Education
Education merely a pipe dream for most internally displaced persons
For internally displaced persons in the northeast of the country, getting an education is virtually impossible and remains a pipe dream for most. The area has been historically marginalised and […]
Students claim eight were killed and many injured in protest
Students claim eight were allegedly killed and many others were injured when police were called to quell a protest at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim College of Education in Maiduguri on […]
Empty tummy, empty head
The federal government in Nigeria is “repackaging” the country’s school-feeding programme, believing that no child can learn effectively on an empty stomach. It is hoped that the revised programme would […]
Only God can stop the kidnapping of female students and teachers
What is happening to education in the north of Nigeria is “worrisome, questionable and discouraging”. So said Umar Goni, a lecturer in the education faculty of the University of Maiduguri. […]
‘Uncontrollable’ children run amok
Children in Kirjiri are becoming more ‘uncontrollable’ by the day because they do not go to school – they cannot go because there is no school. The community in Kirjiri […]
First the nine-month academic strike, now postponement because of COVID-19
The postponement of the reopening of universities because of the coronavirus Covid-19 has left students in Maiduguri, Borno State, disappointed and frustrated. The postponement followed an Academic Staff Union nine-month […]
1,163 displaced children given a fresh chance in life
On the last day of his three-day visit to Damasak in Borno State, governor Babagana Umara Zulum supervised the enrolment of 1,163 internally displaced children into primary school. The children […]
New school, new hope
A group of women in Damboa has started building a school for uneducated married women. The chairman of Damboa Women’s Collaboration Council, Hauwa Chadko, told RNI that they had received […]
Strikes not fair, students tell union and government
Students are pleading with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the government to stop strikes at universities. Abba Ali kyari, a student said that children of the poor […]
Governor tackles challenges facing Sangaya schools
The governor of Borno State, Babagana Umara Zulum, has set up a “high-powered transformation committee” to address the challenges facing the Sangaya education system. Also known as Almajiri, it is […]
