•Education minister, Tahir Mamman The comment by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, that the entry age to universities and other higher institutions should be 18 years has generated mixed reactions from stakeholders in the education sector. While some parents are of the view that the 16 years entry age allowed by most higher [&hell...
The student of the Lead British International School who was caught on camera bullying her fellow student (names withheld) has apologised. In a video obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, Hassan expressed her “sincere apologies” while adding that she wished the whole episode hadn’t happened. An X user, @moooyeeeee, posted last night two vide...
•Bullying The ongoing drama at Lead British International School, Abuja, took a new dimension, today, when a parent slapped the student involved in the video which has gone viral. An X user, @mooyeeeeeee, posted two videos where the victim she identified as Maryam Hassan was repeatedly slapped by another female student. The video generated tho...
Lead British International School has taken the extraordinary step of shutting the school for three days in response to a viral video depicting bullying among its students. The decision was announced during a meeting attended by concerned parents today, held within the school premises, reports Nigerian Tribune. In a firm statement, the school ...
•Gov Soludo and Youthr Corps members Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has assured corps members deployed to the state of his administration’s continued provision of welfare services to ensure their comfort to be able to discharge their assigned responsibilities. But Soludo said while the improved road infrastructure in the state was p...
One person has been feared killed in a fight that broke out among students of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) at a nightclub in Ogbomosho, Oyo State, last night. The development was owing to a misunderstanding which led to a fight between two groups of students at a popular joint in the town, […]
At least 138 visually-impaired candidates have sat the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Kano under JAMB Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG). The examination was conducted at Bayero University Kano’s Centre for Continuing Education, reports Daily Trust. The programme was set up under the leadership of JAMB Registrar, Profess...
•Education Minister Prof. Tahir Mamman The federal government has directed that admission to tertiary institutions should not be given to candidates less than 18 years. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, gave the directive today during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Bw...
•Chatterhouse Primary-atrium Inside Charterhouse Lagos, a newly commissioned primary school in Lekki with its secondary school underway that charges N42m as a fee per annum. Charterhouse Lagos is the first British independent school in West Africa and part of the prestigious Charterhouse family of schools. The school which is set to resume in ...
•UNIBEN main gate The Academic Staff Union of Universities, the University of Benin branch, said today that its members may not resume academic activities on April 28 due to attacks on lecturers and management staff by students of the institution. The ASUU leadership also noted that it is a constraint to embark on teaching and […]

