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  In order to shine the spotlight on the transformative power of girl-child education across Africa and the world, the ground-breaking feature, ‘Girl Rising’ was screened for the first time in Nigeria at the Silverbird Cinema, Victoria Island, Lagos recently. The Nigerian premiere, as part of the celebration to mark the International Day of The Girl

The Emir of  Kazaure, Jigawa State,  Alhaji Njib Hussaini  Adamu, has raised alarm that the persistent consumption of hard drugs and   other intoxicating substances by the youths is  responsible for terrorism and other security challenges in the country. He made the observation in his Sallah address which he delivered during the traditional Hawan Bariki 

    The strike was scheduled to start on Thursday. The FCT wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has suspended with immediate effect its planned industrial action (strike) which was intended to commence today, Thursday October 24 th 2013. It subsequently called on its members to resume their normal duty without further delay. The

At least 15,000 private schools-primary, secondary and university-are backing the launch of a multibillion-dollar fund to help them run their business. The Private Education Support Trust Fund is to provide funding at low cost and long term to private school owners, who currently depend on high interest commercial loans to fund their operations, according to

The Nigerian Stock Exchange is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2013 edition of the NSE Essay Competition for secondary schools in Nigeria, themed “Building a Sustainable Capital Market”. Topic: The Capital Market plays an important role in facilitating the process of economic growth in Nigeria. Discuss. Timelines: Entries open September 30, 2013 and

The President, Heal The World Mission Incorporated, Ota, Ogun State, Mr. Tola Olukilede, has said that pupils who participate in debates and speech competition develop courage, sharpen their oratory skills and build leadership character. He said this at the Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos on Friday during this year’s Prefects Summit/Speech Competition, in which 30 secondary

When David Robinson tried to brainstorm a way to get his high school students more involved in the school’s annual fall festival, he very likely did not think it would end with his hair and beard dyed a very bright shade of pink. That is, however, exactly what happened to the 62-year-old social studies teacher

Tragedy struck, yesterday, in Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, when the wall of  Ketu  Adiye Owe Primary School collapsed, killing a pupil and injured four others. The incident came barely 48 hours after the state House of Assembly  Committee on Education decried what it described as deplorable condition of public schools in

A 50-year-old pastor, Emmanuel Mathew, appeared on Wednesday, before an FCT High Court for allegedly raping three pupils in a school at Mpape, Abuja. Mathew, who is the pastor and general overseer of The Choice Bible Church, Mpape, and proprietor of the primary school where his victims schooled, was arraigned on a five-count charge. The