Tag: Primary School
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Primary school female pupil shoots teacher to death in US, gives reasons
An 8-year-old American juvenile, Quianna Hudson brought her father’s gun and pulled the trigger to school shot her 56-year-old gymnastics teacher, Jim Turner.
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Teacher arrested for defiling his 13-yr-old student
M en of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a primary school teacher, Ayobami Oluwatobiloba Runsewe, on suspicion that he defiled a 13-year-old girl in his class in the Ago Iwoye area of the state. The 25-year-old suspect was arrested on Thursday, May 19, following a report lodged at the Ago Iwoye police division…
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BREAKING: Lagos Govt announces resumption date for schools
Lagos Govt announces resumption date for schools
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Bayelsa primary school teachers lament that April salaries did not reflect new promotions
Primary school teachers in Bayelsa have expressed disappointment that their April salaries did not reflect increases following promotions, despite the pledge by Gov Douye Diri. According to official sources, the state government made available about N200 million and had promised to commence the implementation of salary increases following the promotion of primary school teachers who…
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FCTA to implement minimum wage for primary school teachers
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says it will implement the national minimum wage for workers in the territory to avert another strike. Hajia Ramatu Aliyu, FCT Minister of State, said this in a statement issued by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Austin Elemue, on Tuesday in Abuja. Aliyu made the promise when she…
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Wike orders construction of primary school on site of demolished hotels in Rivers
The Rivers State Government Wednesday announced the death of a member of its Taskforce on COVID-19 attacked by hoodlums at the demolished Prodest Hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, who though did not mention the name of the victim, said he died from injuries he…
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Court frees teacher who impregnated primary school pupil
A court sitting in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, has freed a primary school teacher who had impregnated one of his pupils under some circumstances suspected to be a rape but which the underage pupil failed to prove conclusively. The pregnant pupil had dragged her primary school teacher to court on allegation of rape. However, she…
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Over 246 million meals served to primary school pupils in 20 states – Presidency
The Presidency on Saturday said Over 246 million (246,355,190 precisely) meals have been served to date to primary pupils across 20 states in the country, since the first meal was served in December 2016 under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP. The government also said the total figure is expected to reach 313,928,420…
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World Teachers’ Day: Over 207,818 unqualified teachers in primary schools across Nigeria – TRCN
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) on Wednesday said there are over 207, 818 unqualified teachers teaching in primary schools across Nigeria. Registrar of the Council, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, said this in a paper presented to mark 2017 World Teachers’ Day in Abuja. He said the North East has 57.7 per cent of the…
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Bayelsa Primary school teachers threaten strike over unpaid salaries
By Murphy Aigbe – Yenagoa Teachers from public primary schools in Bayelsa have again threatened to revisit their suspended strike action and paralyse the primary school system if their demands which include payment of the backlog of salaries are not met. The teachers under the auspices of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) therfore called on…