The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola has advised children in Nigeria to stay away from violence, drug abuse and other vices that can destroy them. Fashola spoke in Lagos on Wednesday during an event to mark the 2015 Children’s Day Celebration in the state. He said it was important for Nigerian children to desist from drug abuse, bad friends …

  This is what is obtainable in most parts of Nigeria, particularly in northern part, at this modern age. Students studying on bare floor in a dilapidated class room, and another sitting on desks without a class room. Those sitting on bare floor are alleged to be SS1 students in a Government Secondary School located in Hardawa, Bauchi State. This …

Rivers State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside has assured that the four children of 33-year-old police corporal, Ifeanyi Okorie, who was shot dead in Okrika last Tuesday, will benefit from the government’s scholarships till they complete their education. The children, aged six, four, three and two and …

The United States of America yesterday transferred $2 million donation  to the Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF)  of the   Safe Schools Initiative, thus shooting the account to $4 million. The Safe School Initiative (SSI) is a project  aimed at meeting the education needs of internally displaced children  affected by the ongoing conflict in North …

By Jonathan Ugbal   Over 100 pupils of Saint John’s primary school Okworotung in Obudu local government area now receive classes under tree shades after a heavy rainstorm blew off the roof of their classrooms. An unlikely gust of wind eyewitness say blew off the roof at about 7 pm on January 12 earlier this year. A visit to the institution by …

© UNICEF Maiunguwa Shuaibu, teaching at an integrated Koranic school in north-eastern Nigeria. According to Mr. Shuaibu, enrolment has spiked since the traditional Koranic school integrated English, maths, science and social sciences. By Patrick Moser Millions of children in northern Nigeria are not receiving a formal education. One way UNICEF is addressing …

In many countries around the world, significantly less public resources are used to educate children in the poorest 20 per cent of society than their counterparts in the most affluent 20 per cent, according to a new report issued today by UNICEF. This difference can be as much as 18 times. The Investment Case for Education and Equity says that on average …

Parents frequently hear that it’s important to teach children about money, and it’s hard to imagine any mother or father arguing the point. But obviously you’re rushing things if you’re trying to explain revolving credit to a 5-year-old. So if you’re wondering what concepts kids can grasp and by what age, here are guidelines …