Education

Primary Education Under Threat as Private School Teachers Struggle with Poor Wages

Private school teachers across Nigeria face significant financial challenges, with many earning monthly salaries between ₦15,000 and ₦30,000—well below the national minimum wage of ₦70,000. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and other trade unions have called for a review of wages due to the rising cost of living, but the situation remains dire, particularly during […]

Crimes

Kano: ES, headteacher, 3 Others Arrested For Selling School Furniture

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has apprehended the education secretary, a school headteacher, and three others in connection with the illegal dismantling and sale of school furniture and metal materials from a primary school in Kumbotso Local Government Area. The suspects were reportedly caught in the act on the school premises on […]

News

Ekiti Primary School Teachers To Enjoy Car, Housing Loans, Other Benefits

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has said his administration would address the issue of non-disbursement of car and housing loans to primary school teachers in the state, with a view to getting them to start enjoying certain benefits that their counterparts in secondary schools have been enjoying in the state. Governor Oyebanji gave the […]

Education

FG Bans Underage Children From Taking Unity Schools Common Entrance

The Nigerian government has condemned the practice of enrolling younger pupils below age 12 in secondary schools, describing it as a breach of the nation’s education policy. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejoh, said this on Saturday during the monitoring of the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into the country’s […]