Schools closed as Oyo State workers strike

Students in public schools in Oyo state were on Wednesday morning seen returning to their various homes as labour unions in the state had declared a three day warning strike over unpaid promotional salary...

Sultan, others charge traditional leaders on keeping girls in school

The Sultan of Sokoto (Nigeria), His Eminence Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, together with The Kabaka of Bugundu (Uganda), His Highness Ronald Edward Frederick Kimera Muwenda Mutebi II, today, chaired the ‘Keeping Girls in School...

American teachers strike over pay, welfarism

Over 30,000 teachers in America's second largest education district of Los Angeles are currently on strike. The strike, which started on Monday is happening for the first time in 30 years with the teachers demanding...
Students of More Than Me Academy play outside their school in Monrovia, Liberia (Photo: VOA)

Sex scandal rocks American school in Liberia

Parents of students at an all-girl American academy in Liberia are anxiously awaiting an investigation into allegations that the charity failed to act on signs of a staff member’s sexual abuse. A 2018 investigation published...

Tinubu: An Uncaring Chancellor who only boasts of his wealth

By Oyedeji Ahmed All my life, I've admired former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who remains a regular resource person with valid and astonishing torrent of achievements, accomplishments and successes in the...

Despite ASUU Strike, OAU lecturers conduct semester exams

Students at the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, have commenced their semester exams despite the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). This was with the close monitoring by a majority of...

LAUTECH secondary school shuts students out in hijab controversy

Some close to 50 female Muslim students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology International School (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso on Monday appeared in hijab, steering a fresh hijab controversy in the school. As a result, the school’s...

Lagos announces dates for Model Colleges admission test

The Lagos State Government has set the timelines for admission into its sixteen Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary schools. It had also begun the sale of forms for the Screening of Primary Six pupils...

VIDEO: Female student expelled for hugging male friend

A female student at Al-Azhar University in Egypt, was on Sunday expelled after she appeared in a video hugging a male colleague, accusing her of undermining the school's reputation. The video, which went viral earlier...

After understudying JAMB, Ghana introduces centralised tertiary institution admissions service

Following visits to understudy the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in 2018, the Ghanaian government is set to introduce a centralised placement system for admission into its tertiary institutions. Ghana's Minister of State in...