•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...
•Candidates at a UTME centre The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has lamented the extortion of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates by some private secondary schools. Oloyede, who was a guest on Channels Television today, said that these private schools mismanag...
•Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde Oyo State Government has directed all the principals and class teachers in public schools to prepare e-assessment report sheets for all students in the state. The directive was contained in a memo dated January 12, and addressed to all Tutors-Generals by the Permanent Secretary, Post Primary Schools Teaching Se...
•PM Rishi Sunak Britain’s ruling Conservative government has issued guidance for schools dealing with children considering changing their gender identity, in a key “culture war” issue likely to feature in the next election. The education department today, said it had published the long-awaited guidelines for schools in England, reports AFP. Th...
•Speaker Obasa and Governor Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State government is considering banning beer parlours and other drinking joints from operating near or around the school environment in the state. The state is also still consulting with relevant stakeholders over the 65 years’ retirement age policy against the current 60 years for teachers in th...
•Makinde The Oyo State Government has said it would work with Education secretaries, and heads of sections in all local governments towards shutting down substandard primary schools in the state. The commissioner for education, science and technology, Prof. Soliu Adelabu, in a meeting with basic education stakeholders on Wednesday said “mushro...
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