The Abuja Unity Lions Club has renovated four classroom blocks at Junior Secondary School, Orozo, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to address overcrowding and improve learning conditions. The intervention, commissioned yesterday, follows a needs assessment that revealed the school’s overstretched facilities. Club President, Grace Oladipo, said many students had been learning under poor conditions,
No fewer than 5,320 primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have undergone various retraining programmes, courtesy of the College of Education (COE) Zuba. This was disclosed by Dr Moshood Bello, Director of the Consultant Services Unit (CSU) of the college, during a presentation on stewardship accountability held at the institute. Bello said
The Bayero University Kano Alumni Association (BUKAA), FCT Chapter, held a football and aerobics event on Saturday, September 13, at Jabi Lakeside, Abuja, to foster unity and wellness among its members. The event, which began at 9:00 a.m., featured aerobics, a football training match, tug of war, and a barbecue stand. Alumni across generations, described
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Education Secretariat has restated its commitment to addressing the needs of out-of-school children, with a focus on vulnerable girls. The pledge was made at the graduation of 60 girls from the Stand with A Girl Education Project (SWAGEP), an initiative supported by the Emerging Markets Foundation. The programme, which worked
Many public schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) continue to struggle with dilapidated classrooms, leaking roofs, and poor infrastructure, despite billions of naira reportedly being invested in the education sector. In the Dnako community, Bwari Area Council, pupils of LEA Primary School are reportedly often sent home whenever it rains, as classrooms become flooded.
Students from six public junior secondary schools in Abuja gathered at the National Library for a literacy competition focused on spelling, writing, and story reviews. The event, organised by the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Promoters (NBRP), aimed to boost reading culture among students—many of whom come from schools without libraries. NBRP Abuja Coordinator,
Teachers in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have resumed work after a 3-month strike. The teachers returned to school when the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) issued a communiqué, asking them to resume, following an intervention by Mr. Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister. Following the resumption, some pupils expressed their
