The eight victims who were kidnapped in Ekiti State, comprising five schoolchildren and three staff members of The Apostolic Faith Group of Schools, Emure Ekiti, have been discharged from the Ekiti State. University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti. According to THE PUNCH “The victims, who endured six days in captivity after being abducted along the Emure-Eporo […]
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Oloyede, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Monday, said that these private schools mismanage the data of candidates as every candidate is meant to register individually with his or her own phone. “What we are calling on the candidates to do is that they should go to the centre and
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Senator Ali Mohammed Ndume has inaugurated Education Support Project for his constituents. The lawmaker expressed his firm belief in the transformative power of the support given to students in pursuit of their education. He said ongoing efforts to expand the Ndume Educational Support programme, underlined the need for substantial investments in education from the government
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Sogbera Foundation has distributed an array of essential school supplies to deserving students across schools in Imota local council development area. The initiative aims to empower and uplift 100 schoolchildren, instilling in them the belief that education is not only a gift but a path to a promising future. “We believe that education is the
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The Lagos State Government has directed all basic schools, including nursery, primary and secondary schools, in the state to resume for the 2023/2024 academic session on Monday, September 4, 2023. Speaking during a press briefing in Alausa on Monday, the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, said the resumption is in
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The Bauchi chapter of Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN) says it has established 147 nursery, primary and secondary schools in 36 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) of Nigeria in their efforts to assist governments at all levels to improve the educational sector. This was stated by the national chairperson of FOMWAN,
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In a bid to improve access to qualitative education in Ondo State, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has reconstructed over 800 public primary schools in the past six years. The schools, which were dilapidated , and neglected by the previous administration, led to a decline in enrollment. Governor Akeredolu’s administration took a significant step in 2017 when
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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has encouraged the Federal Government to develop a school curriculum that is relevant to its national needs. UNESCO’s Director for the International Bureau of Education (IBE) Ydo Yao, made the call at a 4-day capacity building workshop organised by the UN agency for officials of the
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Bayelsa State Government has urged the state Education Development Trust Fund Board (EDTFB) to step up its revenue drive, to augment the monthly statutory funds it is drawing from the government. Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo gave the advice yesterday during a meeting with the management of the board, led by the Acting Chairman, Prof. Francis
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The Commonwealth Games Nigeria (CGN) has announced sports competition for twelve schools in Lagos State. “No fewer than 12 Schools in the Amuwo Odofin area are expected to participate in the programme with six students and a Games’ Master coming from each participating school,” the public relations officer disclosed. According to a report, the community
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The Edo State Government has announced January 9, 2023 as the resumption date for academic activities in public and private schools in the state. The government stated this in a statement signed by the Director of School Support at the Ministry of Education, Edwin Osawe on behalf of the Functioning Permanent Secretary of the Ministry.
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Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lamented that not less than 24,000 Lagos school students did not report to school after the first shutdown of schools in the first wave of COVID-19. The governor disclosed this on Tuesday January 19, 2021, at the State House, Ikeja, while giving update on the second wave of COVID-19
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, has visited some schools in the state. While disclosing this on Monday January 18, 2021, the commissioner stated that the inspection exercise was aimed at ensuring that administrators, teachers and students comply with the Covid-19 protocols upon resumption for the Second Term Y2020/2021 academic session. The
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The Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman, has refunded the sum of one million naira contributed by a women group to build schools in Agindigbi and Onila communities in Irepodun LGA. While disclosing this via his Facebook page on Thursday January 14, 2021, the governor stated the contribution had started since 2017. “A group of 25
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The Osun State Government has ordered that all schools in the state should resume for the continuation of the 2020/2021 first term academic session on Monday, January 18, 2021. The announcement was made on Tuesday evening in a statement by the Coordinating Director of the Ministry of Education, Kehinde Olaniyan. He said the state reached
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Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has ordered officials to assess the quality of all private primary and secondary schools in Borno State. According to the governor, the directive is aimed at identifying schools that only exploit parents and guardians without the capacity to impart knowledge to students. Zulum gave the directive on Monday January
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The Lagos State Government has announced that all public and private schools below the tertiary level in Lagos State should resume for the second term 2020/21 academic session from Monday 18th January, 2021. The Honourable Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, who revealed this today, stated that the directive is in line with the Federal
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The Lagos State Government has announced that all public and private schools below tertiary level in Lagos State remain closed indefinitely due to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr. Kayode Abayomi on Sunday January 3,
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Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has approved that all schools in the state should reopen on Monday January 11, 2021. The state Education Commissioner, Kanaelechi Nwangwa, said that all school heads and proprietors should ensure total compliance with the COVID-19 protocols for the safety of teachers and students. He said that this was imperative
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The Nigerian government has ordered the closure of all schools in the country until January 18, 2021. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, made this known at its briefing on MONDAY December 21, 2020. Most schools across Nigeria have already closed for the year. But many had scheduled the
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