‘We may resume strike’ — ASUU warns FG
Top officials of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have warned that lecturers might be forced to resume its recently suspended strike if the...
Paid entitlements: new strike looms in universities in the country over formula sharing
The National Association of Academic Technologists has given a 14-day notice of strike to the Federal Government. University staff are opposing the perceived...
JAMB has lost its first third President in 2020 in the name of Professor Isa Baba Mohammed
Professor Isa Baba Mohammed, Chairman of the 5th and 6th Governing Board of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), is dead. Mohammed is the...
School reopening, worship centres, others caused COVID-19 second wave — Lagos commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has attributed the reasons for the second wave of COVID-19 to the opening up of...
Shehu Sani reacts to ASUU’s termination of nine months strike
Shehu Sani, former Kaduna Central Senator, on Wednesday said he hoped the terms of the agreement between the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and...
ASUU gives govt conditions for lecturers to resume lectures
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Wednesday, gave government condition for its members to resume their duties. ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi said...
What not to celebrate: 55 year old primary school in Delta state gets a signboard for the first time
A signboard was installed at Oton Primary School in Sapele, Delta State for the first time in 55 years. It was gathered that the...
JAMB awards N375m to 5 best performing tertiary institutions in Nigeria (FULL LIST)
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Thursday, gave N75million award to each of the five best performing tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The University...
I did it because of ASUU strike, lockdown, says landlord who waived 2020 rent for Abia students
The strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the COVID-19 lockdown that left many without income are two main reasons why Stephen...
Man pays off boss’ library fees for book 48 years overdue
A California man paid off his boss' library fines for a book that's been overdue for 48 years as both "a joke" and a Christmas...
SSCE: WAEC rolls out new measures to effectively punish students, supervisors, schools engaged in cheating
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has disclosed that students involved in examination malpractices would be barred from taking the West African Senior School Certificate...
ASUU: We’re all on strike –LAUTECH refutes resumption rumours
The Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomoso Chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has dissociated itself from a resumption calendar released by...
NZ students record worst results in maths and science
New Zealand's 13-year-olds have recorded their worst-ever results in a major international maths and science test. Photo: 123RF The Year 9 students' scores in the...
Federal student loan payments suspended until end of January
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Friday said the suspension of federal student loans payments and accruing interest set to end on Dec. 31...
National math and reading tests in U.S. postponed until 2022 due to coronavirus
National math and reading tests used to track U.S. students’ knowledge in those subjects are being postponed until 2022 due to the coronavirus outbreak, the...
Efforts under way to fill overseas student quota for border exemption
Officials are trying to allow dozens of overseas masters students into this country under a new border exemption announced by the government last month. File...
How to curb rots in Nigeria’s education, health sector – ASUU
For Nigeria’s education sector to receive the desired facelift, a ban must be placed on the children of public office holders seeking foreign education. The...
How to paraphrase sources
Paraphrasing means formulating someone else’s ideas in your own words. To paraphrase a source, you have to rewrite a passage without changing the meaning of...
Anxiety as WAEC Withholds results of Ekiti candidates over alleged indebtedness
Panic has gripped parents and candidates who sat for the 2020 West African Examinations Council (WAEC), as the body withheld the results of all candidates...
NECO announces new date for SSCE
The National Examinations Council (NECO), on Monday, announced that 2020 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in all states and Abuja, will resume on November 9....
NECO postpones exam over #EndSARS protests
The National Examination Council has postponed Paper I Computer Studies Practical’s scheduled for Monday, October 19, 2020, until November 16. A statement released by the Head,...
What’s changed for schools and ECE under Labour-New Zealand First?
The principal of decile one Windley School, Rhys McKinley, has no doubt his 300 pupils are better off after three years of the Labour-New Zealand...
Bad idea of life: French primary school teacher who spent £35k covering his body in tattoos is banned from kindergarten because he gives children nightmares (photos)
A French primary school teacher, who spent £35,000 covering his body in tattoos was forced to stop teaching at a kindergarten because he gives children...
Frustrated graduate from Katsina reportedly sets all his certificates ablaze due to inability to secure a job
A young graduate from Katsina state identified as Usman Abubakar has reportedly burnt all his certificates including National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) University degree, WAEC. ...
University of Waikato launches taskforce to address racism
Academics who made allegations of racism at the University of Waikato are welcoming the outcome of an independent review. The University of Waikato campus. Photo:...
