Education
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Lagos shuts RCCG school after 5-year-old pupil drowned in swimming class
The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of a school owned in the state by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) over the drowning of a five-year-old pupil, Chidere Eze.
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‘I dropped out of school because of poverty,’ Tinubu targets public sympathy to boost ‘certificate deficiency’
Reactions have continued to trail the reports that the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, did not submit his primary and secondary school certificates to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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Islam: Muslim mob stones Christian student to death for posting ‘anti-Mohammed blasphemy’ replies on WhatsApp
Reports say they also set her remains on fire.
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Metro FM OAP Uche Igwe, aka Darksam, arraigned for allegedly sharing s*x tape of Chrisland schoolgirl
Mr Igwe, who works with Metro FM, Lagos state, is facing a two-count charge of cyberstalking and breach of peace, after being charged to court by the state government.
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2023: Senate President begs for mercy as NANS vows to disrupt political primaries over ASUU strike
Lawan made this appeal to the NANS President, Sunday Ashefon, alongside other officials of the union who were led to his office by a Methodist Bishop, Dr. Sunday Onuoha.
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More woes for Nigerian students as ASUU extends strike by 12 weeks
Ahead of the 2023 polls, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) also threatened to disrupt primary elections in Abuja if ASUU and the government fail to reach an agreement by the end of May.
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Vice chancellors beg FG to end ASUU strike
The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has reiterated the need for the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to resolve lingering issues to end the ongoing strike.
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2 weeks after escaping Russian invasion of Ukraine, Nigerian student dies in Sokoto
The late Uzaifa was said to be preparing for his final-year examination at the Zaporizhzhia State Medical University in Ukraine before his death.
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Bandits free Kaduna poly students, staff
School spokesperson Abdullahi Shehu said the students and staff members regained their freedom after their parents and relatives negotiated with the bandits.
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‘Send us rice to feed your hungry children,’ bandits tell Baptist school parents
The bandits are holding at least 121 students and have reached out to the school to ask for rice, beans, spices and oil to feed their young captives.