Comedian, Owen Osamwengie aka Owen Gee, has shared the story of how his nine-year-old son contracted the novel Coronavirus while in school last term. The entertainer who is against the reopening of schools narrated his family’s experience with the dreaded disease in
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The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Prof. Bappa-Aliyu Muhammadu, has recommended that children should start their primary one at the age of five or six. He premised his recommendation on the fact that there were
Global school closures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in unprecedented disruption to children’s education, with more than a billion students affected. Those who have returned to school are presented with new challenges – masks, social distancing, lack
Many Nigerians online are saying it is an all-too-familiar reality after a Nigerian poet shared the story of how her father who she described as ”broke and unemployed” killed her mother’s dream of owning a school. Ojochide, who took to
Kids who miss a lot of school from kindergarten to eighth grade may suffer surprising/unexpected costs as young adults, a new study finds. Researchers found that those who were more regularly absent in these early years of school were less
The Principal of United Junior Secondary School, Agugu, Ibadan, Mrs/ Christiana Oduola, has urged parents to be alive to their responsibility of raising and educating their children, since learning goes beyond what is taught within the four walls of a
A medical doctor, Afolabi Odunsi, has given reasons why boys do better in mathematics and sciences than their girl counterparts and he believes the scale can be balanced with the effort of teachers. Odunsi, who was the guest speaker at
A Nigerian mother took to Twitter to share her surprise from picking her daughter from school and finding the schoolgirl’s legs cello-taped to her shoes. The mum, @burberryzainab who thought it hilarious shared photos of what was obviously the school’s
‘If your dreams are big enough, there’s no stopping you’ is a valid assertion for a Nigerian mum, also a grandma who has just earned a PHD. A mum has taken to her Twitter handle, @sophiebello to celebrate her own
Most kids, teens and even adults are subjected to some sort of bullying at school and workplace. Having a child bullied at school is one of the greatest fears of parents and research has shown that this fear is well-founded.
The menace of child sexual abuse is reaching a height and all parents should employ more vigilance as well as educate their wards on the increasing dangers of child sexual abuse out there. The plight of the girl child has
Cheering news from Anambra state as 15 year old former child bride, Miss Chikwendu, whose story made news in January this year, has completed her rehabilitation and is set to take on her dreams. Chikwendu’s forced marriage sparked widespread condemnation
As gender becomes more and more fluid in the Western countries, new challenges, it appears will surface almost at every turn. A few days ago, we reported an emerging problem where hundreds of young transgender people are seeking help to
With schools resuming and fresh assignments, a Twitter user, Nicole Cliffe wants teachers to understand that questions like “What did you do on your summer holidays?” can be traumatic for some of the pupils. This is because not every child
A new study has showed that child asthma cases can triple at the start of the school year. The study was carried out by researchers from Public Health England and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and published in
The Kano State government as part of efforts to see that every child gets an education in the state has concluded plans to send a bill to the state House Assembly to that effect. The governor of the State, Umar
It would be amazing if your child could just tell you that he was unhappy at school and why but some kids do often keep quiet about bad experiences away from home. If your child is not volunteering any
A Nigerian dad from the northern extraction, Mustapha Bulama started a Twitter thread where he shared a photo of his son dressed in a Igbo attire for his school’s cultural day. He said his son made him buy the traditional
A schoolgirl, Amber Peat, 13, who lived with her mother, Kelly Peat and step-father, Danny Peat, in Mansfield, England; after confiding in her teachers at school that she was afraid to go home likely hanged herself days after a family
Dear mimsters I need urgent advice on this matter concerning my little girl and her school. Should I bend towards the school’s demand or withdraw my daughter? Here’s the deal. My daughter started school this year in August. I went
The Bauchi state government has just ordered the closing of a secondary school in the state capital where students wed themselves. Vanguard discovered that in one instance, a boy, who claimed to be the groom, paid N500 as dowry to marry a female
Remember Segun, the 9-year-old Lagos boy who became an internet sensation after a video of himself declaring that he must become a ‘Yahoo boy’ went viral? (read here). Well, he has finally returned to school. For those who don’t know,
On Wednesday, Mrs Maryam Begel, the Chairman, House Committee on Women Affairs, Bauchi House of Assembly, raised an alarm over female students in some schools in the state being withdrawn to engage in menial jobs to generate money for their
Bamidele Wale-Oshinowo Learning in children is the way they respond to environmental, social, emotional and physical stimuli to understand new information while learning style is the way they absorb information and mentally process it. The literature on learning styles varies
Remember baby Musa, the 2-year-old boy who was abused and mutilated by his step mothers ( read here) who broke his legs broken and slit his tongue earlier this year in Kano? He is now in perfect condition and has resumed
