The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services on Saturday urged the Federal Government to postpone the resumption of schools across the country by three months over the COVID-19 pandemic. Several states governments in Nigeria had directed schools in their domains to resume academic activities on January 18. The Chairman of the committee,
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has approved Monday, November 23, as date for the reopening of Nursery and Primary Schools in the state. This was contained in a statement signed and issued on Monday by Sir Chidi Adiele on behalf of the Commissioner of Education, Prof. Kaniye Ebeku, which advised Head Teachers, Proprietors and
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The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday raised fears about a possible surge in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country, unless there would be a scale-up surveillance and review of its response plan to integrate new ways to deal with the virus. It, however, said the number of active cases had continued to
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The Imo State Government has said schools will reopen in the state only when the body conducting COVID-19 test in the 27 councils has completed its assignment. The Federal Government shut down schools in the country in March because of the outbreak of the pandemic. Addressing journalists after the weekly State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting
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New directives for the safe reopening of universities in Nigeria have been issued to Vice Chancellors by the National Universities Commission. The NUC handed out the new directive on Tuesday, in a memo addressed to the vice chancellors, signed by the Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, Chris Maiyaki. Universities were directed to conclude
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The Federal Government on Thursday, said it has not come to a point where it is convinced that schools can be fully reopened for academic exercise, after their closure due to COVID-19 pandemic. This was revealed by the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, in Abuja, at a meeting of the Presidential Task Force
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The Anglican Bishop of Isuikwuato, Umunnochi Diocese, Abia state, Rt. Rev. Manasses Okere has lauded the gradual resumption of schools across the country to enable the exit classes prepare for their entrance examination. He however cautioned against quick resumption of other classes to ensure the successes so far recorded in containing the coronavirus pandemic were
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Benin on Saturday was conducting mass coronavirus testing of teachers ahead of the reopening of schools as part of a plan to loosen measures against the pandemic. The West African nation of 11 million is set to end six weeks of travel restrictions to key cities and allow some students back to classrooms from Monday.
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