Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has said he shares in the anguish of parents whose children were abducted from St. Mary Catholic School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area. Speaking at an eight-day executive retreat for commissioners-designate, chairmen-elect, special advisers and permanent secretaries, held at Government House, Minna, the governor—represented by his deputy, Yakubu…
The Bauchi State Government’s decision to close schools at all levels has sparked debate among parents and teachers, with opinions divided over whether the move will protect pupils or disrupt learning unnecessarily. The directive, issued on Sunday, shut down public and private basic, secondary and tertiary institutions amid worsening attacks on schools in northern Nigeria….
Dr. Helen Nsirim, an official of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, has cautioned parents against making double payments of tuition fees for their undergraduate children. Nsirim, who serves as the Information and Public Relations Officer at the Federal Information Centre, Port Harcourt, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency…
Some parents in Lagos on Tuesday expressed disappointment and concerns over the low performance of candidates in the recently-concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Some parents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the low performance could be attributed to a number of issues. NAN reports that the UTME, organised…
Some parents, guardians and candidates in Lagos on Monday expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), they described the examination as peaceful and well-coordinated. NAN reports that the 2025 UTME, conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), began on…
Some parents in Bwari Area Council, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have said that the unabated strike by teachers and the council staffers has negatively impacted their children. The parents expressed their concerns on Sunday in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bwari, on the ongoing strike by primary school teachers in…
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Gombe State says it recorded 127 complaints of parents neglecting their children in 2024. The Spokesman of the commission, Mr Ali Alola-Alfinti stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gombe on Tuesday. He said that 127 out of the 356 complaints of…
