Hijab: Nomalcy returns to Kwara schools
All the 10 public schools involved in the hijab controversy in Kwara State have been fully open on Friday, hours after the state government directed all the principals...
Education minister contradicts ministry’s official figures on out-of-school children
Nigeria's Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukuemeka Nwajiuba has made a contradictory claim to the official figures of out-of-school children in the country.
While...
Bill to end Hijab discrimination in schools, other places passes second reading
A bill seeking to provide a mechanism for enforcing certain provisions of the Constitution and other international laws that recognizes the right of females to wear hijab in...
BESDA programme launched in Jigawa
The Jigawa State Government has launched the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) by Jigawa Government in Dutse.
This programme is designed to result...
Hijab saga: Kwara govt to punish staff who fail to resume
The Kwara State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has directed the principals, teachers and staff of the 10 schools shut down over the hijab controversy to report at the...
Covenant University sacks lecturer who raped student
Covenant University has dismissed a lecturer in the institution, Dr Stephen Ukenna, for allegedly raping a 17-year-old student in his office.
The lecturer who is...
Senate plans to convert NCAT to aviation university
Senate Committee on Aviation has indicated interest to convert the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria (NCAT) into the African International University of Aviation.
The...
Oyo converts Emmanuel Alayande college of education to varsity
The Oyo State Executive Council has approved the conversion of Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo Town, into a full-fledged university of education.
The university...
Kaduna governor, ministry give conflicting directives on resumption
There is confusion over the status of schools in Kajuru Local Government Area following the declaration by Governor Nasir El-Rufai that all schools in the state should remain...
Christian group threatens Kwara govt over stance on hijab
The President of Kwara Baptist Conference, Reverend Victor Dada, has threatened appropriate actions against the Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq administration and Muslims in the state over the insistence on...






















