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UNICEF Introduces Special Teaching Approach For Out-of-school Children

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3 years ago

August 1, 2023

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The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Bauchi Field Office, has introduced a special teaching approach which improves the numeracy and literacy skills of out-of-school children who returned to school in Bauchi state.

Speaking to newsmen in Misau local government area of the state on Monday, Dr. Tushar Rane, UNICEF’s Chief of Bauchi Field Office, explained that the system is called Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL).

According to him, the children, irrespective of the class from which they stopped going to school, are put together in one classroom and taught basic education.

The UNICEF boss also revealed that the teachers had been trained on how to handle the teaching methods which are basically the same, using objects that depicts what they are being taught for easy understanding.

Also speaking, Mr. Abdurahman Ado, UNICEF Education Specialist, Bauchi Field Office, said that TaRL was introduced to improve numeracy and literacy skills of primary school pupils in some selected local government areas (LGA) of the state.

“One of the designated Schools for the programme here is the Central Primary School, Misau, where a bloc of Classroom had been set aside for the teaching and learning for out-of-school children who chose to return to school.

“The programme is done in collaboration with the School Based Management Committee which are saddled with the responsibilities of the day to day running of affairs of the school,” he said.

The Education Specialist listed the piloting Local Government Areas where TaRL had been deployed to include; Bauchi, Ningi, Zaki and Misau local government areas.

In his contribution, Mr. Alhaji Audu, Education secretary in Misau LGA, said that the TaRL approach had greatly improved the academic performance of the out-of-school pupils who returned to school.

He further added that TaRL approach was introduced in Misau LGA in 2023, saying 37 out-of-school children had returned to class in Misau Central Primary school since the introduction of the teaching approach.

Also, the Chairman, School Based Management Committee, Central Primary School, Misau, Alh. Saleh Jarmajo, commended UNICEF, SUBEB and other stakeholders in the educational sector for introducing the new approach to teaching and learning.

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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5 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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10 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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11 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.