Tags: Ministry of Education

Kaduna Govt. Directs Public Schools to migrate to 4-Day Working Week

The Kaduna State Government has directed all public schools in the state to migrate to the four-day working week, as schools reopen today for the second term of the 2021/2022 academic session. The Commissioner for Education, Halima Lawal, gave the directive in Kaduna on Sunday in a notice for school resumption for second term of…

Take over Investigation, Prosecution of Killers of Dowen Student, Others – Reps order IGP

The House of Representatives has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, to immediately take over the investigation of the circumstances, which led to the death of a student of Dowen College Lekki, Sylvester Oromoni. The Inspector-General of Police is also to investigate other similar killings and human rights abuses earlier reported in boarding…

Hijab Crisis: Kwara Extend Closure Of 10 Schools

The Kwara State government has further ordered the extension of the closure of 10 Mission Secondary Schools in the state over Hijab controversy. A statement released on Monday by Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development said that the schools should remain closed because of security reasons. It will be…

Kwara To Employ 4701 Teachers, Opens Application Portal Jan. 3

The kwara State Government is set to recruit 2,701 teachers into its basic schools across specific subjects, saying applicants must have Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) and at least five O’ Level Credit passes in Mathematics, English, and three other relevant subjects in not more than two sittings. The government has also advertised placements for…

Lagos Tackles WASSCE Examination Malpractices

As part of efforts to curb examination malpractices in public and private secondary schools in the on-going West African Senior School Certificate Examination, the Lagos State Government has concluded plans to send out different teams for an unscheduled visit to various Senior Secondary Schools during the examinations in order to ensure that malpractices is eradicated…