The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), yesterday, explained why students staying on campus have been asked to come into the halls of residence with their mattresses and some other personal items, saying it is due to health reasons. The explanation came against the backdrop of protest by parents, who lamented that they were just struggling to cope with …

Some parents in Kubwa, a suburb in the Federal Capital Territory, have called on the federal and state governments to develop bicycle lanes on roads for students who have bicycles to ride to schools and other places safely. They made the call at the second edition of a 10-kilometre cycling competition organised for students in Abuja. The competition tagged “Bikers …

More than a month has passed since government-owned institutions at the federal level raised student fees for the ongoing academic session. Despite the subsequent government claim that these schools are still tuition-free, parents and students are anticipating a rollback of the fee increase. Rather than the schools reverting to the former fee regimes, they have come out with measures they …

Nigerian Parents Forum on Thursday appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prevail on the Federal Ministry of Education to reverse the over 100 per cent increment on fees paid by students in Federal Government Colleges (also known as Unity Schools). It described the increment as arbitrary, insensitive, ill-timed and inconsistent with President Tinubu’s promise of welfare programmes to help …

Concerned parents of Chibok schoolgirls have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to help facilitate the release of 92 abducted girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity. The parents appealed in a letter they jointly issued yesterday through Yana Galang (mother to Rifkatu Galang still in captivity) and Zanna Lawan (father to Aisha Lawan still in captivity). They also congratulated President …

A two-year-old boy has been reportedly sentenced to life in a North Korean prison camp after a Bible was found in the home of his parents. This was revealed by the United States’ International Religious Freedom Report. It was said that the toddler, including his entire family, was locked up due to the discovery and their religious beliefs. The report …

The Old Students Association Federal Government College, Ijanikin, Lagos State (FEGOCLOSA) on Sunday alleged that parents of some students penalised for indulging in illicit sexual acts are threatening the school’s management for taking punitive actions against the students. A statement by FEGOCLOSA Global President, Toun Aderele also alleged that some reports being circulated by a national newspaper regarding the incident …

Media personality, Ifedayo Olarinde (better known as Daddy Freeze) would rather have people give money to the poor than their wealthy parents as, according to him, there is no blessing attached to it. He said the blessings for giving to parents only come when the parents are poor and struggling. Daddy Freeze, who is the leader of the Free Nation …