The Federal Government has released more guidelines that will prevent the spread of COVID-19 as more states fully reopen schools on Monday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, which disclosed this on Thursday, stated that schools had been directed to conduct COVID-19 risk assessment every week. The NCDC also disclosed that local governments and states […]
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 the reopening of the universities after the COVID-19 pandemic. It added that it would unfold its next agenda if the Federal Government refused to negotiate the 2009 agreement signed by […]
Primary and Secondary schools in Lagos have been directed to reopen on September 21, 2020 by the state government. Kayode Abayomi, head of public affairs unit at the ministry of education made the announcement and also revealed that while all classes in private primary and secondary schools are permitted to resume, only JSS 3 and SS2 students […]
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 in Nigeria has warned states against rushing to reopen schools saying such action have escalated COVID-19 management situation in some other countries. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, speaking on Monday August 31 in Abuja said it would be in the […]
Students of the Lagos State University, LASU, are to resume in batches, starting from September. The Vice Chancellor, Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, SAN, made this announcement on Monday, August 31, while speaking on a radio interview. He explained that 400, 500 and 600 levels students would resume first after which students in other levels would come onboard. The 400, 500 […]
The Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, says no date has been fixed yet for full schools’ resumption even though the Federal Government had continued to engage stakeholders. Nwajiuba said this during the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. The minister, however, expressed optimism that the date for […]
There was uncertainty and confusion over school resumption in Ebonyi as most schools in the state failed to resume yesterday (Tuesday). This is in spite of the resolutions of the Southeast Governors Forum directing that schools in the region should open Tuesday. Also, a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Onyebuchi Chima on Monday morning […]
The Lagos state government has sealed ten private schools in the state for flouting the closure directive from the Federal and state governments on schools in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was revealed by the Lagos State Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, on Friday, July 3. Seriki-Ayeni who leads the […]
The Oyo state government has announced some important guidelines which schools are expected to follow to ensure a smooth resumption in the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Olasunkanmi Olaleye who made the announcement on Wednesday July 1, said school heads, principals and teachers have undergone training on how to monitor and report […]
The Federal Government has said that schools would remain closed “for now”, Bluebloodz.com has learned. The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 made this known during its daily briefing on Monday. While giving an update on the PTF announcement, the Personal Assistant on New Media to @MBuhari, Bashir Ahmad, tweeted, “For now, all the schools are to remain […]