Governor Zulum launches free meals and ₦300,000 aid for parents of pupils in Magumeri. Initiative targets only 90 students in a town of 50,000 residents. Part of a wider plan establishing 20 Islamic colleges across Borno. Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has approved free daily meals for pupils and financial support of ₦300,000 to … Read more
Ekohotblog reports that the Eredo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), led by Hon. Ismail Monsuru Akinloye, has launched the 4th edition of its Back to School Initiative. The program kicked off yesterday at R.C.M. Primary School, Odomola, where school bags and exercise books were distributed to pupils. The initiative aims to support all 18 public … Read more
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Lagos State Government has said it is working to tackle overpopulation in public schools across the state. The Director General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, in an exclusive chat with The PUNCH, said the state government had quality education for pupils in schools in the state … Read more
Scores of pupils have been feared dead as boat capsized in Kano state. EKO HOT BLOG reports that over 20 passengers, including pupils of Madinatu Islamiyya School in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano State, have been feared dead in a boat accident. The boat capsized while on its way from Badau village to Bagwai … Read more
Accident Four pupils were killed on Monday when a vehicle ran over them in Tanzania’s north-west district of Nyang’hwale in Geita region, according to police. Henry Mwaibambe, the Geita regional police commander, said the pupils were run over by the vehicle as they crossed a road on their way to school at around 7 a.m. … Read more
A Delta State teacher has been rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Asaba, for treatment as he suffered a broken forehead as a result of an attack he received from some pupils of the Zappa Secondary School, Asaba. It was gathered that the pupils, after allegedly taking hard drugs, attacked the teacher while he was … Read more