…Wakilbe, said the state had made significant investments in the education sector through teacher recruitment, training, improved infrastructure and curriculum development. However, he warned that the resurgence of school abductions poses a serious threat to the gains recorded in the sector, noting that continued attack…

…cent completed and on course for delivery on or before 31 August 2026. He directed that teacher recruitment and other operational preparations begin immediately to ensure the school admits its first set of learners in September. The minister also disclosed that a third bilingual school would commence academic activitie…

…a mobile learning initiative aimed at strengthening the professional development of teachers, particularly women, across Nigeria and four other African countries. The initiative was unveiled on Monday with the commencement of a three-day Master Training Programme in Abuja, designed to equip teachers and school leaders…

…in Abuja on Sunday. This followed the recent successful rescue of schoolchildren and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as well as the foiling of an attempted mass abduction of students in Monguno, Borno State. According to the lawmaker, the achievements of the armed forces under the curren…

…or discussion of the policy at the cabinet level before it was passed? Were parents, teachers, school proprietors, and other stakeholders in the education sector consulted? What did the government’s economists say about how many pupils would be forced to drop out of school altogether if the policy were to be implemente…

…the state is currently grappling with challenges in the health sector, a shortage of teachers and doctors, and other infrastructure needs.The APM urged the Adeleke administration to consider the approach adopted in Oyo State, where Governor Seyi Makinde upgraded the existing Ibadan Airport by extending its runway from…

…under Section 7 of the same Law." It was gathered that the defendant, also a church teacher at a parish in Iba Pope, Awada, deceived the mother of the victim that all her daughters were possessed by "marine spirits and spiritual husbands", and needed deliverance at his home. Relying on this, the mother allowed her daug…

…help him make peace with the boy he once bullied. But when his grandson suffered under a teacher's cruelty, Joseph realized one painful truth: some wounds do not disappear with time. Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! There are things you do as a teenager that haunt you for the rest of your life. I a…

…and Yawota Baptist Nursery and Primary School, abducting 39 pupils and seven teachers. As the attackers descended on the schools, pupils writing their tests screamed: “Bandits, bandits.” In this interview with Nigeria Info FM, one of the abducted teachers, Olatunde Zacheus, recounts the dramatic attack, their capture a…

…threat to education and the safety of learners in Nigeria. Many abducted children and teachers in other states remain in captivity. “The General Assembly welcomes the rescue of the 39 Oyo pupils and six surviving teachers. Still, the Federal Government must treat the rescue of all abducted children and teachers who rem…

…with demonstrators expressing concern over recent abductions of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State.

…the community. Speaking during the reunion day, Navy Lt. Commander Suleiman Rabiu, Head teacher traced the history of the Nigeria Navy Primary School. Beyond the activities, many of the old pupils of the school excitedly recounted to FRED IWENJORA about life and times at NNPS Apapa. First is Leonard Aro, a development…

Newly-promoted 'Teacher of the Year' is arrested for 'having s3x with student' A former Mississippi Teacher of the Year has been arrested over allegations that she engaged in s3x with a student while working at Ocean Springs Middle School.Olivia Marie Smith, who was named Teacher of the Year in 2022 and was recently pr…

…Response Team (IRT) have said they approached the rescue of the 44 abducted pupils and teachers of Oriire schools in Oyo State with the determination to save them because they regarded the victims as their own children. The officers made the disclosure on Friday while meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, Kayod…

20 children and one teacher de@d as school bus crashes into huge rock on notorious road in Uganda At least 20 children and a teacher have been k!lled after a school bus crashed into a rock on a dangerous road, with 60 others believed to be injured. The driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle upon impact and appea…

FG files charges against abductors of Oyo students and teachers The Federal Government has charged three men identified as Abdulrazak Umar (a.k.a. Abu Khalifa/Abu Khalid), Yunusa Musa (a.k.a. Yunusa bin Musa), and Shamsu Adamu Sani (a.k.a. Abu Itisar), for the recent k!dnapping of students and teachers in Oriire Local…

Oyo teacher slams Nigerians who claim their abduction was staged One of the recently rescued teachers from the Oriire school abduction, Mr. Zacchaeus Olatunde, has strongly condemned Nigerians spreading social media conspiracy theories that their 56-day captivity was staged. Olatunde was among the 44 teachers and pupil…

…other security agencies to ensure the successful rescue of the 44 abducted pupils and teachers of Oriire schools because they saw the abductees as their own children. One police personnel, Sergeant John Jerome Mbena, was killed during the rescue operation while several other police personnel sustained various degrees o…

Widow begs FG to recover remains of Oyo teacher k!lled in captivity The wife of John Olaleye, one of the two teachers k!lled by terrorists after the abduction of pupils, students and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, has appealed to the Federal Government and Governor Seyi Makinde to help recover h…

A rescued Oriire teacher, Zachery Olatunde, has revealed that his abductors occasionally washed the captives’ clothes during the 56 days they held him and 43 others in the Old Oyo National Park. He said the disclosure was meant to counter online claims that the freed pupils and teachers looked too neat to have genuinel…

…Nations (UN) should participate in probing the 56-day abduction of 39 pupils and six teachers in the state. In receiving the freed victims, he called “on the appropriate international human rights and accountability mechanisms, including those within the United Nations system, to closely examine the facts surrounding t…

…with journalists in Ogbomoso on Wednesday shortly after he and other rescued pupils and teachers were released from the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, where they had received medical treatment and psychological support. The pupil recalled that he was writing a test when armed men stormed hi…

…Ahoro-Esinele communities in Oriire local government, whisking away 39 pupils and six teachers, ended on July 10, when they were rescued by a combined team of the armed forces. Eight of the suspects were arrested while others were killed in an operation many agree demonstrates operational efficiency and improved inter-…

…beat her,” the relative said. PUNCH Online had earlier reported that all the pupils and teachers abducted during the May 15 attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area regained their freedom after a coordinated rescue operation by security agencies. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy…

…has said the intelligence-led operation that secured the release of abducted pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State cannot be replicated in every kidnapping case because each security operation presents different challenges.Ngoshe stated this on Wednesday, July 15, during an appearance on Chan…