…today, parents and guardians will contend with paying higher school fees, as most private schools have increased fees by between 30 and 40 per cent. Moving to another newspaper, The Guardian reports that Nigeria’s N144 billion Safe Schools Initiative fails to calm security fears as pupils return. The Punch leads with t…

…are set to contend with higher school fees, with checks by Vanguard showing that many private schools have increased their charges by between 30 and 40 per cent. Even parents with children in public schools in Lagos State who are not formally employed and cannot secure tax clearance certificates are now required to pay…

…begun working with the Office of Education Quality Assurance to extend registration to private schools, while pupils in public schools already required LASRRA registration. The general manager said the agency was also targeting markets, offices and other communities because a lack of awareness and the busy lifestyles o…

…plans to establish Sports Centres of Excellence in Unity Schools as well as state and private schools to identify talents early before they progress into tertiary institutions. He added that discussions were ongoing with international sports bodies, including FIFA and CAF, to secure global accreditation for sports-rela…

…notices to accredited and verified schools. Consequently, the Board directed all private schools to refrain from making any payment of the statutory 10 per cent tax until they receive the new assessment notices. KSPVIB also called on proprietors and school administrators to cooperate fully with its officials during the…

…shutdown. He reaffirmed the ministry’s commitment to ensuring that all public and private schools across the state maintain the required safety standards. The statement read, “The Rivers State Ministry of Education hereby announces the lifting of the suspension of Wisdom Gate International School, Campus 1, Eligbolo, i…

…schoolchildren should be wearing native attires on Friday? “Primary school pupils in private schools now wear native wears on Friday. We the teachers wore native attire, but secondary school pupils wore school uniform,” he said. He urged Nigerians to stop peddling the claims, insisting that the experience in captivity…

…Lagos State government is paying for all public schools, it pitched tent with NECO and private schools have decided to follow its lead."Investigations further revealed that most private schools which had hitherto obtained the WAEC forms rushed back to NECO to meet last week’s registration deadline."When P.M. News calle…

…fees in all classes except Primary 6 and Senior Secondary School 3 (SS3) in public and private schools across the state. “The Abia State Government, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, wishes to remind the general public that graduation ceremonies are recognized only for Primary 6 and Senior Secondar…

…Supreme Court, but the Supreme Court is yet to make any decision on the use of hijab in private schools." However, Justice Fadawu Umar dissented, holding that the appeal lacked merit and ought to be dismissed. The dispute over the use of hijab at the International School, University of Ibadan, began in 2018 after some…

…children to public schools. Even the poorest people in our villages are looking for private schools where they can send their children because of security, collapse of infrastructure, poor motivation of teachers, and even poor motivation of pupils and students in our schools. So we believe when we take over as a party,…

…annual graduation, valedictory, and end-of-academic-session ceremonies in public and private schools across the state. In a memo dated 15th June, 2026 and signed by Mrs B. Osanupin on behalf of the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, the state government directed all school p…