The private school proprietorship trend is on the rise in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), on the heels of parents’ and guardians’ preference for private schools. Findings by Daily Trust show that the craving for private schools in the territory is fuelled…
Primary education is regarded as the most important phase in a child’s academic pursuit because that is where the foundation is laid. On October 5, Nigeria joined the rest of the world to celebrate World Teachers’ Day. In Nigeria, however,…
The homegrown school feeding programme of the Federal Government, which started in 2016 in some states, is aimed at addressing poverty, improving the health and education of children and enhancing the social, mental and physical wellbeing of the kids, who…
Ameka community, located in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, is rich in mineral resources such as zinc and lead, among others. Our correspondent who visited the community, writes on how illegal mining is affecting the area, including…
Parents differ on the return of children to school after the holiday ‘Without the adequate provision of security, no parent will allow his child to go to school again’ ‘We ’re worried, but that won’t stop me from sending my…
Despite being among the three existing secondary schools in Yenagoa as in 1996 when Bayelsa State was created, Gbaranowei Grammar School Okolobiri has continued to be a shadow of itself. The school, which was among one of the best and…
As the international community prepares to mark the second International Day to Protect Education from Attacks on September 8, and Nigeria sets to host the Fourth International Conference on Safe Schools Declaration on October 25-27, parents, communities, students and stakeholders…
Bandits and other criminals have displaced thousands of students in parts of the North West and North Central and also disrupted the academic calendar of schools, Daily Trust reports. Findings revealed that the bandits who have killed hundreds of people and dislodged…
General Murtala Mohammed College (GMMC) Yola is one of the oldest schools in Northern Nigeria today and has produced outstanding alumni who served at the top level of governments, industries and the academia. But the 100-year-old famous school is currently…
Following banditry menace in some parts of the North- West and North-Central, the Kaduna State Government shut down schools in the state. Later, it postponed resumption due to the ongoing military operations against the bandits, all for security reasons. But…
