The Kaduna State Government on Sunday disclosed that it is working effortlessly to secure the release of the 39 students abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in the Igabi Local Government Area. Recall that the bandits that…
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed the kidnap of 30 female students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of the state. The confirmation comes after Naija News had reported how gunmen suspected to be…
The 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, who were abducted by bandits on Friday, appear to be having it rough at the hands of their captors, according to videos released by the gunmen yesterday.…
The Sri Lankan government has taken significant measures to prevent the wearing of burqas or niqabs (and any veil) in public, for security reasons. The country’s defence minister, Sarath Weerasekara, signed an order from the country’s cabinet which now needs…
Bandits who kidnapped students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, have requested for a ransom of N500 million to release the students. According to DailyTrust, three parents of the victims have…
Pupils from the second grade (third and fourth year) in secondary schools will be allowed to return to classes full-time starting from 29 March onwards if they do not have exams, it was announced after the educational consultation on Tuesday.…
It is still too early to decide whether secondary school pupils will be able to return to classrooms full time after the Easter Holidays, as there are still too many uncertain factors, according to several education unions. Last Friday, the…
A pilot project in which teachers will take saliva tests from themselves to quickly detect the coronavirus and prevent it from spreading is kicking off in schools across Belgium today. On Tuesday, Francophone Education Minister Caroline Désir kicked off the…
An attempt to burn down a mission secondary school in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, a few hours ago has raised tension in the state. The development was stirred by the ongoing Hijab controversy in the state. Reports reaching this online…
He stated that even with an 8 to 5 job, an employee should run a business by the side. Former Presidential aide and author, Reno Omokri who dishes out daily nuggets has opined that the greatest waste of education is…
The Kwara Baptist Conference has challenged the Kwara State Government that the church will resist any move by the government to enforce wearing of Hijab in its schools. This was contained in a press statement signed by the President of…
Over two hundred girls kidnapped from their school in Jangebe, Zamfara State, last week have been freed by their abductors. Zamfara State governor Bello Matawalle said 279 schoolgirls were released after “scaling several hurdles”. “Alhamdulillah! It gladdens my heart to…
Fears heightened among parents and guardians of pupils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) following the rising attacks on schools in the North. Although FCT Administration has yet to make any pronouncements on measures to protect students in its schools,…
The Zamfara State Government has confirmed the release of kidnapped schoolgirls of the Government Secondary School in Jangebe, Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of the state. An official of the state government confirmed this to Channels Television on Sunday. As of…
Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, SAN, on Sunday said compared to 214 Chibok schoolgirls that were abducted under former President Goodluck Jonathan, 807 students have been kidnapped by criminals under President Muhammadu Buhari government. Ozekhome in a statement released on…
The 27 students and three teachers of the Government Science College, Kagara with their 12 family members abducted by gunmen have been released. They were released in the early hours of Saturday in Madaka area of Rafi local government area…
Terrorists struck today in a Government Girls Secondary School in Zamfara state and kidnapped about 300 schoolgirls. It was the fourth of such massive kidnap by terrorists in Northwest Nigeria, starting from the abduction last December of over 300 students…
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello, on Sunday debunked the report that 27 students and 15 workers of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State who were kidnapped by bandits on Wednesday had been released. There were speculations earlier on Sunday that…
The Ekiti State Government has promised to engage authorities at the Ekiti State University to address the allegation of missing scripts which was tabled by students of the institution. This was after the students took to Twitter to vent their…
Nigerians woke up on Wednesday to the news that armed bandits have invaded another school and abducted several students and staff. This time, it was the Government Science College Kagara located in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The…