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School building collapses in Plateau, killing 22, injuring 130

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BY ORIAKU IJELE Tragedy struck yesterday, disrupting activities at Saints Academy, a secondary school located in Busa Buji, Jos North when the school’s two-storey building collapsed on students and their teachers. An eyewitness told Saturday Times that aid came in a timely fashion, which

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Right or Wrong?: School sacks teacher for engaging in ‘okada work’ after school

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BY ADA DIKE News reaching Sunday Times has it that a school management recently sacked a teacher in their school for riding ‘okada’ (motorcycle) after school. It was revealed that a parent saw the teacher in the evening carrying a passenger, she later asked the teacher whether he was the one she saw riding okada, […]

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FG to introduce ‘school -to-work’ scheme to enhance productivity

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The Federal Government says it is introducing a ‘School-to-Work’ scheme aimed at equipping youths to become productive and self-employed. This is in a bid to equip young school learners with life-long skills and entrepreneurship for self-reliance. The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja

Politics

Out Of School Children: Senate moves to enforce UBE Act

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…wants mobile courts to arrest , prosecute neglecting parents By Tunde Opalana As over 20 million school aged children across the country are currently out of school, the Senate on Wednesday resolved to engage the judiciary in the 36 states of the federation to set up mobile courts for the enforcement of the Universal Basic […]

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Adamawa govt school alumni urge improvement

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By Tom Garba The Old Students Association of Government Science Secondary School (GSSS), Hong, class of ’86, has urged Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to restore the school to its former status. The old students made this plea in a communiqué issued at the end of their 2023 Annual General Meeting held on December 30, 2023, […]

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School proprietor arrested for allegedly defiling 4 year old pupil

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By Nosa Akenzua “The Delta State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the arrest of the owner of Great Leaders International School in Agbor-Obi, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old female pupil of the school. An X (formerly Twitter) user, Rich Aunty Amina (@EverythingMai_), had posted about the alleged rape. Amina said the suspect […]

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IREKANDU AT 39: 39 OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN TO RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS

Ihesiulo Grace 28 April 2023 0

It remains unarguable that, education is the bedrock of a society’s development at all levels. Thus, leaders who put education above other things, have actually accomplished significant progress. Premised on the above, lawmaker Irekandu Adewumi Adeyemi has perfected plans to support 39 out of school children with comprehensive scholarships, as part of his 39th birthday

Foreign

Heavily armed woman storms US elementary school, kills six

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2023 0

By Doosuur Iwambe Three children are among six people shot dead after a 28-year-old woman opened fire at an elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, in the United States. Police say multiple injuries have also been recorded in the shooting incident. Don Aaron, Nashville police spokesperson, said the shooter entered through a side entrance of the […]

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10m Nigerian children are out of school – Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2021 0

The Minister of State for Education, Chukuemeka Nwajiuba, on Thursday, said Nigeria has more than 10 million out-of-school children, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. Mr Nwajiuba made this known at the launching of Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) by Jigawa Government in Dutse. “With an estimated 10,193,918 children out-of-school, Nigeria has the highest

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Justin Gilmore: How a High School Dropout Found Massive Success

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2021 0

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. The attitude toward high school dropouts is that they’re lazy and don’t have a strong work ethic, but that’s not always the case. Sometimes a classroom environment just isn’t the ideal workplace for some individuals, and that was the case for founder and […]

Editorial

Out-of-school children in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 8 December 2020 0

UNICEF estimates that 10.5 million of Nigeria’s children aged 5-14 years are not in school. In December 2018, the UN declared the population of out-of-school children in Nigeria to be over 13 million. In August of this year, former President Olusegun Obasanjo placed the figure at 14 million. One in every five out-of-school children in […]

Editorial

Editorial: Out-of-School Children in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2020 0

UNICEF estimates that 10.5 million of Nige ria’s children aged 5-14 years are not in school. In December of 2018, the UN declared the population of out-of school childre n in Nige ria to be over 13 million. In August of this year, former P reside nt O lusegun O basanjo placed the figure at […]

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Schools in Niger to resume 3rd term in October

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

Niger state government has ordered all teachers to return as its schools is set to  reopen on October 4 for the 2019/2020 third term session. READ ALSO: Tertiary Institutions, Sec. Schools, to reopen in Rivers Oct. 5 Daily Times understands that all teachers are to return to their respective schools from Tuesday 29th September to commence preparations […]

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Reopening of schools is the most difficult part of COVID:19 – Gov Lalong

Ihesiulo Grace 19 September 2020 0

By Kingsley Chukwuka, Jos  We are in the last face of relaxation from the lockdown, and in this concluding stage, we are faced with the greatest challenge of reopening of schools, because we don’t want our children to die, says the Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong. READ ALSO: Kaduna government reveals secondary school resumption date […]

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Gov Kayode Fayemi suspends principal over absence from duty

Ihesiulo Grace 10 August 2020 0

Ekiti State Governor Dr Kayode Fayemi has ordered the suspension of the principal of Methodist High school Ifaki Ekiti, Ido Osi local government area of Ekiti State for abandoning her duty. READ ALSO: Governor Akeredolu’s son tests positive for Coronavirus Gov Kayode Fayemi visited the school with his entourage for inspection and met the absence […]

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Oyo Lists guidelines for students’ resumption

Ihesiulo Grace 1 July 2020 0

Oyo State Government has announced various measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in schools, as students in primary and secondary schools in Oyo State are preparing to resume school on July 6. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan. Olaleye said […]

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‘I foresee school calendar being changed to January to December’

Ihesiulo Grace 29 June 2020 0

Lagos – Some Nigerians on Monday, spoke on their experiences and lessons of COVID-19, which though unforgettable and painful, were life-changing and helped them make better decisions. They said in separate interviews in Lagos that their experiences gave rise to deep reflections on many issues. Commenting, Mrs Cynthia Nwadike said the experience she had of […]

World

Parents blame daughter for wearing short clothes leading to mosquito bites

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2020 0

Indian girl, Pooja Khan was scold by her parents for wearing short clothes after she was bitten by mosquito. According to reports, Pooja was bitten by mosquito in school and when she asked her parents to bring mosquito killer or a net, they refused and scolded her for wearing short clothes and leaving so much […]

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Student dies as fire razes School hostel in Zaria

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2020 0

Zaria (Kaduna State) – The authorities of Albany International School, Zaria have confirmed the death of a JSS 3 student, Abdurahman Doko, in a fire incident that gutted a hostel on Wednesday. The fire, which started around 12.30 p.m., destroyed the male students’ hostel of the school situated at Gaskiya Layout in Zaria. Dr Abdulraheem […]

Entertainment

#BBNaija I Spent Millions Of Naira On TBoss’ Education – Father Reveals

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2018 0

The father of former reality star, model and actress, TBoss, has revealed that he spent quite a huge amount of money in sending her and and her siblings to school.   This revelation came after some social media users were taking the side of TBoss in the dispute she currently has with her father in […]