Military, Safe Schools Initiative Deepen Partnership to Protect Schools

Military, Safe Schools Initiative Deepen Partnership to Protect Schools

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Coordinator of the Safe Schools Initiative, Hajiya Halima Iliya, has sought stronger collaboration with the Armed Forces of Nigeria to improve the security of schools and protect children across the country. In a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Samaila Uba, on Wednesday, Iliya made the call during a courtesy visit to the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Olufemi […]

October 8, 2026 10

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NADCEL 2026: COAS Commissions Schools, Town Hall, Borehole in Rivers

By Zainab Uzomah | Abuja The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has commissioned a series of community development projects in Rivers State, reaffirming the Nigerian Army's commitment to strengthening civil-military relations through people-centred security initiatives. The projects, inaugurated on Sunday as part of activities marking the Nigerian Army Day Celebration (NADCEL) 2026, include renovated community secondary schools in Obio/Akpor and Khana Local Government Areas, a community […]

July 6, 2026 29

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Kogi Launches Anti-Internet Fraud Campaign, Proposes Anti-Fraud Clubs in Schools

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja Kogi State Government has launched an anti-internet fraud campaign and called for the establishment of Anti-Internet Fraud Campaign Clubs in schools and tertiary institutions across the state to curb cybercrime among youths. Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo made the call during the flag-off of the campaign at the Government House in Lokoja, represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs. Folashade Ayoade Arike. Ayoade urged parents, […]

June 1, 2026 14

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IELPN Steps Up Training to Close Leadership Gaps in Nigerian Schools

By Toffa Momoh The Institute of Educational Leadership Practitioners of Nigeria (IELPN) is expanding efforts to strengthen school leadership across the country through focused training programmes for administrators and education professionals. At its Annual Professional Development Workshop in Lagos, held under the theme “Leading Future-Ready Education,” the institute brought together more than 200 principals, school managers, and education experts. The sessions focused on giving school leaders practical tools to run […]

May 22, 2026 18

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FG Restates Trust in NSCDC for Safe Schools Protection

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Federal Government has reaffirmed its confidence in the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) as the lead agency in securing schools and students nationwide. This assurance came from the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, during a working visit to the NSCDC National Headquarters in Abuja. He emphasized that the Ministry has established a dedicated Department of Safe Schools to provide […]

February 15, 2026 20

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Lagos private schools owners, US firm sign $1bn MoU on AI initiative

A US-based multinational company, Digital Learning Network, and the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools Lagos, on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the transformation of the artificial intelligence smart schools initiative for the average student in Nigeria. The MoU will facilitate the provision of educational infrastructure, the launch of one laptop per learner, and the integration of technology in learning, enhancing the capacity of […]

January 10, 2025 89

BUSINESS

JAMB gives schools ultimatum to disclose illegal admissions

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has given all tertiary institutions in the country one month to disclose all admissions conducted outside its Central Admissions Processing System before 2017. The Public Communication Advisor for JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja, on behalf of the board’s registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, on Sunday, said the directive was aimed at enhancing transparency and fairness in the […]

August 5, 2024 70

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10 hospitalised as police, cult groups clash in Lagos schools

There was pandemonium on Wednesday, January 31, after a fight broke out among some cult groups said to be students of Community Senior Grammar School and Ikotun High School at Ikotun in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.

February 5, 2024 195

ENTERTAINMENT

Katsina offers secondary schools N4.4bn grants

The Katsina State Government has partnered with the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment to disburse N4.4 bn grants to 100 secondary schools in the state. The event was held on Wednesday in GSSS Doro, Bindawa Local Government Area of the state. The fund, which will be allocated towards the renovation of an additional 100 junior and senior secondary schools across the state as part of the ‘Large Grant […]

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