adminOver 66% of Nigerian girls drop out of school before JSS — Report
Taimur Samad, the World Bank deputy country director, says more than two-thirds of girls in Nigeria drop out before making it to junior secondary school. Samad spoke on Tuesday…
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Low turnout mars Osun LG pollNigeria, India lead as 50,000 students failed to register in Canadian schools — ReportDAILIES TOP STORIES: We’ll do something different from the past — Opposition partiesALERT: Nigeria Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Website No Longer Safe For VisitorsPolice advise Osun gov to suspend LG electionNatasha accuses Senate leadership of denying her privilegesSuit to ‘unseat’ Ugochinyere: Wike’s loyalists on another shadow-chasing expedition – HURIWAUnlicensed drugs smuggled from India fuelling West Africa’s opioid crisis – ReportEXTRA: Escapees not principal suspects in lawmaker’s kidnap, murder – Anambra CPTinubu approves relocation of 29 correctional centres from urban areasEFCC returns $120,548 and N70m to foreign fraud victimsCourt orders OSIEC to conduct Osun LG electionLawmaker confirms bandit kingpin Bello Turji’s presence in Sokoto forestCourt Orders Final Forfeiture Of $4.7m, ₦830m, Properties Linked To EmefieleHerdsmen set N27m cassava farm on fireAdeleke shuns AGF’s advice, insists Osun LG poll will hold Saturday‘NASS Not For Content Creation,’ Senate Faults Natasha’s OutburstEFCC arraigns lawyer for allegedly defrauding victims of N1.3bn in UyoNigerian drug kingpin arrested for smuggling in KoreaNiger’s junta proposes return to civilian rule in five yearsNo automatic tickets for Obi, Otti in 2027— Labour PartyKatsina Hisbah bans nightclubs to ‘curb immoral activities’IPOB member cleared of terrorism chargesDAILIES TOP STORIES: AGF warns Adeleke against LG poll, IG dismisses gov’s allegationsEFCC arraigns 20 foreigners for alleged cybercrimesReps to probe NGOs over USAID terrorism funding allegationNEWS EXTRA: Kidnap Kingpin Suspect Evans Claims He’s Now A TeacherLokoja Varsity Shut Indefinitely As Students Protest Colleagues’ DeathDrama Unfolds In Senate Over Seat ArrangementBabangida regrets annulling June 12 presidential electionCBN retains interest rate at 27.5%32 Years After, Babangida Finally Admits MKO Abiola Won June 12 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