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Rate of school dropouts tripled in South Africa due to Covid-19 - Unicef report

The number of out-of-school children in South Africa tripled from 250 000 to 750 000 between March 2020 and July 2021, a new Unicef report says.
#southafrica #schooldropout #unicef

13 million children denied an education in Sahel region as conflict forces 5 500 schools to close

An estimated 13 million children were affected by the closure of 5 500 schools at the end of 2021 in the Sahel region, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in its latest report. The Sahel region covers Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.
#thesahelregion #school #children

Mozambique drops school science textbook after outcry over homosexuality, masturbation content

Mozambique will remove a seventh grade natural science textbook from schools after outrage on social media over content that discussed masturbation and homosexuality, the education ministry said Tuesday.

Insurgency-hit Palma District joins the rest of Mozambique for school opening

After a three-year hiatus due to extremist attacks by Islamic extremists, Cabo Delgado's Palma District has finally opened schools in line with the national school calendar. The opening ceremony was held on Monday in Quilaua village at 16 de Junho de Palma - Escola Primaria.
#palma #mozambique

A UK school reportedly apologised after pictures of its 'grim' Christmas lunch went viral

Parents said they were left "upset" and "disgusted" by a Christmas meal served at Steyning Grammar School and Sixth Form College in West Sussex, United Kingdom on Tuesday. In a local Facebook group, parents described the meal which consisted of a bread roll, slice of turkey, pig in a blanket, mince pie, and a ball of stuffing as "disgusting"
#UK #lunch #christmas #steyninggrammarschool

Deny Entry To Students Accused Of Bullying Sylvester Oromoni - NANS To Embassies

The National Association of Nigerian Students, on Sunday, alerted foreign missions to deny entry to the five students of Dowen College alleged to have bullied and beaten 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni to a point of coma which led to his eventual death on November 30, 2021. The students’ body also called for the swift arrest of key officials of the Lekki-based school.
#nans #sylvesteroromoni #dowencollege

U.S Lawmaker post family Christmas picture with guns days after school shooting

A Kentucky congressman caused widespread outrage after the Republican posted a Christmas photo that showed him and seven members of his family brandishing large assault rifles, just days after a high school massacre in Michigan. Rep. Thomas Massie tweeted the photo of him, his wife and their five kids hoisting assault rifles in front of a Christmas tree on Saturday.
#thomasmassie #rifle #USA

Reno Omokri: Nigerians Need 'e-Buhari' And Not e-Naira

Reno Omokri stated via his Instagram handle that the invention of Nigerian Digital Currency, e-Naira, is useless. He stated that Nigerians need good governance from the president in the form of 'e-Buhari', to provide Nigerians with good schools, quality roads, electricity instead of a digital currency.
#enaira #muhammadubuhari

ASUU To NASS: Ban Government Officials From Sending Children To School Abroad

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked government officials in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to withdraw their children from foreign universities and enroll them in Nigeria.
#asuu #nass #muhammadubuhari

Eswatini deploys army to quell high school protests

Soldiers and police have been deployed across schools in Eswatini where students have been protesting for weeks demanding political reforms, pro-democracy groups said Monday.
#eswatini #protest #politicalreforms

Nigerian kidnappers free 10 more students: representative

Gunmen who kidnapped more than 100 students from a high school in northwest Nigeria months ago have released 10 more of the hostages, the head of a parents association said on Sunday.
#gunmen #Nigeria #nigeriankidnappers

One million Nigerian children to miss school due to insecurity:UN

One million Nigerian children will likely stay away from school because of the threat of violence after a series of mass kidnappings and attacks targeting students this year, the UN said on Wednesday.
#un #masskidnappings #insecurity #nigeriangovernment