Education
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 […]
