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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two frontline Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Connected Development [CODE] and YouthHubAfrica have urged the Zamfara State Government to re-strategise its security infrastructure to ensure safety in schools across the state. For over four months, schools all across Zamfara State were shut down, making any form of learning impossible and exposing children to […]

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF has congratulated children in Borno State as the Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has signed the State Child Protection Bill into law. According to the international organization, the development is a victory for the children of Borno, including recognition of a legal framework for their protection […]

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that more than 300,000 children have been killed in Nigeria’s North-East

Arguably, meaningful progress has been made in the education sector over the years, especially expansion in the number of institutions at all levels.

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, passed the 2022 Appropriation Bill, raising the total estimates of the Federal Government’s budget from the proposed N16,391,023,917,692 to N17,126,873,917,692, an increase by N735,850,000,000. The lawmakers raised the oil benchmark from $57 per barrel to $62. They also increased the National Assembly’s budget by N5bn, from the proposed N134bn…

Akande further narrated several instances where Obasanjo allegedly attempted to bring him down.

Some Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have faulted explanations by the Chairman of Federal Capital Territory's Secondary Education Board (FCT SEB),

SOME Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have berated the Chairman of Federal Capital Territory's Secondary Education Board (FCT SEB), Alhaji Yahaya Musa

The school system in Nigeria has failed. What has happened to our schools is frightening. Reported cases are frightening enough.

The Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has revealed that a total of 1,147 communities