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    Abia Govt. to punish public school lands’ encroachers

    The Abia Government says it will henceforth initiate legal action against any individual or organisations found encroaching on lands belonging to state-owned schools. The Commissioner for Information, Mr. Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Tuesday in Umuahia while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the State Executive Council meeting. Kanu said that the committee set up by Gov. Alex Otti on…

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  • NEWSGov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State

    Don’t hold meetings during school hours, Oyo govt. warns head teachers

    The Oyo State Government on Tuesday in Ibadan warned head teachers in all public primary schools against holding any form of meeting during school hours. Dr. Nureni Adeniran, Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYO-SUBEB), gave the warning while monitoring schools’ resumption. He said the development was to ensure strict adherence to the unified school timetable in…

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  • NEWS

    FG assists Jos school building collapse survivors with food items

     The Federal Government, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, distributed food items to families of victims and survivors of the Jos school building collapse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Saint Academy School building collapsed on July 12, 2024. killing 22 and injuring 54 others. The NEMA Director-General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, said that the…

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  • education

    Journalist donates school, health facility to Yobe community 

    Dr Hassan Gimba, a veteran journalist, public commentator and online publisher, on Sunday, donated a school and a health facility to the people of Potiskum, Yobe. Gimba, who is the publisher of NEPTUNE PRIME, an online newspaper, said the projects were named after his late mother and wife, respectively. He added that the projects were part of his contributions to…

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  • Featured

    Gombe enrols 1,000 non-formal school children into health insurance scheme

    The Gombe State Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (GoHealth), has enrolled 1,000 non formal school children into the scheme. The children otherwise called “Almajiri” in northern part of Nigeria, are pupils of non formal Qur’anic schools. The state deputy governor, Mr Manassah Jatau said this during the inauguration of the enrolment and GoHealth Identity Card distribution exercise, on Wednesday in Gombe.…

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  • Defence

    Army inaugurates children school in Gusau

    The Nigerian Army has inaugurated a Command Children School at the Nigerian Army Cantonment in Gusau. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Tuesday by the acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations,1 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Lt. Sulaiman Omale. He said that the school was inaugurated by the acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) 8 Division Nigerian…

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  • Featured

    Adamawa, UNICEF sensitize stakeholders on safe school implementation

    Adamawa State Universal Basic Education Board (ADSUBEB), with support from UNICEF has sensitized education stakeholders on safe school implementation and monitoring, targeting 7,000 primary, secondary and private schools. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the participants were drown from  Education Secretaries (ES), Divisional Inspectorate for Education (DIE) and Education Management Information Officers (EMIO), from the  21 Local Government…

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  • Featured

    School building collapse disheartening – Obi

    Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential poll, has described as disheartening, the tragic incident of the collapse of a school building in Jos, the Plateau capital. Mr Yunusa Tanko, his spokesman, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, regretted the deaths and injuries from the unfortunate incident. “I am heart-broken by this incident; it is particularly…

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  • Featured

    Gov. Mutfwang shuts down school whose building collapsed on Friday

    Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has shut down The Saints Academy School, Jos, whose block of classrooms collapsed on Friday, killing scores and leaving many others injured. A visibly angry Mutfwang cited crass negligence by its owners as reason for the shut-down order. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that 22 persons were confirmed dead with about 145 injured when…

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  • Defence

    Osun: NSCDC arrests man for allegedly stealing school roofing sheets

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, has arrested a 40-year-old man, Jide Fadipe, for allegedly stealing roofing sheets of a government primary school in Ilesa. Mr Michael Adaralewa, the State Commandant of NSCDC, in a statement on Friday said the suspect, a resident of Ilaje-Area, BJ4 Ilesa, was arrested for vandalizing a public primary school property.…

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  • economy

    FCT-IRS seals school, hotel, others over tax evasion

    The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has sealed Regency Hotels, a school and three business premises in the capital city for tax evasion. The FCT-IRS acting Director, Legal Services, Mr Festus Tsavsar, who led the enforcement team, explained that the closure of the premises was in line with a Court Order obtained by the IRS. The school and…

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  • education

    I establish schools to enhance education in Nigeria – Proprietor

    The Founder and Pro-Chancellor of Greenfield University Kaduna, Chief Simon Nwakacha, said he established the institution to contribute his quota to education in northern part of Nigeria. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Nwakacha who is also the founder, Imperial School, made this known on Wednesday while receiving a courtesy call from members of Makarfi Local Government Area, Kaduna.…

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  • News

    School attendant regains freedom from suspected gunmen in Ondo

    Gunmen in Ondo State have released a kidnapped school attendant at the Oba Ile, Akure North local government of Ondo State. QuickNews Africa had earlier reported that the assailants hijacked a school bus on Thursday morning resulting in the abduction. The gunmen, who rode on motorcycles, had crossed the bus belonging to Chimola School around 6:45 am when the driver…

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  • NEWSEU, UNICEF to enroll 1.5m children, youths in Jigawa, Katsina, Kano

    10 million children may never return to school – Report

    As the Corona virus continues to eat deep into the pockets and economies of countries in the course of the year, a report has warned that as much as 10,000,000 children may never return to school, as a result of the continuous lockdown of schools around the world. The alarm was raised by a report by international non-governmental organisation, Save…

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  • NEWS

    Doctor drags ex-wife to court over alleged misappropriation

    A medical doctor, Lawson Apkulonu  on Wednesday dragged his ex-wife, Angel Chetachi, before a  Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, over alleged misappropriation of funds from his privately owned school. Chetachi, who resides in Kuruduma II village, Asokoro,  Abuja, is charged with five counts of  criminal conspiracy, criminal breach of trust, criminal intimidation, criminal misappropriation and cheating. The Prosecution counsel,…

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  • NEWS

    Gov. Sanwo-Olu to perform groundbreaking of free school in Lagos

    Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos is expected to be the guest of honour as Omega Power Ministries (OPM) performs the groundbreaking of its free school for the less privileged children in Lagos. The General Overseer of OPM and the President of OPM Foundation, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, disclosed this on Thursday in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Chinyere…

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  • Entertainment

    Why I Dropped Out Of School – 2face Finally Reveals – See more at: http://www.naijaloaded.com.ng/2015/04/14/at-last-why-i-dropped-out-of-school-2face-finally-reveals

    Popular Nigerian musician 2face Idibia has recounted the early days in his career, when he had nothing and had to hustle for a living. Speaking in an interview with Views Channel, 2face talks about the devastating incident, that led to his dropping out of school. According to him, he was robbed of all his audio cassettes that he recorded and…

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