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Insecurity: Yobe closes all boarding secondary schools
Apparently not wanting to leave anything to chance, the Yobe State Government on Sunday directed the closure and immediate evacuation of students in all boarding schools.
The order came following security reports Boko Haram…
Zamfara Abduction: Education under attack in northern Nigeria says Amnesty
Amnesty International, has condemned the strings of abductions of students in schools in the northern part of Nigeria.
This was after over 317 schoolgirls were abducted from Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara…
UI may have been thrown into irredeemable crisis says CAFE
The premier Nigeria’s ivory tower, University of Ibadan may have be thrown into a leadership crisis from which it “might be unable to swim out for years to come,” a group of stakeholders has said.
The group, Campaign for…
Niger Gov orders closure of boarding schools, rules out ransom payment for kidnapped students
Governor Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger State says his administration will not pay any ransom to kidnappers of students and some staff of Government Science College in Kangara, Rafi Local Government Area of the state.
The…
ASUU kicks against approval of 20 new varsities
Some stakeholders in University education in Nigeria, on Thursday, warned against the proliferation of universities in the country, following Wednesday’s approval of 20 new private universities by the Federal Executive Council.…
18 prison inmates graduate from NOUN
A total of 18 inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) studying with the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) Corrections’ Special Study Centres have graduated.
They graduated on Saturday in various fields with…
Borno to establish 27 Diploma Awarding Islamic colleges
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has indicated the state government’s plan to establish diploma awarding Islamic college in each of the 27 local government areas of the state.
The governor disclosed the plan on Monday…
China bans use of mobile phones in classrooms
China’s primary and middle schools had introduced a ban on mobile phone use in classrooms, among wider efforts to protect pupils from internet and video game addiction.
According to a circular from the Ministry of Education on…
UniAbuja students protest against increment of school fees
Students of the University of Abuja on Monday staged a peaceful protest at the entrance of the school against the recent increase in tuition fees.
The students also kicked against the closure of the portal meant for the payment…
WAEC extends registration for WASSCE
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has extended the registration for its private West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination to February 5, 2021.
The notice was contained in a short statement signed by Head, Public…