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The Federal Government has announced its decision to review the COVID-19 safety protocols as well as the January 18 resumption date for schools in the light of Nigeria’s grim epidemiological situation with regards to the pandemic. Schools Resumption Speaking at Monday’s briefing of the Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19, Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu said the earlier resumption date of January 18 was not cast in stone When we decided on that date, it was just a target towards which we were working. And of course, we are giving it a review given what is happening in the country. “Today at the PTF meeting, we looked at the rising figures and decided that probably we should take another look at the date. “The January 18 resumption date is not sacrosanct as it is subject to constant review in view of prevailing epidemiological circumstances. We are reviewing it. In view of the rising cases, today we have considered it at the meeting of the PTF, and tomorrow, the ministry is ...

 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says it will work with security agencies to prosecute any institution or candidate found breaching its admission’s code of operations. The board announced this in its latest Weekly Bulletin made available to the Newsmen on Monday in Abuja. It said that henceforth, stringent measures, including prosecution, would be taken against erring candidate or institution once a prima facie case has been established against them. The decision, the board elucidated, is part of its resolution after the management meeting on the imperative of ridding the admissions process of unwholesome practices. JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, was quoted as saying that measures were being put in place to curb admission infractions. He said that although the Central Admissions Process System had made the admission process transparent, fair and equitable, some stakeholders were, however, working hard to circumvent the system. “The board, with zero tolerance fo...

The Chairmen of various chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Sunday expressed concerns over resumption of academic activities on January 18 saying the institutions were not ready for safe reopening Tertiary institutions took a break from academic activities due to both the COVID-19 pandemic and a personal and institution welfare-related face-off with the Federal Government which has kept them out of classes for over 9 months. According to ASUU, government has to put measures in place for the safe reopening of the schools to guarantee safety of its members who are willing to return to classes Dr Adebayo Oni, who is the union chairman at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta FUNAAB, said, “The lecture halls are overcrowded. As of today, in my own campus, I have not seen any facility for hand washing Who is to provide sanitisers? Do you expect lecturers to provide sanitisers for themselves? Fumigation of the environment from time to time should be done,...