By Daniel Obaje The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has urged Nigerians to be patriotic and tolerant of each other for a secure and peaceful country. Akume, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Mr Christopher Tarka, stated this at the conventionContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has restated his government’s commitment to improve the nutritional health status of school children in the state. Adeleke made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at a Conference on Sustainable School Feeding and Child Nutrition organised by the Osun government inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Government has inaugurated the Alternate Education and Renewed Hope National Home Grown School Feeding Project to expand the scope of feeding by reaching 20 million out-of-school and informal children in 2026. Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, made this knownContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo An academic, Mrs Oby Ezeilo has called for the preservation of mother tongues in secondary schools by reviving the study of languages. Ezeilo made the call at the Send Off party for Igbo speaking students graduating from the Federal Government Boys College, Abuja, wuye campus. She saidContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Federal Government is set to relaunch its Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (RH-NHGSFP) on May 29. The Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Yusuf Sununu, revealed this on Wednesday during a meeting with development partners, NGOs, and government officialsContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Nigerian Army has commenced construction of Command Day Secondary School in Kontagora Military Cantonment in Niger. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, inaugurated the construction of the school in Kontagora military cantonment on Tuesday. Oluyede was represented at the occasion by Maj.-Gen. JohnContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mr Luka Nizassan, Etsu Kwali, Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has rated FCT Minister Nyesom Wike high on school rehabilitation and upgrade across the territory. Nizassan stated this in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday. NANContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has awarded N9.5 million in cash grants and laptops to smart schools in Nasarawa, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Bauchi, Cross River, Ekiti, and Kano States. The awards were distributed in four categories to include best smart school, best teachers, best students, andContinue Reading
The Defence and Police Officer’s Wives Association (DEPOWA) on Monday, sensitised girls of adolescent age to menstrual health hygiene and distributed sanitary pads to them at Junior Secondary School Dei-Dei in AbujaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai An NGO, Safe World Empowerment and Development Initiative (SWEDI), has donated dignitary packs to school girls to commemorate 2024 International Day of the Girl Child in Abuja. Some of the items include sanitary pads, toothbrush and paste, toilet paper, bathing soap and vaseline among others. The founderContinue Reading
