LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of demonstrators blocked an avenue leading to Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium on Tuesday, just days before the 2026 World Cup kicks off at the venue. As football fans flood into tournament co-hosts the United States, Canada and Mexico, the Central American country is grappling with chaotic teacher protests in its capital….
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A new twist has emerged in the abduction of pupils and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, as reports indicate that the kidnappers are demanding both a ₦1 billion ransom and the implementation of Sharia law as conditions for the release of the victims. The development was reportedly attributed…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged all educators in Nigeria to stay dedicated to the cause of nation-building. He emphasized the importance of carrying out their responsibilities diligently and setting positive examples for both their students and society as a whole. Obi emphasized that genuine societal development hinges…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has chastised the Federal Government for giving national honours to those he described as criminals who stole the country blind, rather than to teachers in recognition of their contribution to educational and national development. This was even as Obi regretted…
LAGOS DECEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has been listed among African countries whose citizens can now apply for qualified teacher status through the Teaching Regulation Agency in the United Kingdom, from February 2023. Other countries to benefit include Ghana, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine and Zimbabwe. A publication early December on the UK Government’s…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)- retired Principal, Mr Olusola Oladele, has advised secondary school teachers to always recognise and appreciate the uniqueness of their students to avoid inhibiting their innate abilities. Oladele, former Principal, Government College, Ibadan (GCI), gave the advice on Wednesday at a staff development and training workshop for teachers of the Methodist…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has felicitated with teachers around the world, especially in Nigeria, for what he described as their commendable sacrifice for the growth of education in the country, while congratulating Anambra teachers who won different President’s Excellence Awards for…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen from a suspected criminal gang stormed a school in central Nigeria, killing one student and kidnapping dozens of other pupils, teachers and relatives, the local government said Wednesday, in the country’s latest mass abduction. President Muhammadu Buhari ordered security forces to coordinate a rescue operation, his office said, after gunmen in…