Tag: schools
[The Injustice Blog] Why History must return to our schools
Nigeria is rife with misinformation. It is the very lifeblood of our political class, the primary way with which they ...
Opinion: How to solve Nigeria’s substandard school problem
by Odia Iyoha Look around where you are now, what do you see? The probability that you would see ...
Parents withdraw children from schools in S’East over monkeypox
Parents and Guardians of primary and secondary school pupils in the south-east states on Wednesday withdrew their wards from school, following the ...
Tobacco’s soft targets: Nigeria’s under aged kids getting taught to smoke in school
by Mercy Abang Musa, 14, is a student of Government Secondary School Wuse, Abuja, he has been smoking for five ...
Opinion: Basic Education- An absolute necessity for national development
by Seye ken Education is a fundamental empowerment which any nation can give to her citizen. Education improves the standard ...
IGP orders police protection in schools over kidnappings
The Nigeria Police Force has asked its state commissioners to deploy policemen to schools to avoid abduction of more pupils. ...
Convert mosques to schools, Sanusi tells Northern governors
Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has advised northern governors to convert mosques to primary schools, especially in the villages. The ...
#Impact365: These professionals are rebuilding rundown schools in Lagos
Established in 2013, HR -in -Action is a human capability development and career leadership social enterprise located in Lagos, Nigeria. ...
Boko Haram killed 611 teachers, destroyed 910 schools in 6 years – UN
The United Nations says that no fewer than 611 teachers were killed and 910 schools were destroyed by Boko Haram ...
#Impact365: The TEP center is providing innovative solutions to education
The Education Partnership (TEP) Centre is a leading education partnership consultancy within Nigeria. The centre works with the private and ...
Interview: This team of young people is changing the face of education
ScholarX is a social enterprise that is posed to redefine the education sector through its proprietary scholarship matching platform that ...
’17 schools in Nigeria were involved in failed coup in Turkey’ – Ambassador
Seventeen Turkish schools in Nigeria were allegedly involved in the failed coup attempt in Turkey, says the Turkish ambassador to ...
‘Nigeria’s system has crumbled, needs overhauling’ – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday, said that institutions within Nigeria has crumbled and needs to be overhauled for the growth ...
Impact365: How VGF is helping children to explore their treasures
Nigeria has one the highest number of children that are out of school and uneducated -mostly for reasons ranging from ...
Why Oyo state government shut down public schools
Following the crisis rocking the Oyo state education sector, the State government, on Monday, announced that it has set up a thirty-one ...
Students protest, not begging, forces Ajimobi to reopen schools
The Oyo state government has announced the reopening of schools following protests by students. This was contained in a statement ...
Opinion: Calling the name of God in vain
By Olalekan Waheed Adigun Humans call God for different reasons. Some are purely altruistic while some are selfish. This explains why ...
Over 9,720 ghost workers found on Kogi state payroll
More than 9,720 ghost workers have been discovered in the payroll of Kogi state government, says a committee on staff ...
Opinion: The hijab crisis and conspiracy of Nigeria’s quack media
By Femi Abbas The relationship of religion to Truth is like that of a menu to a meal. By describing ...
Opinion: With Okezie Ikpeazu, Abians got it right
by Chinyere Akatobi Choosing or electing a leader from a poll of qualified or unqualified candidates can most times be ...
FG to launch Nigeria’s ‘first national school feeding programme’
The Nigerian government, on Tuesday, announced the proposed launch of the first national home grown school feeding programme. This information ...
I’m proud to have established 12 universities – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan said on Monday that he built hundreds of primary and secondary schools as well as 12 ...
Chibok girls, Amina Alli and Serah Luka offered full scholarship
Kunike International School, Osogbo, a private school in Osun state has offered a full scholarship to the first 2 Chibok ...
NLC task force shuts down schools, banks, offices in Jos
Businesses in Jos and Bukuru metropolis, the capital city of Plateau state, have reportedly shut down following the strike declared ...
Imam Imam: A case for study of ‘History’ in Nigerian schools
History is to society what memory is to the individual – Ian C. Friedman Let me bore us a little ...
PNEA 2016: Nominees for the inaugural edition of Prestige Nigeria Education Awards unveiled
The organizer of Prestige Nigeria Education Awards (PNEA) has officially unveiled the nominees for the first season of the award. ...
Olawale Rotimi: A critical assessment of Education in rural Nigeria
In the Nigeria’s National Policy on Education (FRN 1998), it is stated that the Federal Government has adopted education as ...
Why El-Rufai shut down 2 churches, seminary and a church hospital
Governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El Rufai has ordered the immediate closure of two churches, a seminary and a church-owned hospital ...
The 16 errors that are still taught in Nigerian schools
by Chinedu Rylan The title may be a little bit misleading, because this problem is not only limited to Nigerian ...
Borno schools to reopen next month after 7-month closure
by Akan Ido Following a seven month break, the Borno State government has announced plans to reopen public schools in ...