Private schools
27 Jul
The Kano State government has vowed to drag proprietors of three private schools to court for threatening the lives of over a hundred innocent students in their custody. Executive Secretary, State Private and Voluntary Schools Management Board, Baba Abubakar Umar, issued the legal action threat after uncovering near-collapse buildings and unhealthy environments in private schools…
31 Jan
Private schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have expressed fear that the high cost of securing their facilities from marauding kidnappers may lead to increase in school fees.
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