archiveMarch 4, 2025

Lagos State Government say it still does not tolerate corporal punishment in public schools and has upheld counselling as an effective correctional measure. The state Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. Alli-Balogun said...

The number of private universities in Nigeria has risen to 160 as the Federal Government has granted provisional licences to 11 new private universities. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, announced the approval in a statement on Monday, March 3, following the Federal...

Human rights activist and former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted northern governors for shutting down schools in Bauchi, Katsina, Kano, and Kebbi states for the Ramadan period, describing the decision as "ignorant" and "idiotic." Sowore, in a recent interview, questioned why Nigeria—a secular state—would allow religious considerations to interfere...