The Sokoto State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, in partnership with Plan International Nigeria, has organised the Annual Safe Schools Summit to mark the International Day to Protect Education from Attack. The event, held on Thursday at Dankani Guest Palace Hotel, gathered education and security stakeholders to discuss practical strategies for improving school safety
Shock has gripped Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), after unknown gunmen abducted Basheerah Ojedeyi, a recent graduate of the Department of Radiography. The kidnappers are demanding a ransom of ₦200 million. Ojedeyi, who was celebrated as the third-best graduating student in her department, was reportedly taken earlier this week, though details of the incident remain
The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has launched a manhunt for attackers who invaded a rented male hostel belonging to students of Bilyaminu Usman Polytechnic (BUPoly) in Hadejia, located along the Hadejia-Malam-Madori road. Recall that on Thursday, a rented off-campus male hostel, isolated not far from BUPoly, housing students
The family of a University of Lagos student who drowned at Eleko Beach has raised troubling questions over the circumstances of his death. Oluwadamilola Balogun, 27, had just been sworn in as president of the Nigerian Universities Education Students Association (UNILAG chapter) when he joined colleagues for what was described as a celebratory outing. Days
The Provost of the College of Education, Ankpa, Kogi State, Dr Paul Femi Fashagba, has restated his administration’s zero tolerance for cultism and related vices, warning that offenders will face the full weight of the law. Dr Fashagba issued the warning in Lokoja after receiving an Award of Excellence from the Kogi State Council of
Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to integrate anti-human trafficking studies into the curriculum of colleges of education across Nigeria to curb the rising menace. The call was made at a one-day Step-Down Training of Trainers on Anti-Human Trafficking for over 70 lecturers from colleges of education in Asaba, Delta State. Mrs Ijeoma David-Ukoko, Delta
Stakeholders in the education sector have called the attention of the government at all levels to the increasing rate of reported cases of cultism and other vices among primary and secondary school pupils in the country. They made the call at a press conference leading to the 40th Anniversary of BARAKAAT school in Ibadan. Malam
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member has trained over 40 students of Government Secondary School, Ovom, Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, in basic first aid and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Community Development Service exercise, held in partnership with the Nigerian Red Cross Society and the Nigeria Network of NGOs, focused on emergency
What was meant to be a joyful signing-out celebration at Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State, ended in tragedy as a cult clash left at least one student dead and another feared killed. The violence erupted in Etsako West when suspected members of rival groups, Eiye and Black Axe (Aye), clashed at a nearby hotel during the
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested seven suspects linked to the robbery attack on the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, students’ hostel on August 12. The midnight raid left several students injured, properties carted away, and academic activities disrupted. The incident also sparked violent student protests demanding improved campus security, which police dispersed with teargas. In
