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Two community leaders in Ijaiye-Ojokoro Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Lagos State, have called on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to build more primary and secondary schools in their areas. Chief Olayinka George, the Baale of Karaole in New Oko-Oba, and Mr. Hamzat Azeez, Chairman, Community Development Committee (CDC), Ijaiye Ojokoro LCDA, spoke with newsmen in Lagos. George, also Secretary, Council of ...

The Federal Government has begun the renovation and rehabilitation of 104 unity colleges in the country, Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has said. He said the rehabilitation exercise include replacement of broken toilets, ceilings, creation of additional classrooms and the renovation of existing ones. The minister said the renovation, directed by President Muhammadu Buhari, is aimed at expanding access to ...

As part of its commitment towards enriching lives in its host communities, a main thrust of its CSR and community development programmes, the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC) recently renovated a block of four classrooms at Ngwo-Uno Secondary School, in Udi Local Government Area, Enugu State. The school block, which was constructed by the company in 1997, to bridge the ...

As Nigeria marks the International Teachers Day, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called on the Edo State Government to take urgent steps to fix the problems facing the education sub-sector. The State Chairman of the NUT, Mr. Pius Okhueleigbe made a call on Thursday and explained that while current efforts by Governor Godwin Obaseki to introduce technology in ...

The Bayelsa State Government has ordered the shutdown of schools in the state following persistent flooding. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, disclosed on Sunday that the directive came during the State Executive Council meeting on Friday. He said: “The State Executive Council has directed immediate closure of all schools to avoid loss of lives. The government is taking ...

The Federal Government has expressed concern about the dilapidation of teaching and learning infrastructure, especially at the basic level of education. It, however, urged the   (NUC), National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) to develop a framework for Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) to encourage private sector involvement in development of infrastructure across ...

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has renovated over 346 public primary and secondary schools across the state in the last three years. The Special Assistant on Projects to the governor, Iqwat Umoren, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Uyo on Wednesday. He said that the tuition-free primary and secondary education policy of the state government had resulted in ...

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has called for the provision of basic infrastructure in schools. A development that is obligatory for every responsible government. To this end, the state government has distributed desks and chairs for use by students across Primary and Secondary schools in the state. The first phase of the distribution took place at All Souls ...

GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring that every child of school age in the state had access to qualitative education. Ambode, who was represented by his deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, made the pledge at the inauguration of 20 blocks of classrooms in Ikorodu. The classrooms are at the Anglican Primary School, Isawo, Ikorodu-West ...

FirstBank of Nigeria Limited has unveiled an array of products and solutions including a N15 billion loan facility for schools to enhance preparation for the commencement of another school term this week. Disclosing this in a statement, the bank said: “First Bank of Nigeria Limited is in its usual style supporting schools with their educational requirements to enhance preparations for ...