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A teacher is a person who facilitates learning by instructing and guiding students in the acquisition of knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes. Teachers may work in a variety of settings, including schools, universities, community centers, private tutoring, and online education platforms. Their responsibilities typically include developing lesson plans, delivering lectures, leading discussions, evaluating student progress, […]

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Anani former ‘Maltina Teacher of the Year’ wins $10, 000 grant

In a recent showcase event hosted by the Muhammad Sanusi II Sustainable Development Goals (MSII SDG) Initiative, Oluwabunmi Anani, winner of the 2020 Maltina Teacher of the Year, has emerged as a winner yet again. Her project, ‘Quality Education for All’, received a $10,000 grant to scale up its impact in sub-Saharan Africa. The showcase

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Varsity teacher gets six-month jail term over assault on female student

A senior lecturer with the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Dr. Fred Ekpe Ayokahi, who has been standing trial at the High Court in Obi Local Council of the state, has been convicted and sentenced to serve a jail term of six months. Dr. Ayokahi was sentenced in a Case No. NSD/LF233c/2022 between him

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Teachers Urged to Foster Students’ Awareness Ahead of Secondary School Education

Teachers who teach Junior Secondary School (JSS) 1 students have been urged to instill the appropriate consciousness needed for secondary education in their students. This was made known by a teacher, Tolu Joseph who recently discovered that about 50 per cent of their students did not understand the difference between the two regions of an

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Teacher goes from earning 4k per month to become business founder 

In a shocking revelation, a former primary school teacher in Lagos, Chinoso Ogbobu has opened up about the meager salary he received during his time at a school in Ajegunle. Chinoso Ogbobu who is now the founder of Sabi writers,currently employs 40 people and made this known via his Facebook account. He revealed that as

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How to make learning fun as a classroom teacher- survey

Learning in class involves acquiring knowledge, skills, and understanding of concepts in a structured setting with the guidance of a teacher or instructor. There are so many ways a teacher can optimise learning in the classroom. Classroom teaching can be a very rewarding profession, but it also comes with its own set of challenges. Some

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6-year-old Student Shoots Teacher during Altercation in Virginia Classroom

A 6-year-old student has shot and wounded a teacher at his school in Virginia during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom. According to a police report, the incident happened on Friday January 6, 2023. The report confirmed that no students were injured in the shooting at Richneck Elementary School. The teacher — a woman in

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Katsina Teacher Arrested for Killing Friend with Rat Poison

The police command in Katsina has arrested a teacher, Laminu Saminu, 29, for poisoning his friend to death. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesman, SP Gambo Isah, on Tuesday in Katsina. “The command arrested the suspect, 29, who lives in Bakin Kasuwa quarters, Mani local government area of Katsina state,” the

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Private School Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Five Female Children in Katsina

A private school teacher has been arrested by the Katsina State Police Command for sexually assaulting five female children in his class whom he repeatedly lured into the toilet to fondle with their private parts. According to the spokesman of the Katsina Command, SP Gambo Isah who paraded the 25 years old suspect, Umar Isah

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Famous Igbo Teacher, Mrs Mazi, among Twenty-Four Beneficiaries of Houses in Borno

A famous Igbo teacher, Mrs Obiageri Mazi, was among the twenty-four beneficiaries of the flats allocated to primary school teachers in Maiduguri. Obiageri, who hails from Abia State, was once promoted by Governor Zulum for her dedication. She has been a teacher at Shehu Sanda Kyarimi 2 Primary School under Jere Local Government Education Authority

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Nigerian English Studies Teacher Emerges Finalist for $1m Global Teacher Prize

A Nigerian teacher, Olasunkanmi Opeifa, has been named a top 10 finalist for the Global Teacher Prize 2020. Opeifa was announced by an English comedian, Stephen Fry, in a special video message on Tuesday October 13, 2020. “Today I am delighted to announce that Olasunkanmi Opeifa from Nigeria is a top ten finalist for the

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Teacher Arrested for Serially Raping WAEC Candidate

Mathew Adebayo, a teacher in a private secondary school, has been arrested for raping a 15-year-old student on several occasions during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The Ogun State Police public relations officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, said that the said teacher was arrested when the proprietress of the unnamed school reported the incident

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Court Sentences Teacher to Prison for Stealing N28,000

An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos has sentenced a 30-year-old teacher, Thomas Joshua, to 28-month imprisonment for stealing N28,000. The Judgement was delivered by Justice Malam Lawal Suleiman on Tuesday August 18, 2020. Delivering judgment on the first count of theft, Suleiman, however, gave the convict an option of N10, 000

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Court Sentences Primary School Teacher to Life Imprisonment for Raping Minor

Omotayo Adanlawo, a primary school teacher in Ondo State, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a 10-year-old girl. He was jailed by the state’s High Court in Akure, the capital, after he used N50 to lure the little girl before defiling her. The teacher had on August 28, 2018, committed the offence

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Lagos: Prof Okebukola Opposes Conversion of Non-Teaching Staff to Classroom Teachers

The move made by the Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), to convert some non-teaching staff to classroom teachers has been opposed by Prof. Peter Okebukola. Okebukola, a former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), disclosed his opposition in Lagos on Thursday 12th September, 2019. The Lagos State chapter of NUT

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