UPDATE: 781 School Projects In Ekiti State

The Government of Ekiti State under the leadership of Dr. Kayode Fayemi is upgrading the infrastructure of all public primary and secondary schools in the state.

EKSG distributes Protective Materials to Public Schools ahead of Resumption

 

Ekiti State Government has distributed protective materials for the prevention of the spread of Coronavirus and other communicable diseases to all public schools in preparation for the resumption of SSS3 Students in the State.

JAMB Asks Varsities, Polytechnics To Begin Post-UTME Test Sept 7

The Post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination screening for the 2020 admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education will start from September 7 , 2020 , the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said.

Truck crushes two undergraduates in Ekiti

Tragedy struck in Ikere Ekiti, the second-largest city in Ekiti State and about ten minutes drive from Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State Capital, as two university undergraduates were crushed to death by a truck.

JAMB considers new date for 2020 admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Sunday, said that it is considering a new date, for the commencement of 2020 admission exercise.

Fayemi inspects schools ahead of resumption

… assures parents of safety of their wards

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Sunday, inspected some secondary schools in the three senatorial zones of the state ahead of Monday's resumption date for students in terminal classes. 

Ekiti varsity to admission seekers: Beware of Scammers

Authorities of the Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti on Saturday, warned admission seekers to be wary of the activities of scammers pretending to be acting on behalf of the institution.

WASSCE 2020: Students write Maths Aug 17, English Aug 26

The West African Examinations Council has released the examination date, time and duration for subjects to be taken in the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, The PUNCH can confirm .

BREAKING: NECO begins Oct 5, NABTEB Sept 21 – FG

The Federal Government has said the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) organised by the National Examination Council (NECO) for SS3 pupils will commence on October 5 and end on November 18, 2020.

BREAKING: WAEC starts August 17, says FG

The 2020 West African Examination Council (WAEC) will commence on August 17, the Federal Government has declared.

To this end, it asked secondary schools to reopen on August 4, 2020 for students in exit classes to sit for the exams.

FG reopens secondary schools August 4 for SS3 students

All secondary schools in the country are to résumé academic activities August 4, 2020, the federal government has said.

But the resumption, according to the Federal Ministry of Education, would only be for SS3 students writing the West African Examinations Council, WAEC and the National Examinations Council, NECO.

WASSCE: FG considers Nov/Dec GCE option

The Federal Government on Thursday said pupils in Nigeria might be forced to sit for the General Certificate Examination in November, if the country failed to meet up with this year ’s timetable for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination.

Oyo cancels third term, announces school resumption date

...Releases 2020/2021 academic calendar

Oyo State Government has cancelled the third term for the 2019/2020 academic session for primary and secondary schools.

With the development, pupils are to be promoted based on their academic performance in first and second terms of the suspended session.

FUOYE ignores ASUU, to hold virtual matriculation

DESPITE protest by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye- Ekiti , Prof . Kayode Soremekun , has said the school will hold its virtual matriculation scheduled for August 28 .

JAMB directs institutions to begin admissions August 21

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all tertiary institutions to begin the conduct of the first and second choice admissions from August 21.

Southwest States agree to reopen schools

The six Southwest States have agreed to reopen schools for SS3 students to participate in the West African School Certificate Examination (WASCE) next month.

‘Acceptance fee should be abolished in schools’

Our tertiary institutions  have over the years, found a legal way to extort students who ordinarily find it difficult to pay for their school fees after they’ve been granted admission.

Nigerian students won’t write 2020 WAEC – FG

 Federal Ministry of Education has said Nigerian secondary final year students will not be participating in the upcoming West African Examination Council (WAEC) examinations.

Fayemi assures NYSC of support

EKITI State Governor , Dr Kayode Fayemi , on Tuesday assured the National Youths Service Corps of his administration ’s readiness to collaborate with it to ensure it recorded remarkable success in the state.

WAEC releases guidelines for 2020 WASSCE

The West African Examination Council , on Tuesday , released guidelines for the conduct of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination.

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, had on Monday at a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID- 19 in Abuja announced that the 2020 WASSCE would hold between August 4 and September 5 , 2020.

The Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, appealed to state governments and corporate organisations for funds to provide personal protective equipment for officials who would conduct the examination.

He said, “ In conducting the examination, we have taken due cognisance of the various measures/protocols rolled out by the federal and state governments of Nigeria aimed at checking the spread of the pandemic. Schools must provide wash- hand buckets with running water, soaps , hand sanitizers and thermometer hand- gun to check the temperature of all concerned.

“ All examination functionaries , including the council ’s staff on distribution; supervisors , invigilators, inspectors, candidates and school officials will be required to wear face masks, wash and sanitize their hands daily and throughout the duration of the examination.”

“ Let me assure you and the general public that we shall adhere strictly to social/ physical distancing in the examination halls by making sure that candidates sit two metres apart. This means that many more classrooms will be used and many more supervisors and invigilators will be required to conduct the examinations.

“ This has certainly raised the supervision fee to be paid to supervisors as well as the provision of Personal Protective Equipment to staff, supervisors and other examination officials. No doubt, all these measures have financial implications, which were not contemplated at the time of drawing up the budget for the conduct of the examination.”

Areghan added that the final international timetable had been sent to all the WAEC zonal and branch offices for onward dispatch to schools , federal and state ministries of education. (Punch)