Abia State to prosecute parents who refuse to send children to school
The Abia State government has announced that, starting from 1 January 2025, it will be an offence for parents in the state not to enrol […]
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Female student in Umuahia bites off schoolmate’s tongue over food
Amarachi Chibueze, a senior secondary school female student, allegedly bit off another student’s tongue at a federal government-owned school in Umuahia. The incident was said […]
Agency trains 58 Abia secondary schools about HIV/AIDS prevention measures
The Abia State Agency for the Control of HIV/AIDS has trained 58 secondary schools in the state’s three senatorial districts on the latest pandemic prevention techniques. […]
Abia Assembly criticises private schools for forcing parents to purchase customised textbooks
The Abia State House of Assembly has passed a resolution directing its Education Committee to summon the Commissioner for Basic Education, ASUBEB leadership, and other […]
Abia ranks first, while Katsina ranks last in the 2024 SSCE
The results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examinations, or SSCE internals, have been made public by the National Examination Council (NECO) with 828,284 (or 60.55 […]
Abia threatens to sanction schools that resume early
The Abia State Government has stated that it may sanction school proprietors who resumed academic activities before the September 23, 2024, resumption date. The Commissioner for Information, […]
Abia government postpones school resumption date
The Abia State Government has delayed the resumption date for both public and private schools in the state for the 2024/2025 academic year. Mr Okey Kanu, Commissioner […]
Abia government sets up committee to recover 180 public schools from former government officials
The Abia State Government has formed a special committee to retrieve all encumbered public schools that were reportedly taken over by state officials under the […]
Federal Government College of Education Abia to take-off in September
Arrangements are underway to secure the take-off of a Federal Government College of Education in Ofeme-Ohuhu, Umuahia-North Local Government Area of Abia State. To this end, […]
Otti offers scholarships to children of the police officers killed in Aba
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has offered scholarship to the university level to the children of the three police officers slain in Aba, the state’s commercial nerve. This […]
Otti approves payment of school fees for Abia students in India, law schools
Abia State Governor Alex Otti has approved the payment of school fees for Abia students studying at SRI SAI, an Indian university, so that they […]
Otti warns parents over non-enrollment of children in school
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State announced that non-enrollment of school-age children a criminal offense, warning of severe penalties for parents and guardians who do […]
Abia government to withdraw licences of schools delisted by WAEC for examination malpractice
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has barred a number of secondary schools in Abia State from taking the regional body’s exams due to involvement […]
Christmas: Otti’s wife advises parents to instill moral values in their children
UMUAHIA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Governor of Abia State’s wife, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has urged parents to teach their kids morality so that they can […]