No fewer than 10,000 residents of Nasarawa State applied for 1,000 primary school teaching positions approved by the state government under a specialised rural recruitment scheme aimed at strengthening basic education. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Public Affairs, Peter Ahemba, disclosed th…

A Nigerian student, Dr Dorcas Akanbi, has graduated from a medical school in Russia with an outstanding 4.90 out of 5.00 cumulative grade point average, emerging as one of the institution's best graduating students. The newly inducted medical doctor shared the milestone in a post on X on July 3, expressing gratitude fo…

…Teller Machine and killed no fewer than six people, including a policeman and a school vice-principal. One of the robbers was later arrested by the police in collaboration with soldiers. A community leader, Mr Steve Otaloro, who spoke on behalf of concerned indigenes and residents, urged the bank's management to reopen…

…his difficult upbringing, revealing that he hawked sachet water to pay his way through school without any sponsor and is now responsible for supporting his family despite once being regarded as the "olodo" in the house. The singer made the revelations during an appearance on The Honest Bunch Podcast in a clip published…

…following his visit to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde over the prolonged captivity of schoolchildren abducted more than 50 days ago. The former Anambra State governor said the Federal Government's handling of the kidnapping and other security challenges reflected what he described as a collapse of governance, arguing…

…him President Bola Tinubu had not contacted him more than 50 days after the abduction of schoolchildren in the state, describing the development as evidence of a worsening leadership crisis. In a post on X on Monday titled “Worsening Leadership Crisis in the Country Now Evident”, Obi criticised the president’s handling…

…of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, at the age of 13, after finishing secondary school early. Okundaye spoke on Saturday during the Power Must Change Hands monthly programme at the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries headquarters in Magboro, Ogun State. Recall that the 16-year-old student was last Monday an…

…do not stand up to any critical scrutiny or logic. First, it claims the aim is to reduce school dropouts. It said there are about 80,000 public primary schools to some 15,000 junior secondary schools. This imbalance, the administration argues, has contributed to overcrowding and limited access to education. So, how doe…

…to translate into broad relief for households. With food, transport, rent, medicine and school costs climbing relentlessly, the fixed-wage class and ordinary Nigerians have been left to carry the burden of adjustment almost alone. The hardship imposed on ordinary Nigerians has been severe and visible. Fuel-subsidy remo…

…and agencies. Hundreds of public sensitisation programmes, anti-corruption clubs in schools, television broadcasts, and digital engagements reaching millions of Nigerians further demonstrate that building integrity requires public participation as much as law enforcement. The relationship between corruption and insecur…

…stated this on Sunday at the inauguration of a renovated community primary and secondary school in Rumuomasi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The COAS said the inauguration was part of the Nigerian Army's Special Intervention Civil-Military Cooperation Projects marking the 2026 Nigerian Army Day Celeb…

…of the opportunity and return to contribute meaningfully to Nigeria's growth. "Go to school, come back and continue to develop Nigeria. Be good ambassadors of Nigeria wherever you are. Work hard, stay focused, keep out of trouble and remember where you are coming from," she said. Also speaking, the Director of the Depa…

…Innovations and the Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia, at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine for supporting the establishment of the facility. "We express profound appreciation to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and the Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia (MRC Un…

…to evacuate or seek shelter is closing”, and Guam opened five evacuation centers in schools with total capacity of 1,900, primarily for those in vulnerable homes. Authorities had “learned a lot of lessons that came from Mawar” and were better prepared when Sinlaku hit, said local official Damon Michael Borja, noting ar…

…Parents and guardians, in panic mode, prevented their children and wards from going to school due to severity of the downpour and possible risks. The areas heavily flooded include Lagos-Oshodi Expressway, Abeokuta Expressway, by Oshodi bus stop, Lekki-Epe Expressway and environs, Victoria Island, Agege, Ikeja, Oworonso…

…disability. Health economists warn that repeated illness in early childhood also reduces school attendance and productivity later in life, reinforcing cycles of poverty. Experts say the emotional toll on families is equally devastating, particularly for mothers who often bear the burden of caregiving and treatment cost…

…up in the Philippines... I trained with my mother and my grandfather every day after school with ruffled socks and chubby cheeks... so for her this is everything." The left-hander, who had only won one match at a Slam before this week, will next face former runner-up Jasmine Paolini on Monday. Eala will be bidding to b…

…busy Nigerian bus stop at 7:00 a.m. People are rushing to work. Students are hurrying to school. Commercial drivers are grabbing breakfast before starting the day. Someone is buying bread. Another is buying tea. Someone else is buying akara. Nobody is thinking about entrepreneurship. They're simply trying to eat before…

…monthly allowance for their children's upkeep, and another N300, 000 annually as their school fees. Moses responding pleaded with the court. "We are in the process of settling our differences out of court," he said. The magistrate, Mr Vershima Hwande, adjourned the case .

…enacted an ethnic unity law that expands mandates over the use of Chinese language in schools and governments in ethnic minority regions and calls for the further "Sinicisation" of religion. Tibetan and human rights activists have voiced alarm over the sweeping new law, which they fear will further deepen the cultural…

…trying to take the spotlight," Peter Loge, director of George Washington University's School of Media, told AFP. - 'Really long speech' - But America under Trump is deeply divided at what should be a time of national unity. Trump's approval ratings are near historic lows, fueled largely by the war in Iran and cost of l…

…judgment of the Oyo State High Court that permitted Muslim students of the International School, University of Ibadan, to wear hijab as part of the school's uniform. In a split judgment delivered on Friday, the three-member appellate panel held, by a majority decision of two to one, that the Supreme Court's decision pe…

…scammed of the money she had been putting together for six years to send her child to school. “She said it was alerts that woke her up. She received debits at that time of the day. Was it that the bank was at work, or what could be going on? “Before she knew it, she had been scammed of about N7.2 million. So she put a…

…didn’t do, not the things you tried to do. What have farmers taught you that business schools never could? Sometimes you feel so smart, and then you find them even smarter. There’s local wisdom in every practice they do-there’s science and knowledge in it. And how they have this resilience-nothing can break their spiri…

…has called for the introduction of Artificial Intelligence education for secondary school students, saying early exposure to the technology will prepare young Nigerians for the demands of the digital age. ‎The foundation made the call on Thursday during an inter-school debate competition for secondary school students h…