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Deplorable Katsina School after govt spends N2.9 billion on education in one year

Despite a claim by the Katsina State government that it spent over N2.9 billion on education in one year alone, Children of Unguwar Siyaka in the Funtua Local Government Area of Katsina State, are learning under a terrible deplorable condition. This is as Unguwar Siyaka Primary School has since collapsed as a result of its […]

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Ministry of Education pays N84.2 million to fix a non-existing school

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Nigeria’s Ministry of education has paid the sum of N84.2 million to renovate a none existing Government Secondary School at Ibagwa Aka, in Igbo Eze South Local Government of Enugu State. Under the deal, the ministry of education supervised by Mr. Mallam Adamu, the minister, claims to have expended the sum of N84, 215,922.87 as

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N100 million Katsina lawmaker constituency project abandoned

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N100 million ICT center constituency project facilitated by Mr. Abubakar Abdullahi, a lawmaker from Katsina State has been abandoned. Mr. Abdullahi, who represents the people of Katsina Central Senatorial District in the Senate, had in 2021, using the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) nominated the construction of ICT centers in some selected schools in Katsina

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Fear over deplorable Jigawa community school

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Parents of kids that attend Nomadic School in the Yelwa community of Jijgawa State are now afraid to send their kids to the school. The terrible dilapidated school they learn will collapse on them. A situation they fear may kill them. The Nomadic school is located at Yelwa community in Gagarawa Local Government Area, 130

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Taraba kids learn under miserable condition after N3.4 billion education fund

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Tsakuwa community primary school located in Lau local government area of Taraba state is in dilapidated condition despite the state government spending N3.4 billion on primary education. The Taraba state government in the year 2018 approved N1, 649,274,074.00 for its universal basic education board, also in the year 2019 same basic education board got N1, 786,713,570.69 approval

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Children learn under a pitiable condition in Okpella, Edo State

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Children of the Okpella community in Edo State are learning under a pitiable deplorable condition, sitting on the bare floor in classrooms as the government under the supervision of Mr. Godwin Obaseki, the State Governor, has failed to provide a decent education. The Idodo 2 Primary School located at Okpella community in Etsako East Local

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School in Gasi, Gombe State children learn under a deplorable condition

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Children of the Gasi community in Gombe State are learning under a tree in unimaginable deplorable conditions as the government under the supervisor of Mr. Muhammad Inuwa, the State Governor, has failed to build a school for them. A visit by Tracka, a public accountability organization, to the school revealed how the children that are

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Kids learn under a deplorable condition in Taraba State

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Kids in Jandeikyula community of Taraba State are learning under deplorable conditions, taking classes under the tree as the government under the supervision of Mr. Darius Ishaku, the state Governor has refused to provide quality education to the state. Life Foundation Academy located at the Jandeikyula community in Assa District, Chonku ward, Wukari Local Government

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Over 600 children learn under collapsing classrooms in Jigawa

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Over 600 school children are learning under a classroom building that is collapsing and the state government appears not to be interested in saving the school children from dying should the building finally collapse on them. The collapsing Model Boarding Boys Primary and Junior School located at Ringim Local Government Area of the state with

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