A powerful rainstorm has damaged several schools and staff residences across the Funtua zone in Nigeria’s north-western Katsina State, according to a government statement released on Tuesday. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa, expressed deep concern over the incident, which she said caused extensive structural damage to school buildings and staff…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has given its official backing to the newly established Sam Okwaraji Secondary Schools Soccer Championship, a grassroots football initiative designed to celebrate the legacy of one of the nation’s most revered football icons. The annual tournament, spearheaded by the Samuel Okwaraji Foundation, has also received the endorsement of the Senate…
The Federal Government says it is converting Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTC) to full-fledged Federal Technical Colleges (FTC) to overhaul technical education in the country. The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Bugaje said the…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has inaugurated a statewide grassroots Gender-Based Violence (GBV) sensitisation and advocacy campaign in Katsina State. The campaign was unveiled on Wednesday at the Government Senior Secondary School Kofar Kaura, Tudun-Matawalle. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Sa’idu Ibrahim, said the aim was to eliminate GBV and promote gender…
The Federal Government has pledged to ensure quality teaching in Nigerian schools by focusing on creating a conducive learning environment and equipping teachers with the tools needed for improved learning outcomes. Dr Ronke Soyombo, the newly appointed Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while assuming…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCT) says secondary schools in the territory are adapting to the demands of the 21st century through entrepreneurship education. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary in the Education Secretariat stated this in Abuja on Monday, at the opening of a two-day training of FCT teachers on innovation and entrepreneurship education. Hayyo,…
More than a dozen schools remained closed in the western German city of Duisburg on Monday after receiving far-right threats. A total of 15 secondary schools were shut, with some 17,980 pupils affected, a spokeswoman for the district administration told dpa. Signs saying “school closed’’ had been put up at several of the affected institutions…
The Igbo-Etiti Local Government Council in Enugu State has threatened to shut down private schools still observing the illegal sit-at-home on Mondays. While urging parents and guardians to release their children/wards, it gave the assurance that security had been put in place to ensure their safety. The chairman, Public Schools Supervision Committee (PSSC), Dr Amadi…
The Plateau Ministry of Education has closed down two private schools in Jos for operating below minimum standard. Mr Sabastine John, the Director, Quality Assurance of the ministry, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Jos. John identified the schools as First Academy and Niret Private School, located in Jos North and Jos South Local…
MTN Nigeria says it has donated 4,600 tablets to be shared in some public secondary schools across the six geopolitical zones in the country. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, MTN, Nigeria, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, made the disclosure during the maiden empowerment programme for Government Secondary Schools in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. The…
