Tag: School
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Nigerian school principals decry incessant kidnapping of school children
The All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), on Wednesday, lamented the spate of kidnappings in Nigeria, especially the school children, saying God will never forgive those behind the dastardly acts. ANCOPSS President, Mr Anselm Izuagie, who stated this during the official commissioning of ANCOPSS secretariat in Gwagwalada, Abuja, said the principals of…
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School Attacks: Group cries out, demands enhanced synergy against abduction
By Our Correspondent The National Association of Nigerian Colleges of Education Students (NANCES) has condemned in strong terms the continuous invasion of schools and abduction of school children by bandits for pecuniary interests in the country. This was contained in a statement issued by the National President of the group, Mahmud Abubakar in Abuja on…
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El-Rufai withdraws his kids after bandits threaten to attack Kaduna public school
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has withdrawn his children from a public school in Kaduna after getting wind of a plot to kidnap his son. The governor had in September 2019, enrolled his six-year-old son, Abubakar-Sadiq into Kaduna Capital School, a public school located in the Kaduna state capital, in order to show leadership to…
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How bandits fulfilled promise to attack Kebbi school – Lawmaker
A member of the House of Representatives representing Ngaski/ Shanga/ Yauri Federal Constituency of Kebbi State, Tanko Sununu has described the attack on the Federal Government College, Birnin-Yauri in Kebbi State as a promise fulfilled by bandits. The lawmaker explained while featuring on a monitored Channels Television that Thursday’s incident was the latest in the…
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JUST IN: Ikpeazu orders shutdown of Abia school after pupils discover explosive device in classroom
The Governor Okezie Ikpeazu led Abia State Government on Thursday ordered a temporary shut down of a primary school after the discovery of an explosive device in the classroom. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG gathered that the pupils of Union Primary School, Afaraukwu in the Umuahia North Local Government Area of Abia saw the object, which they suspected…
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Boko Haram attacks Yobe community, burns military base, school, healthcare centre
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram insurgents on Tuesday attacked Katarko community in Gujba Local Government Council of Yobe State. According to a report by Channels Television, the insurgents also burnt down a primary school and a healthcare centre located in the community. Confirming the attack, a resident Fantami Kura told said the gunmen stormed…
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Kwara School Imbroglio, By Abdu Rafiu
While a great many Nigerians are trying to clear their eyes on awakening from a nightmarish dream about events in their country, school palaver in Kwara is adding its own twist to further muddle the waters. In the dream many find themselves driven to grapple with the question as to whether blood is, indeed, thicker…
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Benefits of having children in school outweigh risks of COVID-19 transmission – NCDC DG
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Friday that its support for the Federal Government’s decision to reopen schools for the second term of the 2020/2021 academic session was based on the fact that the benefits of having children in school outweigh the risks of transmission of COVID-19. But NCDC Director-General, Chikwe Ihekweazu, also…
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We have reduced number of out-of-school children to 6.9 million, FG boasts
The Federal Government Thursday stated that Nigeria’s out- of-school-children (OSC) has dropped to 6.946 million from 10.1 million. The government claimed that 3.247,590 million children, who were not in school, were enrolled within the space of a year and seven months, due to several activities undertaken by the Federal Ministry of Education. Although the government…
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Delta cancels transfer of 4,500 teachers as schools resume on Monday
Delta State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has cancelled the recent transfer of over 4,500 secondary school teachers across the state by the Post Primary Education Board (PPEB). The Commissioner in charge of the ministry, Mr. Patrick Ukah, in a statement in Asaba on Sunday explained the reason for the cancellation, stressing that it…