown in Kaduna

The Kaduna State School Quality Assurance Authority has shut down Future Leaders International School, Unguwar Rimi, Kaduna for conducting entrance examination in violation of the Coronavirus Quarantine Order.…Read More

3. IPPIS: BUK sacks over 30 contract lecturers  

Bayero University Kano has terminated the appointment of over 30 academic staff on contract appointment in the university.…Read More

4. ASUU seeks life imprisonment for rapists

Following increased cases of rape in the country, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Thursday urged the Federal Government to impose life imprisonment on convicted rapists.…Read More

5. Why schools can’t reopen now, by PTF

The Presidential Task Force(PTF) on COVID-19 has explained why schools cannot reopen now….Read More

6. Rector Decries Abandoned TETFUND Projects In Kogi Poly

Dr Usman Ogbo, Acting Rector, Kogi State Polytechnic, has decried the rate of abandoned Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) projects in the institution and warned prospective contractors to brace up or risk being blacklisted.….Read More

7. Amina Bashir: The Abusite who is Yobe’s 1st female Professor

Prof Amina Bashir is a pace setter, scholar, distinguished Abusite and prominent Professor of English Language (Sociolinguistics) who is currently the Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, federal university Dutse. She is believed to be the first female professor from Yobe State, Nigeria…Read More

8. Why we must keep engaging government — ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it would bode ill for Nigeria and its people if the union stops engaging government on its actions and inaction as regards public university education.…Read More

9. COVID-19 lockdowns deny 500m children access to education ― IMF

Over 500 million children all over the world have lost access to education as a result of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday.…Read More

10. WHO recommends measures for school reopening

The following strategies and adaptations were recommended by the United Nations health body, World Health Organisation (WHO) to be in place wherever possible to limit exposure to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)…Read More

11. Controversy over schools reopening amid COVID-19 pandemic

As the clamour for reopening by private school owners deepens, parents have queried the drive behind such outcry. Citing the recent occurrence in Isreali schools, parents advised the government not to give in to such pressure…Read More

12. Competition tests teachers’ writing skills on COVID-19

The Concerned Parents and Educators (CPE) Network, a group of over 140,000 parents and educators, has instituted an essay competition for teachers to mark its fifth anniversary.…Read More

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