Aggrieved parents today prevented members of the King’s College Old Boys Association from entering the school premises in Lagos amid growing controversy over the federal government’s decision to concession the institution to the association. The parents, who gathered at the main gate of the college, formed a human barricade and refused to allo...
•Minister of Education, Prof. Tunji Alausa The federal government has reassured parents, guardians and pupils that all Federal Unity Colleges nationwide will resume academic activities on Monday, September 14, 2026, with necessary arrangements in place for a safe and smooth start to the new academic session. The Federal Ministry of Education s...
•Atiba University main gate Parents of students of Atiba University, Oyo State, have called on the federal government to intervene in the crisis surrounding the institutions Law programme, asking authorities to facilitate the transfer of affected students to accredited institutions and prevent their years of academic efforts from being lost. T...
Parents with children in private schools are facing difficulties as some schools have increased their fees, making it harder for families to afford their children’s education. The increase in school fees has affected tuition and other payments such as transportation, uniforms, textbooks, and other levies, reports Vanguard. Some parents said th...
The controversy over the concession of King’s College, Lagos, to the King’s College Old Boys’ Association, KCOBA, by the federal government may be far from over, as parents and other stakeholders are mobilising for a mass protest against the move. Speaking with our correspondent, the Chairman of the Parent-Teacher Association, PTA, Mr Peter Ol...
•Mothers of the kidnapped school children Eighty-seven days after terrorists abducted pupils from Mussa Primary and Junior Secondary School in Askira-Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, their families said the pain of their absence remains as raw as it was on the morning they were taken. The abduction, which occurred on Friday, May 15, [...
Child health experts have cautioned parents against bathing babies and children with cold water, especially during the rainy season, warning that the practice could expose them to hypothermia and increase their risk of infections. They emphasised that keeping babies warm, especially during bathing, remains a simple but critical step in prevent...
•Terrorists No fewer than 37 children are still missing, following an attack on Government Day Secondary School, in Lassa, Askira/Uba Local Government Area of Borno State, on Monday, said some parents of the students. Recall that terrorists attacked the school about 9a.m., while candidates were writing the National Examinations Council examina...
•Ryanair Boeing 737-8AS aircraft Britain’s competition watchdog said today that it had opened an investigation into Irish carrier Ryanair over fees that parents must pay to sit with their children. The no-frills airline requires at least one parent to sit with children aged two to 11 during a flight, but that means they must pay […]
Panic swept through Minna, the Niger State capital, today as parents rushed to schools to withdraw their children following rumours of an impending attack by armed groups on educational institutions in the city. The scare also forced many shop owners to close their businesses and return home amid fears of possible insecurity, reports Vanguard....
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