Education
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Katsina: Military, police have located bandits who kidnapped Kankara students — Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari said he has been reliably informed that Nigerian soldiers and police officers are engaged in a gun battle with bandits in Katsina.
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Katsina shuts all public schools as bandits ‘kidnap 600’ Kankari students
"It’s a sad moment for Katsina, I am assuring parents of the missing students we will do anything humanly possible to rescue the children, it’s our responsibility to protect lives and properties," the governor said.
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‘600 out of 800 Kankara students still missing’ after bandits raided Katsina school
At least 600 schoolboys are reportedly unaccounted for after bandits invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Friday night.
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Police ‘rescue over 200 Kankara students from Katsina bandits’
The police also said some students remain kidnapped or missing and that their number could not be immediately determined.
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200 students reportedly missing, 4 killed as bandits raid Katsina school
At least two students were reportedly killed by suspected bandits who invaded Government Science Secondary School in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State on Friday night.
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NANS threatens to shut all private schools over ASUU strike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to drag private universities into the ongoing varsity lecturers' strike.
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Facebook, WhatsApp now reportedly banned in Katsina
Students and teachers in President Muhammadu Buhari's home state of Katsina are reportedly now barred from using WhatsApp, a popular chat app owned by social media giant Facebook.
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Why ASUU strike won’t go away yet
The federal government recently reached a deal with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to end its nine-month strike but Nigerian lecturers say they will not return to the classroom yet.
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Ganduje named e-governance professor at American university
Kano State Governor Umar Ganduje is now a senior mentoring scholar and visiting full professor of e-governance and international affairs at the East Carolina University (ECU) in the US.
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Imo: Students get free books, bags
The Imo State Government says it is giving out free books and bags to students and pupils.