Ban Chinas primary and middle schools have introduced a ban on mobile phone use in classrooms, among wider efforts to protect pupils from internet and video game addiction. Primary and middle school students should not bring mobile phones into classrooms, according to a circular from the Ministry of Education (MOE) on Monday on phones on campus. If students must have a mobile phone at school, a special request should be submitted to the school authorities along with written consent from their guardians, said the ministry. Once the request has been…
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Schools Resumption: Jan. 18 date stands Education Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Education says it has aligned with the Jan. 18, 2021 date for schools in the nation to resume. Consequently, schools can resume academic activities on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The ministry, in a statement on Thursday signed by Ben Goong, the Director of Press, said that the go-ahead was given after undertaking a comprehensive appraisal of the school resumption proposal. After extensive consultations with relevant stakeholders, including State Governors, Commissioners of Education, Proprietors and heads of institutions, staff unions and students, the consensus of opinion is…
Read MoreSchools resumption: Zamfara trains 2000 SUBEB officials on COVID-19 protocols
The Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB) has started the training of 2000 officials to ensure compliance with the COVID-19 protocols when its schools re-open in November.The Boards Chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Maradun, who disclosed this in Gusau on Monday, said that the training was part of the state governments preparations towards reopening schools in the state.The government had recently announced November 1st, as the resumption date for primary and secondary schools across the state.Maradun said that the training was part of the government measures to ensure adherence to COVID-19…
Read MoreAll schools in Lagos State now free to resume classes
Lagos State Government announced in Ikeja on Monday that all schools, including day care centres, pre-nursery and nursery schools, are free to reopen from October 19. Schools in the state were closed at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in March, but staggered resumption began with final classes in secondary schools in August. Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, said the full resumption of schools marked the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic session. She said that this decision was taken after careful deliberations and consultations with relevant stakeholders, including safety…
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