The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has urged prospective corps members deployed to various states for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ stream one orientation exercise to avoid late-night journeys to the orientation camp. The Public Relations Officer of the scheme in Bauchi State, Mr Jacob Unogwu, made the call while speaking in an interview with newsmen
Students of Government Secondary School, Bachirawa, in Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano State, are still forced to learn in dilapidated classrooms unfit for human occupation, despite years of hefty budgetary allocations and international donor interventions running into billions of naira. A civic technology platform, Monitng, raised the alarm in a recent field report, describing
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, has reaffirmed the Nigerian Air Force’s (NAF) dedication to youth development and quality education at the Joint Passing Out Parade of the Air Force Military School (AFMS) and Air Force Girls Military School (AFGMS) in Jos. The event, which also marked the 45th
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has re-emphasised the urgent need for full implementation of the Model Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy in Nigerian tertiary institutions, stressing that the policy “must go beyond paper” and be translated into full implementation. This renewed charge was the central message at a one-day stakeholders’ engagement
Whitesands School, Lagos State, has emerged as the first-place winners of the Makers League at the 2025 Pan African Robotics Competition (PARC). The competition, which was held in the NBA Africa Academy in Sally, Senegal, on July 19, had participants from across the continent and one team from the United States of America. The participants
The Kano State Government has reportedly renovated more than 1,200 schools over the past two years. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Education, Dr Ali Makoda, during a one-day quality assurance workshop held on Monday for ministry staff and key education stakeholders in Kano. He said the administration of Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf also approved
Cplan International School, Lagos, has vowed to ensure that quality education remains its hallmark. The school said it would continue to strive to ensure its pupils receive the best basic education and are adequately prepared for the next phase of their academic journey, which is secondary school. Proprietress of the school, Mrs. Chika Nwakobi, announced
The Jigawa State Government has conditionally reinstated 245 primary and junior secondary school teachers whose salaries were suspended in June 2025 due to prolonged absenteeism and other severe professional misconduct. The reinstated absentee teachers, according to the Jigawa government, were brought back into service after they formally apologised for their actions and signed undertakings pledging
Stakeholders have stated the critical role of children’s education in reducing the number of out-of-school children and curbing the menace of street begging for sustainable socioeconomic growth and development in Nigeria. This call was made during the graduation, speech, and prize-giving day ceremony of Al-Ihsan Balsuma Academy, a subdivision of the Al-Ihsan Charity Organisation and
The dream of going to university for many Nigerians often stalls at one major hurdle: JAMB UTME. Yearly, thousands of students miss out on admission; some don’t meet the cut-off, others never get in despite passing, and a growing number are simply tired of the uncertainty. However, there is good news. A new generation of
