The Kogi State Polytechnic has expelled twenty-five students for their involvement in various forms of examination malpractice.

Kaduna State Government has announced Sunday 16th and Monday, 17th August 2020, as resumption dates for Senior Secondary School students (SS3).

It also provided the latest update on resumptions and examinations for the rest of the classes, including the SS1, SS2 and JSS1-2, as well as primary schools.

The State’s Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement via its official website on Friday.

It also directed administrators of public and private schools to make necessary preparations to accommodate the JSS3 students in line with the COVID-19 guidelines, as it were in the case of the SS3.

It said: “The @GovKaduna has approved Sunday 16th and Monday, 17th August 2020, as the resumption dates for the Junior Secondary School (JSS)3 students that are expected to begin their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) slated for 24th August 2020.”

“The appropriate resumptions dates for other examinations and the rest of the classes, including the SS1, SS2 and JSS1-2, as well as primary schools, will be announced in due course.”

Students who attend Lagos State Government-owned schools will be promoted to the next classes using continuous assessments.

Adamawa State has a shortfall of 9,000 classrooms across schools in the state.

The Federal Government has unveiled N100 billion intervention fund for private school teachers, following the shutdown of schools.

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

Based on the short period given to schools to prepare their students for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), stakeholders are jittery, expressing great concern over the likely performance of the students.

Lagos State Government has directed the JSS3 students who are registered for National Examination Council (NECO) Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) to resume on Monday, August 10, to prepare for the examination slated to commence on August 24.

The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has announced the commencement of online registration for 2020 post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) screening.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has debunked reports that its head office in Abuja was engulfed by fire.