Māori school to deliver ultimatum to ministry after delays to rebuild
Te Rūnanga nui o ngā kura kaupapa says institutional racism is the cause of total immersion Māori schools being dropped down the list for repairs...
US moves to restrict Nigerian students to two-year courses
The United States is seeking new guidelines that could restrict some international students, including those from Nigeria, from admission of more than two-year period. If...
NCEA credits reported to Qualifications Authority drop 20%
The pandemic has caused a 20 percent slump in the number of NCEA credits schools have reported to the Qualifications Authority. It's expected results will...
Colleges reopenings in-person likely added 3,000 U.S. COVID-19 cases per day: study
FILE PHOTO: A social distancing marker is seen on an empty University of Southern California (USC) campus, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19),...
New York City delays return to school again
A teacher conducts a lesson with students during an outdoor learning demonstration for New York City schools in front of the Patrick F. Daly public...
School told of positive Covid test two days after notification
A South Auckland School acted within minutes of finding out one of its pupils was positive for Covid-19, the principal says. Photo: Chapel Downs School...
Covid-19: Conspiracy theories keeping kids out of school, principals say
Principals are blaming conspiracy theories about the pandemic and economic turmoil for persistently low school attendance in Northland. File photo. Photo: 123RF Education Ministry figures...
Dilworth School Board says convictions have resulted from previously reported sex abuse allegations
The school at the centre of an historical sex abuse investigation says it has previously reported allegations of sexual abuse to the police which have...
Staff member wants apology over medical education pathways cap
An Otago University staff member wants an apology from senior leadership for the way it's dealt with a proposal to impose caps on preferential entry...
Six children among 40 people injured after train and school bus collide near Palmerston North hospitalised
Children among 40 people injured after train and school bus collide near Palmerston North Forty people have been injured after a school bus was hit...
Dozens of children injured in New Zealand after school bus collides with train
Dozens of children were injured in New Zealand on Wednesday after a school bus collided with a train at a level crossing in the North...
Universities won’t reopen until our demands are met – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has asked the Federal Government to honour the agreement it had with the union before making any announcement on...
Ekiti fixes date for reopening of schools
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has announced that primary and secondary schools in the state will reopen from September 21. Fayemi, who disclosed this...
Only JSS 3, SSS 2 students will resume Sept 21 – Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, has announced the plans for both public and private schools’ resumption in the state after the...
UNICAL gets first female Vice Chancellor
Prof. Florence Obi has been appointed as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar. The one-time deputy Vice-Chancellor of the institution emerged victorious over...
Teachers want answers on $11.7M private Green School fund
Taranaki educators want more details explained about how a $11.7 million grant of public funds was granted to an expansion project at a privately-run environmentally...
Children carried COVID-19 home from Utah childcare centers, infecting family members: U.S. report
Twelve children who likely contracted COVID-19 at three childcare operations in Utah infected some of their parents and siblings, according to a U.S. study, adding...
WAEC conducts exams in Chibok — first time after abduction of schoolgirls
For the first time in six years, secondary schools in Chibok, Borno state, have participated in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC). Abdul-Khalifa...
IMSU lecturer who was arrested while trying to sleep with a student, to be probed by management
The management of Imo State University (IMSU) in Owerri has reacted to the viral video of one of its lecturers identified as Emmanuel Agumuo, who was arrested...
UNILAG crisis: SSANU, NASU defend registrar, allege assault by ASUU
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have backed Oladejo Azeez, the...
We’re striking: French teachers walk out of college after coronavirus cases
Teachers at a junior high school in central Paris went on strike on Thursday, forcing the school’s closure, after support staff were quarantined following two...
Cash-strapped education sector facing widespread job losses
The loss of millions of dollars in fees from foreign students mean hundreds of jobs are at risk in the country's schools, universities and polytechnics....
Czech government seeks to keep economy running as COVID-19 cases rise
FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing protective masks walk through the train transfer tunnel at Prague's main railway station, after the Czech government banned all passengers without...
Federal Teachers Scheme: UBEC announces recruitment, requirements, exam date
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has commenced recruitment into the Federal Teachers’ Scheme (FTS) for 2020 and 2021 periods. Ossom Ossom, UBEC Public Relations...
NCEA changes for students’ credit earning system
The government has announced changes that will make NCEA easier for Auckland students. Photo: 123RF The changes build on the system of bonus credits previously...