•The protesting teachers Public school teachers in Oyo State today, Monday, May 18 are staging a protest demanding urgent action over the recent terrorists attack on schools in Oriire LGA of the state. Recall that on Friday, gunmen riding motorcycles invaded communities within the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of Oriire, Ogbomoso, and abducted stud...
Parents under the aegis of the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, have frowned at today’s invasion of some schools in Borno and Oyo states where some students and teachers were abducted by yet to be identified armed men. The parents noted that the evil act of attacking schools should not be allowed to […]
About three minutes after nursery, primary and secondary school students were evacuated from a four-storey building in Lagos, the structure collapsed. The building, located at 11 Adudatu Street, behind County Hospital in the Aguda axis of Ogba, houses Yemco Nursery, Primary and Comprehensive College. •The building before collapse It came down...
•A little child using smartphone indoors Teachers have raised concerns in a new survey over a growing trend of young pupils trying to tap or swipe the pages of books as though they were using smartphones. The concerns emerged from a survey conducted by early years charity Kindred Squared, which polled more than 1,000 primary […]
•Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna and the released schoolchildren The Bishop of Kontagora Diocese and Proprietor of St. Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, has confirmed the release of abducted schoolchildren and their teachers. According to the Bishop, Governor Umaru Bago personally called him to convey the ...
More than one week after gunmen kidnapped dozens of schoolchildren from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary Schools, Papiri, in Niger State, 265 teachers and children are still unaccounted for. The Catholic Bishop of Kontagora, Bulus Yohanna, stated this today during an interview on Channels Television. Bishop Yohanna said the figures co...
•Pupils in one of the classrooms Parents of pupils at the Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School in Paikon-Basa community, Gurdi ward of Abaji Area Council, have decried the dilapidated state of the school, which they say is already discouraging the pupils from learning. The parents also lamented the situation where only three staff me...
Teachers’ salaries vary dramatically across countries, with some offering not only impressive paychecks but also perks such as housing, health insurance, and even tax-free income. Below are ten countries where teachers are among the best compensated in the world. 1. India India has become a surprisingly rewarding destination for teachers, espe...
•Nigerian doctors Nigeria’s unstructured reward system is the current focus of a heated public debate. The issue of fair compensation for diverse and critical activities has been simmering over time. The federal government has unwittingly instigated another round of dissonance after the Super Falcons’ glorious triumph at the 2024 WAFCON. Afric...
•Tinubu and Nigeria’s Super Falcons The cash price splashed on Nigeria’s women national football team, the Super Falcons, is enough to take care of the monthly wage bill of about 16,000 doctors, 66,000 teachers and over 78,000 lowest ranked officers of the Police Force, checks have shown. Following their triumph at the just-concluded 2024 WAFC...

