General Updates

The Federal Government has given school owners specific guidelines to meet for the safe reopening of schools. According to the government, an official date for safe reopening of schools will be announced once these guidelines are in place. Schools are expected to meet the guidelines by July 29th, 2020. This …

The House Committee on Basic Education and Services has asked the Federal Government not to cancel the 2020West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Chairman of the committee, Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo), made this know in a statement. According to him, the position of the committee is that it should not be …

The Federal Government has approved what it described “safe reopening” of schools nationwide. However, only graduating students will resume. This was disclosed by the chairman of the Presidential Task Force, Boss Mustapha,  at the daily briefing of the task force in Abuja on Monday. According to him, the reopening of …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has advised the Federal Government against reopening of schools at this time. The president of the union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi gave this advice while speaking with newsmen in Ota Ogun State. According to him, the Federal Government needed to address the challenges of the education …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the union is in support of the decision of the Federal Government to Postpone the conduct of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination earlier scheduled to commence on August 4 until it is safe to reopen. According to the ASUU President, …

The Federal Government has given conditions for academic activities to resume in primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions in Nigeria. This was disclosed by the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, in Abuja on Tuesday. He made this known during the 2020 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions …

The Federal Government says schools cannot resume now as it is not yet safe to do so. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, stated this in Abuja during the briefing of the PTF. He described reports that schools will resume on June 21 as not true. He added …

The Federal Government has disclosed that it is considering sectionalizing classes for primary, secondary, and Universities, and other tertiary institutions in the country ahead of school reopening. This means having morning and afternoon classes . This was made known by the Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, on Wednesday …

The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered vice-chancellors to ensure that federal, state, and private universities in the country remain closed in order to keep students and university communities safe from coronavirus. This directive was from the National Universities Commission (NUC) through a circular by the Director, Directorate of the Executive …

The Federal Government has disclosed what has to be done before the reopening and commencement of school activities nationwide. This was disclosed by the Minister of Environment, Muhammad Mahmood while responding to questions at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja. According to the Minister, the process of …