TODAY’S VIEWPOINT IS ON HOW PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA ARE OVERWORKING STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WITH ENDLESS ASSIGNMENTS All work and no play makes jack a dull boy, says James Howell in his collection of proverbs back in 1659. Close to five centuries after, the logic of the axiom, which is about forging a balance between…
By Emmanuel Dada On 29th of October, 2024, the Ogun State Government shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-Emi over the death of a SS2 student of the school, Monday Arijo. The student was severely punished to death by a teacher. The ugly incident brings to bear the lingering call for the abolishment of corporal…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Governor Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday evening at the Government House held a closed-door meeting with student leaders from across the unions with a joint resolution to jointly work for good governance for all Osun residents. At the meeting coordinated by Governor’s aide on students matters, Oladejo Bashiru Aderoju, and attended by the…
The four remaining abducted female students of the Federal University Dustinma in Katsina State have been rescued after seventy-three days in captivity. The university’s Vice Chancellor, Profẹssor Armaya’u Bichi disclosed this to newsmen in Dustsinma shortly after the rescue operation by a combined team of security agencies. Professor Bichi explained that the students were on…
Over 90 schoolgirls in a Kenyan school have been reported ill and having difficulties in walking. Kenyan health authorities say the health crisis is currently under investigation as the students have been admitted to hospital. The female students from Eregi Girls High School, located in the western part of the country, were reported to also…