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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A Magistrate Court 1 sitting in Calabar, Cross River State, has remanded Adamu Umaru, 48, in custody for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. The respondent is a native of Bundugudu local government area of Zamfara State, residing at No. 27 Edem Odo Street, Calabar. Umaru was remanded by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene on…
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Stakeholders in the rice sector have lamented the rising cost of the produce in spite of the Federal Government’s tax waiver. The stakeholders disclosed this in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Federal Government temporarily waived import duties and Value Added Tax on rice…
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Justice Jude Dagat of the Federal High Court in Maiduguri has convicted and sentenced one Mpada Ishaku Dzarma to nine years imprisonment. EFCC announced in a statement on Sunday that Dzarma was convicted and sentenced on Monday, November 18, 2024. EFCC said Dzarma was first arraigned on May 4, 2024, on a two-count charge bordering…
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A recent research by Positive Technologies, a leader in result-driven cybersecurity, has revealed that over half of cyber attacks in Nigeria target government sector and financial companies. This was contained in the firm's analysis on the current cyber threats on the African continent for 2023–2024. According to the experts, these attacks are often carried out…
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The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has announced that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has approved three additional grades in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing efforts, marking the fifth progress report since Nigeria was greylisted in February 2023. FATF, established in 1995, is the global body tasked with leading actions to combat money…
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The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Walson-Jack, has launched new policies and guidelines aimed at repositioning the civil service. The four transformative policies and guidelines include: Rewards and Recognition Policy and Guidelines; Incentives and Consequence Management Policy and Guidelines; Mentoring Framework; and the Protocol on the Use of Federal Government Secretariat. Walson-Jack,…