Ordinarily, children should help out in the house but the more complex chores should attract a reward; in this case, money.  Teach them a craft that will help them earn some money. The motive here is not the amount of money generated from the venture but the sense of accomplishment and responsibility that comes with it. It also cultivates an entrepreneurial spirit from an early age which will serve them well in life.  When you engage teenagers in money making exercises, you are giving them the opportunity of trying out ...

Primary school teachers in Akwa Ibom State have been called upon to see their service as a sacrifice to humanity and therefore be committed to their duties in order to lay a solid foundation for the educational advancement of the young ones in the state. The Director of Administration and Supplies, State Universal Basic Education Board, (SUBEB), Mr. Ekanabasi Ubong, made the appeal at a meeting with education secretaries and chairmen of school management committee held at the SUBEB multi-purpose Conference Hall, Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat ...

The Niger State Governor, Dr. Babangida Aliyu, disclosed in Minna yesterday at an interactive session with Chairpersons and Councilors of the 25 local government areas and 274 wards in the state that a legislation that would prevent parents from withdrawing their female children from school is under-way. Aliyu explained that when the law is enacted, it would become an offence for any parent or guardian to withdraw their female children from school for the purpose of early marriage or any other reason....

Top Ibo born music artistes Obiora aka Obiwon, Mr. Kool, Dat Nigga Raw, and Ill bliss (aka Dat Ibo Boy) are pooling talents for a good cause. Headlining this year's Now Muzik's annual Rhythm Riot Tour, they will go on the road throughout the south-eastern zone of Nigeria, not just to spread the word of peace, love and unity, but also to advise young Ibo kids to Stay In School and finish their education . This tour is themed: IBO BOYS UNITED 4 EDUCATION and ...

The Governors' Forum yesterday unanimously agreed to pay a 27.5 percent increment as benchmark to all the teachers in all 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The Governors though acknowledged the need for payment of “specific allowances” to teachers, however stated that such “teaching inducement allowance” should be implemented for professional teachers only. They however noted that the Federal Government’s refusal to succumb to the NUT’s demand was due to the “Principle of Federalism”....

The Yobe State Government has approved the release of over N31 million for the training of 257 teachers in the Sciences and Mathematics at the National Mathematical Centre (NMC), Abuja. The training and retraining of the teachers is to produce more qualified science and maths teachers which has been identified by Yobe State Economic And Social Summit Group (YESSG) as the main antidote to the state’s development and delivery of education services in the state. Already a total of 100 teachers have completed their retraining in mathematics at the NMC . ...

To inculcate good moral behaviuor in the country, the Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel has called for the return of schools to missionaries. The Governor, in a statement signed by his Press Officer, Mr. Kehinde Onasanya said that “all the references that we can make to good behaviour in schools seems to have been terminated when the missionaries left.”  Daniel, who spoke at the 60th birthday of the Archbishop of Lagos, Archbishop Ephraim Ademowo, held at the Muson Centre Lagos, also stressed the need for partnership between the church ...

The Nigerian Labour Congress has blamed state governments for the Federal Government’s reluctance in issuing the circular on the Teachers Salary Scale (TSS). The Akwa Ibom State Chairman of the NLC, Mr Unyime Usoro while commenting on his union's readiness to commence negotiations on the circular with Akwa Ibom Government, said "We are enthusiastic to see the circular out so that we would negotiate with the state government for our workers." But most state governments are responsible for the inability of the government to act decisively on the ...

The Federal Government has said that it could not implement the Teachers' Salary Scale (TSS), in spite of the intervention of the National Assembly. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) had on Monday embarked on an indefinite strike to press for the implementation of the TSS. The situation had prompted the House of Representatives to pass a resolution on Wednesday, calling for the immediate implementation of the ...

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) Monday embarked on an indefinite industrial action following failure by the federal government to issue approval circular on the new Teachers Salary Scale (TSS). In Lagos, pupils and students who went to school were seen going home as early as 8 O’clock as there were no teachers in sight to conduct the day’s teaching.  Teachers in the primary and secondary school had earlier embarked on a three-day warning strike two weeks ago, which opened way for negotiation between their executive and ...