Iyamu, Education Commissioner Edo State Ministry of Education has announced the postponement of resumption date for primary and secondary schools in the Edo Central. In a press statement Monday, signed by Emmanuel Paddy lyamu, Commissioner for Education, the ministry informed the general public, particularly parents, school heads, and proprietors, that the resumption of all public…
A Nigerian school, Babcock University in Ogun State, has introduced a new and stricter dress and grooming code for its students ahead of forthcoming examinations, banning dreadlocks, beards, and other unapproved hairstyles. In a statement signed by the Vice President for Student Development, Olanivi Arije, the university announced the cancellation of all hair-pass permits previously…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced plans to embark on a nationwide protest on January 14, 2026, over the implementation of newly introduced tax laws. The association warns that the reforms could deepen economic hardship for students and millions of Nigerians. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the NANS President, Comrade Olushola…
Oby Ezekwesili has criticised the opaqueness that has characterized the release of kidnapped students in Kebbi and Niger states, describing such situation as “injurious to Nigeria.” The former Minister of Education, noted nothing exemplifies this anomaly like the triumphal press releases and statements that gloating public officials often issue to announce that: “The Federal Government…
Daniel Atori, media aide to the Bishop of Kontagora Diocese and proprietor of the school, Most Rev. Bulus Yohanna, has said he cannot categorically confirm that all the abducted schoolchildren have been rescued. Speaking in an interview on Monday, Atori said the diocese was yet to receive the children and their teachers. He noted, however,…
Former Rivers State Governor, Dr. Peter Odili, has spoken publicly on the defection of Governor Siminalayi Fubara from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the move as timely and beneficial to the state. Odili said the governor’s decision has strategically positioned Rivers State closer to the centre of power,…
Full statement: Recent allegations regarding the financing of my children’s education have necessitated this response—not because I fear scrutiny of my finances, which I welcome, but because the timing and nature of these claims demand context that only three decades of public service can provide. Since 1991, I have dedicated my professional life to Nigeria’s…
A heartbreaking video is making the rounds online that shows a secondary school teac”her who was abducted alongside some other Nigerians at Kabba in Kogi State The video that has generated a significant impression online shows the moment the kidnappers were seen pointing gun at the secondary school teacher and other kidnappers. The secondary school…
A coalition under the banner of the Joint Civil Society Front (JCSF) has asked the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, to resign from office following allegations of tampering with the academic records of former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji. The renewed call for his resignation resurfaced…
One of the schoolchildren rescued in Niger State, Florence Michael, has narrated how the kidnappers forced them to lie on a trampoline inside a thick bush near a river, warning them that any noise would attract beating and delay their return home. Florence, one of the 100 pupils abducted from St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary…
