…with his father in Ota, Ogun State. According to her, Ezekiel had completed secondary school but the family could not afford to send him to another school at the time. She said the family instead arranged for him to learn computer-related skills. “When he finished secondary school, he came back. He was with my elder si…

…of Nigeria.The council also approved a ₦277 million contract to renovate the Reformatory School in Kafin Hausa at the same meeting.

…enclaveThe joint force was also searching for abducted persons, including Lassa school children taken in June 2026PAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Adamawa Stat…

…similar borehole projects across Ogun State, including projects in ultra-modern markets, school buildings, primary healthcare centres and other projects he facilitated.

…disputes, providing access to cattle routes and forest reserves, water and nomadic schools. Lagos also recorded one kidnapping incident involving one victim. The report said the state’s consistently low kidnapping figures could partly be explained by its small landmass and high population density, leaving limited fores…

…N1.8 billion in 2026 to cover NECO, BECE and NABTEB examination registration for public-school students. The minister also highlighted the approximately 268 million dollars financing agreements signed between Taraba State and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development for an integrated industrial park, 10,000 hecta…

…for residents to register, noting that LASRRA officials were visiting communities, schools and vaccination clinics instead of waiting for residents to visit its offices. According to her, registration begins from birth, adding that LASRRA had upgraded its software and devices to enable the agency to register newborn ba…

…interventions by the Federal, state and local governments in education, healthcare, school feeding, social protection, child protection, anti-trafficking operations and school safety, millions of children remained exposed to serious risks. “These challenges are interconnected and require a coordinated national response…

…December 2019. "All of the victims disclosed that they have not been allowed to attend school for approximately five years and had not seen a doctor or dentist for urgent or preventive care," a detective said. One child -- who was allegedly s3xually assaulted by Stewart -- had an untreated s3xually transmitted infectio…

…said he had facilitated educational projects worth over N800 million at Oyemekun Grammar School, Akure, as well as classroom projects at St Helens Unity Secondary School, Ondo; Owobamibo, Ofosu, in Idanre; and St Thomas and St Andrew Primary School, Akure. He also listed the renovation and equipping of the Basic Health…

…Oyo, the South-West, North-Central and the Federal Capital Territory to train secondary school pupils. He, however, said he was eventually persuaded to take up the political challenge after concluding that his efforts outside politics could not sufficiently address the country’s problems. “They beckon on me that you ca…

…increase exposure to water-borne diseases, while unreliable water supply also affects schools, healthcare facilities, businesses and communities. The FG has, therefore, sought to move beyond individual water projects towards a more coordinated national framework that brings together water supply, sanitation, irrigation…

…Ngoshe, Borno, and the N2 billion paid for 315 pupils and staff abducted from St Mary’s School in Papiri, Niger. Between them, these accounted for N7 billion, almost the entire national ransom bill.” Based on geopolitical zones, the Northwest recorded the highest figures in incidents, victims and deaths. “Zamfara recor…

…Arrested Over Alleged Inappropriate Relationship With Student A former Texas high school teacher has been arrested following an investigation into allegations that she had inappropriate relationships with students. Holly Adams, who previously taught at Angleton High School near Houston, was arrested on Tuesday, August…

…he asked. Usman said poverty, insecurity, drug abuse, hunger and the number of out-of-school children remained major challenges in northern Nigeria. “Our poverty has been deepened. Many more children are out of school, over 20,000 are out of school. Insecurity is worse, drugs all over,” he said. He further argued that…

14-Year-Old Girl M+rders Mum After Chickening Out of Planned School Sh@@ting A 14-year-old Georgia girl has been sentenced to life in prison after m+rd3ring her mother following an abandoned plan to carry out a school sh@@ting. Lilyana Rose Wagner shot her 51-year-old mother, Rachel Wagner, in the back of the head whil…

GistReel Social media activist VeryDarkMan has showcased the progress of a secondary school project in Ahoada, Rivers State, saying about N290 million has been spent on its construction. The activist shared an update on the project in a viral video, highlighting the classrooms, school clinic, football field, fencing an…

…accounts, and block the apps and their push notifications late at night or during school hours. The company also must redesign its platforms to reduce social comparison features such as likes on teen accounts, and offer an option for a non-personalized feed that doesn't tailor its platforms' algorithm to target teen us…

…who receive their wages on time were better able to meet household obligations, pay school fees and purchase goods and services. The All Progressive Congress, APC, Chieftain equally attributed a substantial portion of the additional resources now available to governments to the removal of subsidy, arguing that the fund…

…Account, directly slashing allocations to federal, state, and local governments for schools, hospitals, and security,” he said. Dare further cautioned that preferential crude pricing could distort competition in the downstream petroleum sector, adding that such an arrangement could risk creating artificial monopolies,…

…network plans to conduct unannounced visits to states and LGAs to inspect roads, schools, health centres and water projectsNwabufo warned that NISDAN will petition the EFCC and ICPC where evidence of diverted public funds is foundPAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our content will appear higher in…

…borrowed money from relatives and friends to help keep some of their children in private school and allow them to continue participating in extracurricular activities. In her filing, Haqq claimed McCray receives more than $18,000 per month from disability and NFL retirement benefits. She also said she cared for him fol…

Ondo government bans cash payments in schools The Ondo State Government has banned cash payments in public schools as part of measures to curb alleged extortion and unauthorised levies imposed on pupils and students by school authorities.The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, a…

…has arrested four people for allegedly demolishing a classroom at Unguwa Uku Primary School in Tarauni Local Government Area of the state. The chairman of the commission, Malam Saidu Yahaya, said the investigation followed a complaint lodged by some residents of the area over the alleged destruction of the classroom. A…

…and stronger coordination among security agencies, alongside enhanced protection for schools, places of worship and other vulnerable locations. “The lives of Nigerians must come before electoral calculations or political interests,” the organisation said. It urged the Federal Government to act decisively to rescue citi…