•A car is stranded on a flooded street in Dubai today Schools and many offices were closed across the United Arab Emirates today as heavy rains returned to the desert country just two weeks after record downpours that experts linked to climate change. A lightning storm with high winds swept across the oil-rich monarchy […]
•Kenya floods Kenya said today that it would postpone the reopening of schools by one week due to “ongoing heavy rains” that have triggered deadly floods in the East African nation. Schools were originally scheduled to reopen today, following mid-term holidays, but the torrential monsoon downpours have affected many educational facilities, pro...
•Closed school Schools where mass abductions took place in some states in the North have remained shut many months after, raising concern of exacerbating the out-of-school challenge facing the region, investigations reveal. Schools in Niger, Kaduna, Katsina and Kebbi, among others, had faced mass abductions of school children, reports Daily Tr...
•Israeli flag Schools were set to reopen across Israel on Monday, the army announced, after they were ordered closed due to Iran’s unprecedented aerial attack over the weekend. Iran launched more than 300 missiles and drones at Israeli territory on Saturday night, the vast majority of which were intercepted by Israel and its allies, the [&hell...
•Soludo Governor Chukwuma Soludo has banned the extension of classes in all schools in Anambra State and directed all schools to dismiss by 2:30 pm. Soludo in what looks like a swift response to the observation of the Catholic Bishop of Awka, Rev Dr Paulinus Ezeokafor said the state government has adopted the United Nations […]
•Bandits Against the backdrop of the resurgence of the mass abduction of pupils, the federal government has said schools in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are at risk of attacks by bandits and insurgents. The National Coordinator of Financing Safe Schools in Nigeria, Hajia Halima Iliya, confirmed to our correspondent yeste...
An outbreak of measles has been reported and confirmed in two schools located in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State. The Commissioner for Health in the State, Dr. Henry Ayuk confirmed the outbreak, identifying the two schools as Navy Secondary School and Penniel Primary Schools, both cited in the area, reports The Nation. [&he...
The United Nations Children Fund has condemned the abduction of students by bandits in Kaduna State. It said the alarming frequency of such incidents across the country signalled a crisis that requires immediate and determined action from all, reports The PUNCH. UNICEF said it is coordinating with local officials and providing assistance to th...
•Shehu Sani Former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Senator Shehu Sani, has claimed that over 10,000 schools in the North have closed due to kidnapping and terrorism. He made this known at Arewa House, Kaduna during the 15th Ralph Opara Memorial Lecture on Girl Child Education, organised by the National Association of S...
Two secondary schools in Nawfia, located in the Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State were ravaged by fire at the weekend. The affected institutions were Community Secondary School and Comprehensive Secondary School, both situated in Nawfia, reports The Nation. Reports indicate that the fires, which broke out yesterday evening, origin...