The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has said Nigeria topped the list of out-of-school children in the world. This situation she said has informed the decision of the federal government to set up a committee that would develop plans to address the challenges. Speaking at the inaugural meeting…
Even though the second wave of the pandemic has seen a high surge in cases of COVID-19 infections in Nigeria, especially after the festive periods, this would not stop the planned resumption of schools across the country as the Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that the January 18 school resumption date stands. The Minister…
The Federal Government has ordered unity schools in the country to reopen on October 12, 2020. All unity schools across the country had been closed for over 6 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu made this announcement during a press conference in Abuja on Friday. Adamu warned that…
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, UTME, conducted by higher institutions in Nigeria for candidates seeking admission into their schools has been scrapped. The cancellation of the exams, commonly called post-JAMB, was announced by the Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja during the 2016 Combined Policy Meeting on Admissions to Universities, Polytechnics and other higher institutions…