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Government of Jigawa State ordered the immediate closure of all public schools following fear of attack on schools in the state.    Premium Times reported that the schools were abruptly closed on Wednesday August 17, while pupils were taking their terminal examinations. The sudden closure has caused apprehension and panic among residents and …

Studying of history across primary and junior secondary schools in Lagos state have been made mandatory by Lagos state government.    The state ministry of education said in a statement on Saturday August 13, that the subject is to be offered as an elective in senior secondary schools.   The change is in …

Nasarawa State Government has ordered the immediate closure of both public and private schools across the 13 local government areas of the state over security threat.   The closure of schools was part of the resolution arrived at during an expanded State Executive Council meeting, which took place at the …

less than a minute ago Joe Menzer | SEC Network Photo: Eric Francis/Getty Images As home of baseball’s College World Series, the city of Omaha in Nebraska has long been the destination of choice for teams fielded by schools in the Southeastern Conference. With Ole Miss winning the CWS this …

Summer is here, and while school is out, the drama surrounding the American education system is very much still in session. The latest to draw some mainstream media attention encompasses the astronomical Freedom of Information Act request fees being levied on everyday parents. The COVID-19 lockdown hysteria shone a blinding …

The  Muslim community in Kwara State has suggested that the names of all schools formerly owned by Muslim and Christian proprietors in the state should be changed as part of solutions to the hijab crisis in the state.   In a letter addressed to the State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Muslim …

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the programme is: “Corporal Punishment in the Modern African Setting”, with the Sub-theme: Examining the Scientific Evidence behind Corporal Punishment” Adefisayo, also the special guest of honour at the event, defined “Corporal Punishment as any punishment in which physical …

A Nigerian Twitter user has recounted how he was almost killed for blasphemy while in JSS 2 in Sokoto state.   @ChinonsoOk who shared his story following report of a Christian girl, Deborah Samuel being killed for blasphemy by a mob in a College of Education in Sokoto state, said the …

With the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates scheduled to hold from May 16 to June 23, no candidate from public schools in Zamfara and Sokoto states will be sitting for the exam.    Head of the Nigeria National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr. …

The Lagos State Government has ordered the reopening of all Chrisland Schools in the state that were earlier shut down following the viral sex video of some pupils of the school.   The state gave the order for the reopening of the school in a statement released by the state Commissioner …