The Oyo State Government has given out appointment letters to five thousand new teachers for public schools. Chairman of the Oyo State Teaching Service Commission, Akinade Alamu, said that the new teachers have also been directly to resume work immediately. Alamu said that the teachers were appointed after a long and careful process of screening and verification,…
Professor EKANEM IKPI BRAIDE has become the first female President of the Nigerian Academy of Science. Professor BRAIDE was inducted to the position at the Annual General Meeting of the Academy, which was done virtually today. The professor of Parasitology and Epidemiology becomes the 19th President of the Academy, which has been in existence for forty-four years.…
Today is the first day of schools reopening in the New Year, but not all the schools in Lagos State have resumed. Government and some private schools reopened today, while some missionary schools have had their resumption extended. Lasgidi FM’s NAJITE ATIRENE made the observation while monitoring some schools around Victoria Island, Ikoyi and Obalende areas of…
The Federal Government has said the resumption of schools on Monday next week; January 18, 2021, stands. This was confirmed in a statement by the Head of Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Education, BEN BEM GOONG. The Ministry’s spokesman said the decision was taken after taking into consideration the current situation in the…
The National Examination Council, NECO, has withdrawn its recognition for twelve schools across the country for involvement in mass cheating. This was announced by NECO Registrar, Professor GODSWILL OBIOMA, while announcing results of the internal Senior Secondary School Certification Examination, SSCE. Professor OBIOMA said four of the affected schools are in Adamawa, two in Kaduna, two in…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, says universities are not likely to resume on Monday next week, being January 18, 2021. ASUU says this is because provisions have not been made to check the spread of Covid-19 among staff and students of government-owned universities. ASUU Chairman at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Osun State, ADEOLA EGBEDOKUN,…