Tag: Lagos Schools
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Lagos directs schools to go on mid-term break from February 24 – March 6
The Lagos government has issued directive to schools to go on mid-term break for the 2022/2023 second term academic session. This directive was made known via a statement by the Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Abiola Seriki-Ayeni.
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Supreme Court Endorses the Use Of Hijabs In Lagos Schools
The Supreme Court on Friday threw out Lagos state appeal and upheld the use of Hijabs by female Muslim students of public schools in the state. In a split decision of five to two of a seven-member panel, the Supreme Court affirmed the July 21, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Lagos, which set…
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Yoruba language bill: Lagos schools, corporate organisations risk fine, closure for non-compliance
The Lagos State House of Assembly is proposing a fine of N500, 000 or closure of any school that flouts its proposed law on compulsory teaching and learning of Yoruba Language, when passed. “A Bill for a Law To Provide for the Preservation and Promotion of the Use of Yoruba Language and for Connected Purposes’’…
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A’Court upholds use of Hijab in Lagos public schools
The Appeal Court on Tuesday struck out the motion for stay of execution filed by the Lagos State Government on the use of Hijab in Lagos public schools. The case tagged CA/L/135/15, was between Lagos State Government, Miss Asiyat AbdulKareem (through her father), Miss Moriam Oyeniyi and Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria. In his…