The parents of the 14 children stolen and rescued by the Ondo State Police Command, have narrated their ordeal and expressed the agonies they went through while they were missing. Speaking with newsmen after the three suspects who stole the children were paraded by the police in Akure, the state capital, they lauded the state […]
•Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa Parents have called on the federal government to checkmate the single-use textbook practice in private schools across the country. They accused schools’ proprietors of profiting from the practice, which they viewed as racketeering, reports Daily Trust. Single-use textbooks are designed for one-time use, wit...
A-yet-to-be ascertain number of children have reportedly lost their lives in a stampede that occurred during a children’s funfair in Ibadan, Oyo State capital today. However, it was gathered that over 30 children lost their lives with many injured during the incident, reports The PUNCH. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, D...
•School end-of-year party The increasing price of goods and services has found its way into the end-of-year party fees for primary and secondary school children. The end of the year party is a celebration of the achievements of school authorities, staff and pupils, or students, ending well with the year, reports Vanguard. These pupils/students...
Some residents of Lagos State have expressed fear and distrust over the ongoing vaccination in the state even as a senior media practitioner alleged that certain health officials were vaccinating students without the required parental consent. Following a dip in public participation over a period of time, authorities have resorted to obtaining...
•The kid-protesters Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, today handed over the 76 minors arrested over the August #EndBadGovernance protests to their respective parents. The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Shehu Sagagi, handed over the children to their parents at the Muhammadu Buhari Specialist Hospital where they were accomm...
•Mark and Ros Dowey The parents of a British teenager who took his own life after falling victim to sextortion have urged criminals to stop “terrorising” vulnerable individuals. A report by BBC posted today noted that a 16-year-old from Dunblane, Scotland, Murray Dowey, died last year after being blackmailed by individuals believed to be opera...
•Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal Parents of Zamfara State students studying at Cyprus International University under a government scholarship are pleading with Governor Dauda Lawal to address the hardships their children are enduring due to unpaid scholarship fees. A total of 93 Zamfara students were sponsored by the previous administratio...
•Some of the pupils in their classroom at the school Parents have expressed concern over overcrowded classrooms at the Junior Secondary School (JSS), Unguwar Dodo, Gwagwalada Area Council of the FCT. Some parents, who spoke when our reporter visited the school yesterday, also decried the lack of enough desks for students in the school, reports...
•School children The Parents Teachers Association and the Nigeria Union of Teachers have expressed fear of a possible increase in the rate of school dropout in the country due to the rising cost of bus fares across the country. They also warned that teachers might miss classes on days when they are unable to afford […]

