Almost seven months after the COVID-19-induced lockdown, schools across the states are beginning to open their doors to students. But school owners, parents, and teachers have expressed mixed feelings over
Schools have been asked to seat candidates two metres apart for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to check the spread of the coronavirus disease. KOFOWOROLA BELO-OSAGIE and EMMA ELEKWA asked
The Federal Ministry of Education has released the guidelines for reopening of schools post-COVID-19.The publication stipulates a long set of rules to be observed before and when schools reopen. KOFOWOROLA BELO-OSAGIE reports
Though Nigeria will be marking this year’s Children’s Day on May 27, the country still grapples with the challenge of millions of out-of-school children. Nigeria has an estimated 13.2 million
When Governor Muhammadu InuwaYahaya assumed the mantle of leadership in Gombe State, he knew there would be challenges but the nature and degree of crises in all sectors of governance
The Nigerian government says it has committed N10 billion to remove 10.2 million out-of-school children from streets in the next five years. The governments said it hopes to achieve the target by
Kano, Akwa Ibom, Katsina and Kaduna states have emerged tops on the list of states with the highest number of out-of-school children in Nigeria, the 2018 National Personnel Audit for
Walking on the streets and in our interactions with people daily, we see many out of school children, some seated at home not even knowing when their next meal is
