20 schools grace EStars unveiling in Nigeria
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20 schools grace EStars unveiling in Nigeria

EStars, an educational Esports platform, is thrilled to announce its unveiling in Nigeria as it welcomed over 20 Nigerian schools to its opening, signaling a significant step towards revolutionising education through Esports in the country. The formal event, which was held at the Residence of the British Deputy High Commissioner in Lagos, was graced by…

Ex-students lament flooding in Lagos school
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Ex-students lament flooding in Lagos school

The President of the Alumni Association of Girls Academy located on Simpson Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State, Amudat Oshigunwa, has lamented the flooding ravaging the school while urging the state government and the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area to come to their aid and also remove an electric pole that had been threatening…

Lagos school bus driver bags life jail for defiling three-year-old
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Lagos school bus driver bags life jail for defiling three-year-old

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, in Lagos, on Tuesday, sentenced a school bus driver, Michael Mowete, to life imprisonment for defiling a three-year-old child. The judge held that the prosecution was able to discharge the burden of proof against Mowete. He said that the convict’s allegation of having…

LSSTF boosts school sports with new equipment
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LSSTF boosts school sports with new equipment

The Lagos State Sports Trust Fund on Thursday at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium inside the Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja, Lagos donated sporting equipment and facilities to public schools in the state. The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who was the special guest of honour on the occasion, pledged his continued support to grassroots sports development…

Family builds hostels for Lagos school
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Family builds hostels for Lagos school

A former Minister of Works, Adeseye Ogunlewe, has said principals and teachers should be living on campuses for effective performance aimed at adequately monitoring and tutoring students on the school premises. Ogunlewe made the statement during the foundation laying of a 100-bed space capacity twin hostel to be donated to the Lagos State Civil Service…

NSCDC to train 10,000 principals in school security
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NSCDC to train 10,000 principals in school security

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has decided to train 10,000 school principals across the country on personal security and school protection measures. The initiative was unveiled by the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Ahmed Audi, at the annual conference of the All Nigerian Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools. This was contained in…

School triumphs in BSN competition
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School triumphs in BSN competition

Angels on Mission School, Surulere, Lagos, emerged victorious in the third edition of the Bible Society of Nigeria’s Primary School Bible Quiz. Represented by Annabel Onyekwere and Ogechi Ogogu, the school scored a perfect 100 points, surpassing five other schools at the competition held on Tuesday at the Bible Guest House, Palmgrove, Lagos. God’s Glory…

Kano plans 17,000 guards, N3bn projects in schools
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Kano plans 17,000 guards, N3bn projects in schools

The Kano State Government, on Wednesday, confirmed it has invested N3 billion to enhance classroom infrastructure development to be spread across the 44 Local Government Areas of the state. Governor Abba Yusuf, who made this known on Tuesday at a stakeholders meeting in Government House, Kano, said the objective of the project is to create…

Poor infrastructure major challenge in schools — Daniel, Sanwo-Olu
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Poor infrastructure major challenge in schools — Daniel, Sanwo-Olu

The Former Ogun State Governor and serving senator for Ogun East, Gbenga Daniel, and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu have lamented the inadequate infrastructure in primary and secondary schools in Nigeria. The duo said this at the opening of a two-day retreat for the Senate Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary) with the theme, ‘Basic…

ICPC urges synergy to instill discipline, moral values in schools
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ICPC urges synergy to instill discipline, moral values in schools

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), had said there is a need to instill discipline and moral values in schools to tackle the menace of corruption in the society. Dr Musa Aliyu, Chairman, ICPC, made the call on Wednesday at a one-day sensitisation session with schools’ anti-corruption clubs stakeholders within the…