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NTA, of recent. It's because it reminds me nothing is working in Nigeria in spite of abundant resources. NTA has equipment, the first TV station on African soil ( from WTS) yet not clear in terms of hue colouration

1. The beginning of problems in primary and secondary school education sector in Nigeria is traceable to Schools Take-Over (Validation) Decree of 1977. That decree validated the takeover of mission and voluntary agency schools by state military governors through their respective edicts.

2. The Decree ousted the jurisdiction of courts to entertain suits on schools takeover and voided all cases in courts on the issue. It made payment of compensation to owners of schools taken over by government discretionary.

3. Schools takeover by the military governments was a misadventure. That was the beginning of the rot in the primary and secondary school system. According to a retired school principal: “You know that all the big schools we had in the country at that time produced the best and most of the big names in our society. They were all mission schools".

KWARA STATE GOVERNMENT ABOUT GRANTING AIDS

In 2020 the state announced schools to be renovated.

Take a look at the list.

1. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of existing and additional facilities, Ilorin Grammar School, Ilorin west LGA.


2. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Govt High School, Ilorin East LGA.

3. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Patigi Sec school, Patigi LGA

4. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Government Secondary school, Lafiagi, Edu LGA.

5. Comprehensive renovation / construction of Offa Grammar school, Offa LGA.

6. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Oro Grammar school, Oro, Irepodun LGA.

7. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Government Secondary school, Share, Ifelodun LGA.

8. Comprehensive renovation/ construction of Government (Unity) Secondary school, Kaiama, Kaiama LGA.

9. Block of classrooms (SS1), Government Secondary School, Alapa, Asa LGA.

10. Block of 3 classroom, Ansar Islam Secondary School, Laduba, Asa LGA.


11. Block of 4 classrooms with 4 offices (SS1A, B& C), College of Arabic and Islamic Studies (CAIS), Ilorin West LGA.

12. Block of classrooms SS1A and B and Block B, Community Secondary School, Baboko, Ilorin West LGA.

13. Block of 4 classrooms with principal's office, Government Secondary School, Okelele, Ilorin East LGA.

14. SS1 and SS3 classrooms, with an office, Government Day Secondary School, Omode, Ilorin South LGA.

15. Block of 2 classroom SS1A and SS1B, Block of 2 classrooms SS1C and SS2C, Government Secondary school, Agbabiaka, Ilorin South LGA.

16. Block of classrooms (damaged and abandoned) block, Government Arabic College, Jebba, Moro LGA.


17. Abandoned block of 4 classrooms with toilet attached (SS2), Government Secondary school, Malete, Moro LGA.

18. Block of 4 classrooms, (Sport, Bursary and Staff room block), Ansar Islam Secondary school, Ikotun, Oyun LGA.

19. Block of 4 classrooms (Classrooms, principal's and Vice Principal's Office), Ojoku Grammar School, Ojoku, Oyun LGA.

20. Block of 4 classrooms, Ajara Isin High School, Isin LGA.

21. Block of 4 classrooms with toilet at both ends, Victory College of Commerce, Edidi, Isin LGA.

22. SS1, SS2 and SS3 A & B classrooms, Oyelagbawo Grammar School, Irepodun LGA.

23. Block of 3 classrooms with an office and store, Government Secondary school, Omu-Aran, Irepodun LGA.

24. Block of 2 classrooms with 4 stores (SS Section), Osi central school, Osi, Ekiti LGA.

25. Block of 3 classrooms with 2 offices, Senior Sec school, Isolo Opin, Ekiti LGA.

26. Dilapidated 2 classrooms & abandoned 2 classrooms as extra hall, Government Secondary school, Tsaragi, Edu LGA.

27. Block of 3 classrooms with an office and store (Examination Hall), Jamat Nasr Islam Community Grammar School, Odo-Owa, Oke-Ero LGA.

28. Block of 6 classrooms with offices (Partly collapsed/ damaged), Government Day Secondary school, Okuta, Baruten LGA.

29. Block of 4 classrooms (SS2, JSS2, Staff room), Government Secondary school, Ilesha-Baruba, Baruten LGA.


For people who are quite familiar with Kwara State would see the list as very lopsided aids granting. No mention of Christian mission schools that they want to be wearing hijab. These missions still labour to maintain the facilities somehow.


THE TRUTH ABOUT AID GRANTING TO SCHOOLS FOUNDED BY MISSIONARIES IN KWARA

1. The taking over of the schools seems like an agenda by non Christians to have what they could not build.

a. Most guys at the helms of affairs in Kwara State from Islamic religion attended mission schools.

b. While at mission schools even after the takeover the issue of hijab did not arise. So why now?

2. Government is no granting aids but just paying salaries. The missions were paying their staff and taking care of their schools- well tended lawn, beautiful trees, orchards, well equipped libraries before government took over- the two primary schools I attended had libraries, well equipped home economics labs, etc which I met but the last Christmas, I wept seeing most of the classes in ruins.

