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School Resumption: Bear With Us A Little More, Education Minister Tells Students The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba wants students to exercise more patience as Nigeria mulls the reopening of schools after months of forced closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Nwajiuba who praised the students for their patience since schools were shut down in the country,  gave an assurance that the Federal Ministry of Education is working with stakeholders for the safe reopening of the education centres. “I urge our students who have actually exercised a lot of patience along with their parents … I urge you to bear with us a little bit more. The rioting needs to stop; there is nothing to riot about,” the minister stated during Monday’s briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. Nwajiuba disclosed that there have been moves to safely reopen schools, noting that the guidelines for such have been given to higher institutions, with a number of them al...

MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICUTURE UMUDIKE 2020/2021 ADMISSION SCREENING APPLICATION GUIDELINES By Emmanuel Obioma ELIGIBILITY :  All candidates who scored 160 and above in the 2020/2021 UTME examinations and made Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike their first choice are eligible.  Candidates who want to change into any of the programmes of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike should immediately apply through the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) of JAMB. Interested candidates for MICROBIOLOGY are informed that the programme now has full accreditation by National Universities Commission (NUC). REQUIREMENTS : Beginning from 7th September 2020, candidates are required to register online for the admission screening exercise.  To register, candidates must proceed as follows:  1. Candidates are to visit the University Website at  www.mouau.edu.ng   2. Click on the 2020/2021 Admission Screening banner.  ...

JUST IN: Tertiary Institutions Will Reopen Very Soon, Says FG By Emmanuel Obioma - Students might be returning to universities soon after months at home due to the coronavirus pandemic - Education minister, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said most people want FG to resolve the industrial action embarked upon by ASUU before reopening - Nwajiuba, therefore, urged the union to call off its strike Tertiary institutions in Nigeria will reopen “very soon”, according to Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the minister of state for education. The minister said that the federal government is also making moves to end the ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike before schools reopen. This was disclosed by Nwajiuba during a programme that aired on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) on Saturday, August 22. He said vice-chancellors have been clamouring for those in exit classes to resume in earnest and private schools have also requested to be allowed to resume. “Tertiary institutions across the co...