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Ekiti extends long term holidays for primary, secondary schools
The resumption is extended by 10 days.
Tag: schools
French parliament approves ban on phones in schools
Teachers have been calling for the ban to curtail a growing distraction in classrooms.
Nigerian government initiative increases school enrolment in Plateau – Official
The federal government has built four junior girls model schools in the state.
State of Ondo roads, hospitals, schools embarrassing – Akeredolu
“There can be no real development if this regrettable state of affairs continues.”
Lagos Assembly passes bill making Yoruba language compulsory in schools
Bill also stipulates fines for flouting law when enacted.
Monkeypox: Borno reopens schools following calm
Pandemonium erupted in schools when stories circulated in Maiduguri, alleging that pupils would be immunised with contaminated monkey pox vaccine
Kaduna spends N4 billion on modernisation of schools
The government distributed 78,000 units of classroom furniture provided at N710 million.
Benue govt. shuts 2,424 schools
The state said the schools did not meet basic requirements.
Rivers closes 1,886 schools
The schools were shut for failing to meet specified standards .
Ogun bans herdsmen from cattle grazing in schools
Other educational institutions gave similar warnings.
Taraba teachers protest non-payment of salaries
The teachers claimed they are being owed between three and eight months of salaries.
Again, Appeal Court strikes out move by Lagos govt to stop hijab in schools
The struck motion was asking the court to stop the use of hijab in public primary and secondary schools in ...
Ooni wants culture taught in schools
The monarch also sought collaboration between OAU and Ile Ife.
Boko Haram: Nigerian govt rebuilds 25 police stations, 25 schools in Adamawa
Adamawa was one of the three states most affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
LIVE BLOG: Nigeria’s Unity Schools hold AGM in Lagos
Old students of Nigeria's 104 unity schools meet in Lagos.
Kwara shuts down 132 illegal schools
Apart from being illegal, the schools were also said to be operating in unhygienic environment.
Benue seals 3 schools for failure to remit tax deductions
The tax defaulters are in Oju and Ogbadibo local government areas of the state.
Bayelsa schools remain shut over 7 months salary arrears
The Teachers union advised its members on Monday to stay at home.
Kaduna pupils’ feeding scheme yet to resume 2 weeks after schools reopened
The government says it will expand the programme.
Boko Haram war displaces 1 million children, destroys 910 schools – UN
"Between 2009 and 2015, attacks in North-Eastern Nigeria destroyed more than 910 schools and forced at least 1,500 to close."
Parents reject govt-administered drugs in Ebonyi schools
Parents fear the drugs could be fatal.
Turkish colleges respond to Turkey’s request to close 17 schools in Nigeria
Turkey says the schools have links with masterminds of its recent coup attempt
Kaduna to spend N60 billion to renovate 4,000 schools
The state government has spent N6 billion in renovating 400 primary schools in the state.
NLC, ASUU disrupt forum on ‘privatisation’ of schools in Oyo
Labour unions oppose the government's plan to involve private organisations in school administration.
Nationwide Strike: Schools, banks, ministries closed in Gombe
The Gombe State chapter of the NLC says it has set up a monitoring committee, to go round and ensure ...
