Against the backdrop of the resurgence of the mass abduction of pupils, the Federal Government has said schools in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are at risk of attacks by bandits and insurgents. The National Coordinator of Financing Safe Schools in Nigeria, Hajia Halima Iliya, confirmed to The PUNCH on Sunday, that the data of at-risk schools had been collected for intervention. Iliya declined to identify the […]
By Nkiru Njemanze The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has launched a, Say NO to Sexual, Gender Based Violence, SGBV, club across schools in Nigeria to educate students on gender equality. NSCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, inaugurated the club in Abuja during the maiden National Women's Conference with the theme "Enhancing Capacity and Mainstreaming Gender Effectively Within and Beyond the Workplace". According to the CG, education plays […]
Schools across India’s capital New Delhi have been shuttered and construction activity halted as the city was declared the world’s most polluted. The closures were ordered on Friday as air pollution rose to dangerous levels, with Swiss air quality monitoring group IQAir putting the Indian city at the top of a real-time list of the world’s most polluted cities. The city woke up to a thick layer of toxic smog, […]
France's government is working hard to contain a national panic over bedbugs, as a Paris school becomes the latest building hit by a reported infestation. Senior officials from the health, economy, and transport ministries met last Friday at the prime minister's office to coordinate a plan of action against the insects. BBC reported that they are expected to speed up proposals for a national observatory on bedbugs. They aimed to […]
Morocco’s education ministry has temporarily suspended learning for students in the regions most impacted by the earthquake. It said on Sunday that it is looking into ways that students can continue learning as their regions recover. The ministry added that so far, seven teachers are known to have died, while 39 others have sustained injuries. It said 585 schools were damaged by the earthquake and some pupils […]
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