Thursday, August 27, 2026

Rights

August 13, 2026

Governors push for greater investment in early childhood development in North-West

NGF has rallied North-West states to prioritise early childhood development as a foundation for human capital development.

North-West governors
August 12, 2026

Lagos commissioner urges organisations to prioritise employee wellbeing

According to him, employee wellness means creating environments where workers can thrive.

Abayomi Oluyomi
August 12, 2026

Lagos pastor arrested for defiling church member’s daughters

The Lagos pastor allegedly began defiling the petitioner’s eldest daughter when she was 13 years old.

Female cops in Lagos, crucifix
August 12, 2026

ASUU begins indefinite strike in OAUSTECH

AAUA, another state-owned institution, began its indefinite strike on Tuesday, based on the same non-implementation of the 2025 FG-ASUU agreement by the state government.

Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH)
August 12, 2026

Taliban stopped 2.4 million girls from going to school in Afghanistan: UNESCO

UNESCO warned in a report on Tuesday that the figure could surge to four million by 2030 following a rise of about 200,000 last year.

Taliban, Afghan girls
August 12, 2026

Calls made for assistive technology, AI to support dyslexic Nigerian children

Samuel Adeyemi, an education researcher, said digital inclusion must remain central to Nigeria’s adoption of AI in education.

Artifical intelligence
August 11, 2026

FG assures full payment of entitlements to disengaged workers

Mr Arabi said no disengaged staff, who did not receive their full entitlements, would be left unpaid.

Bureau of Public Service Reforms
August 11, 2026

Judgement day awaits Google, Snapchat, TikTok, Meta over social media addiction

A federal court on Monday approved thousands of lawsuits to move forward against Meta, Google, Snapchat, and TikTok over claims their platforms are addictive to young users.

Google, Meta, TikTok, Snapchat
August 11, 2026

Nigerian Law School mourns as student dies after Lagos hostel rooftop fall

A statement by Aderonke Osho, secretary to the school’s council of legal education, on Monday, confirmed the student’s demise.

Nigerian Law School - Lagos Campus
August 11, 2026

Ex-Syrian President Bashar Assad sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

A Syrian court sentenced Mr Assad alongside his younger brother, Al-Assad Maher, to death on Tuesday for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad