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Kwara sets aside N135m for private schools

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

By Kehinde Akinpelu Kwara State Government on Tuesday disclosed that it has set aside the sum of N135,500,000 under the Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP) as interest-free loan to 1,119 private school owners across the state. “KWASSIP has engaged with the National Association of

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Licenses of Private schools violating lockdown order will be revoked – Governor

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

Abdullahi Sule Nasarawa Governor, has threatened to withdraw the operational approval for any private schools caught violating the lockdown order by reopening schools for all categories of students. Mr Usman Abu, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, made the threat in a statement on Monday in Lafia. READ ALSO: Nasarawa requires N12bn to […]

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Ebonyi explains N750 schools development levy

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2020 0

The Ebonyi state government says the introduction of N750 development levy in private schools is aimed at enhancing infrastructural development in the state. Senior Special Assistant to Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state on Private Schools Development, Frank Onwe, stated this on Tuesday in Abakaliki. According to him, school children in private schools from pre-nursery

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Wike inaugurates committee for accreditation, approval of private schools in Rivers

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2019 0

Amaka Agbu – Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State on Monday inaugurated the Committee for Accreditation and Approval of Private Schools in the state. Speaking during the inauguration at Government House Port Harcourt, the governor charged the members to embark on a comprehensive assessment of schools with the objective of reviving the […]

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LASG raises alarm over increased number of female school dropouts

Ihesiulo Grace 27 June 2019 0

Lagos State Government has raised the alarm over rising cases of female students in public and private schools abandoning their academics due to pregnancy in the state. The State Government lamented that teenage pregnancy has become a trend among students which it attributed to a lack of parental care in the state. Director, Office of […]

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ABAG to revalidate private schools

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2018 0

Abia state government has inaugurated a 10 – man committee to revalidate private schools in the state. The committee headed by Dr Mrs Kate Ndubuka is expected to verify the authenticity of all documents of approved private schools as well as verify all payment claims by the schools from registration to date. The committee is […]

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Make health and safety training compulsory for schools, Alicho tells ABSG

Ihesiulo Grace 11 July 2017 0

Abia State Government has been called upon to make health and safety training compulsory for schools in the state in order to save lives. The Programme Director of Blue Bull Global Ltd, Engineer Emmanuel Kalu Alicho, gave this advice in Umuahia during a one day seminar on First aid and management training organised for private […]

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Heritage Bank, Lagos sponsor one-day seminar for students

Ihesiulo Grace 24 March 2017 0

Heritage Bank has taken another giant step towards being the timeless wealth partners with its stakeholders, as it sponsored a one-day JAMB Seminar for the Ifako-Ijaiye students. This is part of the bank’s initiative to develop the advancement of education in Nigeria; as the bank in partnership with a House of Representative member in Lagos […]

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Rivers government to shutdown Unregistered private Schools

Ihesiulo Grace 28 January 2017 0

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the State Government will shut down all illegal private schools in the state. The Governor also announced that majority of principals of public secondary schools in the state will be suspended for charging illegal levies which placed unnecessary burden on parents. Speaking at the Government House, Port […]