Tag: School Resumption

Kaduna: Public schools to operate only 4 working days State Govt.

Aminu Imam

As schools resume for the 2021/2022 academic session, the Kaduna State Government has directed all public schools in the State to operate only four working days a week, between Monday to Thursday instead of the usual five working days. The directive was given by the state Commissioner for Education, Halima Lawal, in a notice for school resumption for the second term of the 2021/2022 academic session. As a result, the commissioner explained that the 2021/2022 academic calendar would be adjusted to ensure coverage of the curriculum for the academic session.…

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Lagos: Govt. threatens to seal schools over failure to resume today

Aminu Imam

The Lagos State government has said it will seal schools that fail to comply with the stipulated academic calendar in the State. The government, through the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, said compilation of the names of schools that refused to comply with the directive of the states Ministry of Education that private and public schools should resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, was being done and ‘disciplinary actions will be taken’ forthwith. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, in a statement on Saturday, reiterated that part of the mandate of…

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Banditry: Kaduna Govt suspends schools resumption indefinitely

Aminu Imam

As another Kaduna traditional ruler is  kidnapped The Kaduna State government has suspended the resumption of schools across local governments of the state until further notice. Addressing a stakeholders meeting yesterday, the State governor, Nasir el-Rufa’i, stated that the government took the decision due to the ongoing aggressive military operation against bandits in most parts of the State. He informed the meeting attended by members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), as well as professional and community-based associations that the operation was aimed at flushing…

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Covid-19: Reps. oppose school resumption, propose three-month postponement

Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives has faulted the Federal Government for giving schools the go-ahead to resume today, Monday , despite the increasing cases of COVID-19. The House said government officials did not consult the relevant committees of the National Assembly, contrary to their claim that all relevant stakeholders were consulted before arriving at the January 18th resumption date. Chairman of the House Committee on Basic Education and Services, Prof. Julius Ihonvbere, disclosed these in a telephone interview at the weekend It, therefore, demanded postponement of resumption for three months, as…

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COVID-19: States responsible for safe reopening of schools – PTF

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Federal Government has said that the safe reopening of schools with respect to dates and modalities is the responsibility of the states. Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, in a briefing of the taskforce in Abuja on Monday, said that the federal government would only provide necessary guidelines for the reopening. A debate on the safe reopening of schools had dominated the space of conversation by concerned Nigerians. He said, We wish to reiterate that federating units have the responsibility of determining the dates and modalities…

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School resumption: Parents appeal to ESUT management to reduce fees

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

As tertiary institutions in Enugu State resume on October 19, parents of Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) students have appealed for a downward review of fees. It would be recalled that the management of the institution had released to the students a list of tuition fees and other sundry charges and directed them to pay before the resumption date. From the list of charges, the students are expected to pay from N125, 000 and above as tuition fee depending on the course and a development fee of…

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Ogun Gov grants all students automatic promotion to next class as schools set to reopen

Ishaku Yohanna

The Ogun state government has announced that all students have been given automatic promotion to the next class, including automatic placement for primary 6 students in public primary schools into JSS1 of public secondary schools. The state government has said schools should reopen on September 21st for the first term of 2020/2021 session, after they have been closed for five months to curb the spread of COVID-19. This was made known in a statement by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Dapo Abiodun, on Monday. He noted that…

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FG releases guidelines for resumption of schools

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has issued guidelines ahead of the planned resumption of schools in the country. The guidelines are contained in a 52-paged communiqu signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and Minister of State (Education), Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, which failed to disclose the date of schools resumption. It was developed in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment, Federal Ministry of Health and health safety experts in the country Speaking about the guidelines, Adamu Adamu said Now is the time to plan and address the eventual safe reopening…

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