Another Six-year-old Boy Brings Gun To School In Virginia
The mother of a six-year-old boy has been arrested after he brought a gun to his primary school in Virginia – the latest such incident in the US state. Police were called to Little Creek Elementary School in the city of Norfolk on Thursday afternoon, where staff gave them the handgun. No-one was injured, but […]
Michigan State: Three killed In Shooting At University
At least three people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at Michigan State University (MSU), police say. As well as the three victims, police said the suspect had died apparently from a “self-inflicted gunshot wound”. Another five people were injured in the attack at the main campus in the city of East Lansing […]
Lagos Govt Orders Indefinite Closure Of Chrisland School Over Student’s Death
The Lagos State Government has ordered the temporary closure of Chrisland School, Ikeja, Lagos following controversies surrounding the death of a 12-year-old student of the school, Whytney Adeyemi Adeniran. The announcement was made in a statement posted on the official Facebook page of the state government yesterday, stating that the closure was ordered by the […]
US Black History Syllabus Changed After Florida ‘woke’ Claims
A US high school curriculum on African-American history has been revised after conservative critics complained it amounted to “woke indoctrination”. Florida Republicans argued that a draft version of the new advanced-level course lacked educational value. The US College Board released the official syllabus on Wednesday removing some of the disputed subject matter. The National Black […]
Tennessee Students Build Robotic Hand For New Classmate
Starting at a new school this year, 15-year-old Sergio Peralta had all the typical teenage reasons to be nervous. He was also trying to keep a secret: a hand that was not fully formed. “In the first days of school, I honestly felt like hiding my hand,” he told CBS News, the BBC’s US partner. […]
Elections: Reps Call For Closure Of Tertiary Institutions Elections
The House of Representatives has called on the National Universities Commission (NUC), the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), and other bodies to order all tertiary institutions to suspend academic activities till after the general elections. It also called on the […]
Child Who Shot Teacher Has Disability, Family Says
A six-year-old child who police say shot and wounded his teacher in his Virginia school suffers from an “acute disability,” his family said. In their first public statement since the shooting earlier this month, the family said the gun allegedly brought to school by the boy “was secured”. But they offered no specifics on how […]
ASUU: Nobody Can Promise You There Will Be No strike In 2023 -Prof Biodun Ogunyemi
Prof Biodun Ogunyemi, former President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has indicated that a fresh strike by lecturers of public universities in the country cannot be ruled out in 2023. Ogunyemi disclosed this on Saturday while featuring on Channels TV’s 2022: In Retrospect, an End-Of-Year special program. Remember, ASUU embarked on industrial […]
Education Across Borders: How Is It Faring?: Dr. Ayila Orkusa
Conflict directly or indirectly is taking a devastating toll on education across the world especially in war torn areas like Ukraine and Nigeria with high rate of insecurity. Narrowing it down to Africa, the focus is on education across the borders, how is it faring? Please lets have your views. Merry Christmas. #education#Africa#letstalk
191 Stranded Nigerians Evacuated From India By NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Friday, evacuated a total of 191 stranded Nigerians from India. The returnees, who arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 4 pm, were welcomed by a delegation of the Federal Government, led by NEMA officials. NEMA spokesperson, Ezekiel Manzo, said in a statement that after being […]
