•Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State A non-profit advocacy organisation, Tilova for Africa (TFA), has condemned the brutal flogging of a three-year-old pupil by her teacher at a private school in Enugu, describing it as a disturbing reflection of poor oversight in Nigeria’s private education sector. The United States-based organisation said the...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives today passed for first reading a bill seeking to prohibit public and civil servants, including their immediate families, from patronising private schools and healthcare facilities in Nigeria. The bill was sponsored by Hon. Amobi Godwin Ogah, lawmaker representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Fede...
•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...
•Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf Kano State Government has prohibited private and voluntary schools from arbitrarily increasing fees and forcing parents to purchase materials directly from the schools. However, the Executive Secretary of the Kano State Private and Voluntary Institution’s Board (KSPVIB), Comrade Baba Abubakar Umar, said that some sch...
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