3. The clamour for hijab is beyond allowing a piece of veil to cover for an identity

a. It is a gradual process to wipe out Christian identity from the mission schools

b. There have been running battle to build mosque at St.Anthony, Mt Camel, C&S, Bishop Smith, ECWA Oja-iya, Baptist Surulere, St Barnabas etc. Some of the schools are located inside church premises. It is known fact that Islam loves public expressions, a desire to be noticed at all cost at the expense of the peace of others

c. This could be an attempt to wrestle the privileges of the mission to appoint qualified members of their missions as principals. It could be a case of Alh. Isiaka Okelele- the Principal of St. Barnabas Anglican School, Sabo Oke, Ilorin.

CONCLUSION
I will rather suggest Kwara State CAN should study the agreement between government and the mission in 1974 to take action. Also, when schools were taken over, it was by decree which forbade any court action by the mission. Can it be challenged under democracy? After all the decay, the rot in the facilities in the various mission schools that government supposed to be responsible for no be here.

I don't know why government does not appoint the local board for these schools but the mission. Why do we like to copy and paste knowing for a fact that we live in different clime in Nigeria full of different culture, ethnicity and religion.

Gandollaar

Nigeria can only be taken serious if her leadership is credible at all level and inspires hope in the face of crisis.

Poor watchman. What about the moneybags sponsoring them?

The dogs are not to be blamed

So sad! Dr Richard Watuulo was one of my course instructors.

netzro:
E shock me

My conclusion, this is not Bubu

My take for the first time since 2017

Hope he does not make any careless statement that may may further cause mayhem by these agitating youth. Lazy Nigerian youth was enough!

Is Gudu/Apo Legislative Quarter Safe?

Ikoyi prison on fire

Arise Tv

I want hear at the end of that meeting that all the security chiefs have been sacked and that Buhari has accepted to throw in his resignation letter. For once, be sane oh Buhari!

Kingdemu:
It is now very clear that the Nigerian Army acted within the ambience of the law.

Section 33 sub 2 of Nigerian constitution has justified their act:

The section states;
(2) A person shall not be regarded as having been deprived of his life in contravention of this section, if he dies as a result of the use, to such extent and in such circumstances as are permitted by law, of such force as is reasonably necessary –

(a) for the defence of any person from unlawful violence or for the defence of property:

(b) in order to effect a lawful arrest or to prevent the escape of a person lawfully detained; or

(c) for the purpose of suppressing a riot, insurrection or mutiny

Really? Whatever happens to rubber bullets and canisters? Just asking you. The clamour was not insurrection but an end to brutality and bad governance. Is that too much to ask for?

Why the march? Anything for money sha! Àwon èyan Esau. Why selling birthright on empty stomach? Just asking ni o

emillysmigael:
This is the only real Governor in the North

You took that out of my mind. I was to add, is this guy really from the North or loaned to the North? He came across as a rare breed

Antonio Dehinde Fernandez's was put at £300 million in 2003

Zzor:
easier said than done

From a personal experience helping men to live as men God created them to be.

Fgwa:
I appreciate u bro. My biggest challenge is how to tell her. My biggest fear is, if my wife will ever love me again?

Be sincere with yourself in the process. Be ready not to go back that road after your confession. Pray about it. Prepare her mind towards the confession. Don't blame it on anyone except yourself. Be remorseful, it is going to be difficult going through it together but I bet it with you, she will be willing to have her husband she fell in love with back

I think the most honourable thing to do is to confess to your wife. This may be hard thing to do but it is the best option for you. If your wife truly loves you, your confession will help the healing process of your marriage. With confession, no one will have anything not known to your wife against you. Some have been that road before. It was their confessions that helped them out.

If it is true then it was expected since Ghana was killed

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Mad!

May his family and friends find comfort and fortitude to bear the reality of his death

IamWonderful:
Just four stooges want to remove the Yoruba leader, they are jokers, just four people cannot dictate for the Yorubas, if whatsoever they have even or collect from anyone is pushing them, lagoon is ready to take them, Prof Akintoye still remain the leader. Just 4 misguided insignificant greedy moles against over 70 groups

You are right. He knows what most of them don't know through his research work on Yoruba history beyond that of Samuel Johnson's concocted account.

ForeThinker:
Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.

This is deep! I think I now understand better

I hope we can always call to account, silly and sinister action of political office holders in Nigeria

46? Limited English Language? How did he get the contract in the first place? Any due process involved? Was the contract competitive through bidding? EFCC should ask of him from his patrons who used him as their front and stop this public charades

Great! Those who removed it had sinister intention of hiding the facts of the past. Every great nation have place for their history.

I am yet to get answer. Is it only BBN gists that get response here?

SocialJustice:
Only smart response here.

Banking loosely started earlier than 1894 in what is now known as Nigeria.

Commercial banking started in Nigeria in 1872 with the establishment of the African Banking Corporation. It distributed the Bank of England notes for the British Treasury. The First Bank of Nigeria, then the Bank of British West Africa, was set up in 1894 followed by the Barclays Bank,
DCO in 1917 (now known as Union Bank of Nigeria).