The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Gombe State chapter, raised concerns on Monday about a bill to establish the Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Agency in the state. Mr Joseph Shinga, the state’s CAN chairman, submitting a protest letter to the Gombe State House of Assembly, stated that some areas required clarification. Shinga explained that the…
The United States immigration authorities have been granted the ability to arrest individuals at schools, churches, and hospitals following President Donald Trump’s administration’s reversal of policies that previously classified these locations as off-limits for enforcement. The policy change ends over a decade of restrictions protecting these “sensitive areas.” The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees…
Brussels is closely following the current developments with student protests in Serbia and urged all sides to refrain from violence, European Commission spokesman Guillaume Mercier said on Monday. Serbians, mostly young people and students, have been protesting in Belgrade, Novi Sad and other major cities for about two months now. They are demanding justice for…
Taliban’s acting deputy foreign minister called on his senior leadership to open schools for Afghan girls, amid the strongest public rebukes of the policy Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, who previously led a team of negotiators at the Taliban’s political office in Doha before U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021, said in a speech at…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has trained 140 non formal Qur’anic school teachers, to enhance access to quality education in Jigawa. The exercise is being implemented in collaboration between the UNICEF and the European Union, under the Integrated Qur’anic Teachers scheme. Mrs Umma Abubakar, UNICEF Focal Person, said this at inauguration of the four-day…
The University of Plymouth, England, and University of Calabar (UNICAL) have partnered on water and land management to mitigate climate change. Prof. William Blake, Director, Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth, disclosed this when he led other management staff of the university to University of Calabar on Wednesday. Blake explained that the partnership would focus…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State has promised to secure certificates for stranded Kano graduates in Cyprus. This is contained in a statement by Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, the Director-General, Media and Publicity to the governor in Kano on Monday. He said that Yusuf is currently in Cyprus to address the long-standing issue of the students. The…
The French Embassy in Nigeria and the Solid 100.9 FM, Enugu, have organised an Inter-School French Language competition to foster and promote French language among students in Enugu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition titled “Solid FM French Language Fest” is funded by the French Embassy in Nigeria under the FEF-toi…
The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has backed the decision of the federal government to sack civil servants in ministries, departments, and agencies who obtained fake degrees from some private universities in the Benin Republic and Togo. The group, in a statement signed by Mr Chukwudi Enekwechi, its Chairman and Mr Shedrach Sunday, Secretary, said the…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State has commended the exceptional performance of the indigenes of the state studying in India under its foreign scholarship programme. Yusuf commended the students’ outstanding academic performance, saying that their success demonstrated the benefits of investing in education. This is contained in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin…
