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Check WAEC May/June 2020 New Exam Date
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajuiba, has disclosed that the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will now hold from August 4 to September 5, 2020. He made this known on Monday during the daily COVID-19 Presidential…
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UNIABUJA Gets Law, 13 Others NUC Accreditation
THE National Universities Commission, NUC,has accredited Law and 13 other academic programmes of the University of Abuja. While ten academic programmes were given full accreditation, four others had interim accreditation,according to a statement, Sunday,by Dr Habib Yakoob, Head, Information and University Relations, University of…
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FG Announces Partial Reopening Of Pry and Secondary Schools
The Federal government has announced the reopening of school for only students in Primary 6, JSS3, and SS3 to enable them to prepare for their national examination even as the inter-state lockdown was lifted. Speaking during a COVID-19 briefing in…
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Lagos Postpones Secondary Schools Entrance Exam Indefinitely
Lagos State Government has postponed entrance exams into secondary schools indefinitely. Lagos, through its State Examinations Board, LSEB, postponed, indefinitely, 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, into its Junior Secondary Schools in the state due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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Final Year Students In Oyo Schools Get Resumption Date
The Oyo State Government has asked all secondary school students in final year of studies to resume academic activities. The instruction was part of the new guidelines and instruction given by the government to gradually relax the lockdown imposed due…
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Check FG 6 Conditions For Schools To Reopen Nationwide
Ahead of the reopening of universities and others, the Federal Government has listed six conditions to be met by each school. It said the six conditions are to protect pupils and students against Coronavirus. It also asked all heads of…
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FG Permits Schools Running International Curriculum To Conduct Exams
The Federal Government has said schools who are running an international curriculum, will be allowed to write their third term exams online. This was confirmed by the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, while speaking on Monday during the…
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JAMB To Determine Admission Cut Off Mark June 16
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Sunday night, disclosed that its 2020 Policy Meeting has been fixed for 16th June 2020. The Policy Meeting which will set modalities for the 2020 admission into tertiary education institutions in the country,…
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Schools May Reopen After Interstate Borders Are Opened – Education Minister
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has hinted that schools may reopen in the country after the ban on interstate movement has been lifted. The minister stated this during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19…
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FG Debunks June 8 Resumption Date, Considers Morning/Afternoon Sessions For Schools’ Reopening
Schools will remain closed until the Federal Government is sure pupils could attend classes without the risk of contracting COVID-19. Minister of State for Education Emeka Nwajiuba, who disclosed this at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on…
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Buhari Appoints New Registrar For NECO
President Buhari has appointed Professor Godswill Obioma, as the new Registrar/Chief Executive officer of the National Examination Council (NECO). This is coming days after the removal of Professor Charles Uwakwe as the Registrar of NECO for financial impropriety. According to…
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Presidency Sacks NECO Registrar, 4 Others
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the termination of the appointment of Prof Charles Uwakwe as registrar and chief executive officer of the National Examinations Council. The President also dismissed four members of the council’s management for…
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