Wednesday 15th July Top Educational News on Allschool Forum

Wednesday 15th July Top Educational News on Allschool Forum

1. Southwest States agree to reopen schools, Urges WAEC to Postpone Commencement Date to Aug 24th

The six Southwest States have agreed to reopen schools for SS3 students to participate in the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) next month. The States are Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti...Read More

2. Senate passes bills to Upgrade AUchi Poly to City University of Technology

THE Senate Wednesday passed a bill seeking to establish the  City University  of Technology, Auchi, Edo State.  The Bill for the Establishment of the University which is to upgrade the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi to City University of Technology, Auchi to facilitate more access to quality higher technical education, was sponsored by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariff, Senator Francis Alimikhena, All Progressives Congress, APC, Edo North.…Read More

3. Tech centre gives N20m scholarship to university Students

Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Training Service Provider, HiiT, has concluded plans to offer scholarships worth twenty million Naira N20m to interested Nigerian students at the tertiary education level…Read More

4. Anambra generates N507m from public school tuition fees

The Anambra State Post Primary Schools Service Commission, PPSSC, generated N507 million in 2019 through tuition fee and sports levy. The Chairperson of the PPSSC, Ifeoma Okaro, made the disclosure while defending the commission’s financial transactions in 2019, before the state House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts.…Read More

5. COVID-19: ‘FG should adopt staggered reopening of schools’ – VC

The Vice-Chancellor of Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun state, Professor Peace Chinedum Babalola has called on the Federal government to adopt “staggered” resumption of schools…Read More

6. COVID-19: Ebonyi to reopen schools in August

Ebonyi state government says schools will reopen in the state between August and September. The State Governor, David Umahi stated this during the virtual Executive Council Meeting in Abakaliki, the state capital...Read More

7. Why we adopted e-voting for election of deans ― LASU 

The management of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, Lagos, has said it adopted electronic voting for the election of Deans- of Faculties in line with the dictates of the time and to also reduce people’s exposure to the rampaging Coronavirus disease...Read More

8. I donated N100m for establishment of Islamic University in Zamfara, not Jigawa ― Matawalle

Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle of Zamfara State has denied the recent reports by an online medium that he recently donated N100m for the establishment of Islamic University in Jigawa State...Read More

9. Reps okay establishment of Federal Polytechnic Zandi, Plateau state  

The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed through second reading a bill for the establishment of the Federal Polytechnic, Zandi in Plateau State. The bill, which was unanimously endorsed at the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Rep. Femi Gbajabimila was sponsored by Hon. Dachung Musa Bagos (PDP-Plateau)...Read More

10. COVID19: labour gives conditions for reopening of schools in Kogi

The Nigeria Labour Congress and other affiliate unions in the education sector in Kogi State have given conditions for the reopening of schools in the State. The unions’ position was contained in a communique issued at the end of the joint meeting among the NLC , NASU, ASSUP, ASSUS , COEASU and other affiliate unions in education sector held in Lokoja on Tuesday...Read More