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KNSG postpones schools’ resumption date
Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date of both Primary and Post Primary Schools for the commencement of the 2024/2025 academic session. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Kano by Balarabe Kiru, Director, Public Enlightenment, Ministry of Education. According to him, the Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, said the decision was compelled by some …
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Enugu Govt asked private schools to pay N300,000 tax not N5m, says Commissioner
The Enugu State Government asked private schools to pay between N100,000 and N300,000 as tax not N5 million. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze made the clarification in a statement in Enugu. “New and existing private schools in the state are required to either register for provisional approval or have their licences renewed. “This is between ₦100,000 and ₦300,000,…
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Kogi govt. partners NDLEA on stamping out drug abuse in schools
The Kogi Commissioner for Education, Mr Wemi Jones, has promised the ministry’s readiness to partner the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to reduce drug abuse in schools across the state. Jones gave the assurance when the NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Umar Yahuza, led his management team on an advocacy visit to the commissioner’s office on Tuesday in…
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KNSG restated boarding status of 15 girls’ secondary schools
Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State says his administration has restated the boarding status of 15 girls’ secondary schools removed by the immediate past administration in the state. Yusuf, who said this in a statement by his Spokesperson, Bature Tofa, on Monday in Albasu, said during an unscheduled inspection of Government Girls Secondary School, in Albasu Local Government Area of Kano…
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CDS seeks collective measures to secure schools
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has called for collective measures to secure schools against security challenges. Musa made the call on Thursday at a safe school workshop with theme: ” Providing a Secure and Safe Learning Environment for Advancement of National Development” organised by 8 Division of Nigerian Army Sokoto. He said the Armed Forces of…
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Adamawa govt. tasks stakeholders on advocacy for safe schools
Adamawa Government on Tuesday tasked stakeholders on effective sensitization and advocacy for safe schools and pupils across the 21 Local Government Areas. Dr Garba Pella, Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, made the call at a meeting with stakeholders, organised by Global Partnership for Education (GPE-II) in Yola. “As a government we feel school environment need to be made…
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Plateau Govt. to shutdown schools involved in examination malpractices
The Plateau Government says it will shutdown schools caught indulging in examination malpractices. The Commissioner for Secondary Education, Mr Mohammed Nyalun, made the disclosure on Saturday in Jos at the Speech and Prize/Graduation of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Staff School, Jos. Nyalun, who was represented by Mr Dalyop Pam, Jos South Area Education Directorate, said that examination malpractices were…
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Bauchi shuts 39 illegal schools
The Bauchi state government has closed down 39 private colleges of education due to lack of registration. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Mrs Lydia Tsammani stated this at a news conference in Bauchi on Thursday. Tsammani said the affected institutions did not got the approval of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), or put in place tangible infrastructu.…
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Student loan: FG disburses N2.5bn institution fees to 12 schools
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund), says it has disbursed more than N2.5 billion institution fees to 12 schools across the country. The Spokesman of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said that 22,120 students benefited from the exercise. According to Ayitogo, the gesture is in alignment with President Bola Tinubu’s commitment towards enhancing educational…
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Protest: Osun govt directs Primary, secondary schools to proceed on vacation
The Osun Government has directed both private and public schools in the state to proceed on third term vacation, latest on wednesday, due to the planned nationwide protest. The directive is contained in a statement issued in Osogbo by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr Muritala Jimoh. “This is to inform the general public, particularly parents, guardians and heads…
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Lagos schools win 2024 WRO national competition
Lagos City Senior College and New Era Junior Secondary School, have won the Senior and Junior categories of 2024 World Robot Olympiad (WRO), Nigeria National competition respectively. Also, Lagos State Senior Secondary School won the Future Innovators for seniors while Abbas’ Heart Montessori won in the Junior category of the robotic science competition. Those who won in the Senior and…
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Army chief’s wife reiterates commitment to academic excellence in NAOWA schools
The President, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs Maria Lagbaja, has reiterated her commitment to promoting academic excellence in NAOWA schools in support of the Nigerian Army’s educational drive. Lagbaja made the commitment at the NAOWA College Abuja Speech and Prize Giving and Graduation Ceremony for the Year 2023/2024 Academic Session, on Saturday in Abuja. She congratulated the graduating…
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Kano requires N60bn to rehabilitate schools’ infrastructure – Commissioner
Kano State Government on Thursday said it needed about N60 billion to provide infrastructure in schools and bring an end to learning on the floor in most schools. The state Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Kano. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports Kano State is currently managing a total…
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Katsina Govt. disburses N8.4bn grant for renovation of 100 schools
The Katsina State Government through the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project has disbursed N8.4 billion grant for the renovation of 100 secondary schools in the state. The exercise, which took place on Monday in Rimi Local Government Area (LGA), witnessed the presentation of cheques to School Based Management Committees (SBMCs) for phase three of the project.…
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Kano Govt. gives N25m grant to communities for schools repairs
Kano State Government has given N25 million each to Community Re-orientation Committees (CRCs) in the 44 local government areas in the state to effect repairs on primary and secondary schools in their domains. Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, Chairman of the ruling New Nigeria Peoples Party(NNPP) in the state, said this while highlighting the achievements of the NNPP-led government in the state…
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Soyinka at 90: Group gathers 80 schools for month-long exhibition
A group, Initiative for Information, Arts and Culture Development (IACD), is gathering over 80 schools for an exhibition to mark the 90th birthday of the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka. The one-month-long exhibition will depict and showcase the impactful life of the playwright to both students in the public and private schools within Ibadan and its environs. The President of…
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Sen. Sani cautions of imminent collapse of public schools in North
A former Senator, Shehu Sani, has cautioned about the imminent collapse of public schools especially in Northern Nigeria, calling on the leaders in the region to take education with all the seriousness it deserves. He spoke during the 40th anniversary of Government Science College, Kagara, organised by the Kagara Old Boys Association (KAGOBA), Class of 1984 in Minna on Saturday.…
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