public schools
19 May
Sir: There is an age-long tradition in Nigeria’s education sectorwhich needs to stop if the government really wants the very best for learners in the public schools.
28 Apr
The Philippines will suspend in-person classes in all public schools for two days due to extreme heat and a nationwide strike by jeepney drivers, the education department said Sunday.
18 Apr
Stakeholders in Kwara State are currently at loggerheads over deplorable infrastructure in government schools.
3 Apr
The Commissioner for Education in Cross River, Stephen Odey, has said that a minimum of 20,000 teachers is required to address the shortage of teaching staff in public schools across the state. The commissioner, who disclosed this during a press briefing in Calabar, yesterday, said that the Bassey Out-led administration had embarked on massive employment…
31 Mar
The third part of this reflection on public service as perceived by an outsider is an executive summary of the way we are and that is what our leaders should focus on through public policy formulation
29 Mar
The Oyo State Government, yesterday, reiterated that the ban on the collection of illegal levies in public schools was still in force, warning that it would deal with anyone contravening the ban.
17 Mar
The Akire of Ikire-Ile, Osun State, Oba Abdulazeez Olatunbosun and a former National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Lai Olurode, have called on government at all levels in the country to restore the glory of public secondary schools as they used to be in the days of Chief Obafemi Awolowo.
28 Feb
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has described education as the foundation of civilization explaining why it is top priority in the Six Smart Agenda programme of his administration. Lawal spoke on Wednesday at the flag off distribution of teaching and learning materials to 250 public primary and junior secondary schools throughout the state. The items…
31 Jan
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has presented the sum of one million naira each to the six public school students who recently won the presidential debate competition in Abuja. That was a fulfilment of his administration's pledge to give the ‘great six’ one million naira each alongside a full scholarship for their first degree in…
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Former Senate President Ahmad Lawan met with ex-President Muhammadu Buhari at his residence in Daura on Wednesday. Arriving at 12:40 p.m., Senator Lawan, who represents the Yobe North Senatorial District, was warmly welcomed by the former Nigerian leader. His media adviser, Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo, in a statement, indicated that the two statesmen engaged in extensive…
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The Minister of Steel Development, Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, on Wednesday, felicitated with Christian faithful as they joined the world in celebrating Christmas. Prince Audu, in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Lizzy Okoji, urged Nigerians to reflect on the essence of Christmas: the birth of Jesus Christ, which continues to bring joy,…