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businessday.ng > sponsored > article > cussons-baby-moments-season-9-grand-finale-what-a-day-of-tears-laughter-and-pure-magic-every-baby-truly-is-a-star

Cussons Baby Moments Season 9 Grand Finale: What a day of Tears, Laughter, and Pure Magic! Every Baby Truly Is A Star

4+ hour, 7+ min ago  (360+ words) Yesterday, Friday, February 20, 2026, Nigeria paused, smiled, cried happy tears, and clapped until our hands hurt. The Cussons Baby Moments Season 9 Grand Finale delivered everything we hoped for. Adorable babies owned the stage, proud parents beamed and shed a few tears,…...

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businessday.ng > bd-weekender > article > beyond-the-classroom-why-nigeria-needs-a-national-anti-bullying-act-now

Beyond the Classroom: Why Nigeria needs a national anti-bullying act now

17+ hour, 17+ min ago  (720+ words) Across primary and secondary schools in Nigeria, incidents of bullying continue to raise concerns among parents, educators, and policymakers. The instances of bullying in Nigerian schools is surging almost every year, with studies estimating it affects up to 85 percent of…...

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businessday.ng > news > article > netherlands-reverses-plan-to-restrict-courses-taught-in-english-announces-funding-of-e1-5-billion

Netherlands reverses plan to restrict courses taught in English, announces funding of €1.5 billion

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (424+ words) The Netherlands has reversed plans to curb English-taught university programmes, while simultaneously announcing a "1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) funding package for higher education. This move is designed to strengthen its appeal to international students, and replaces earlier proposals for budget cuts intended…...

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businessday.ng > news > article > uk-intl-students-miss-january-intake-induction-caused-by-visa-delays-compliance-rules

UK: Int'l students miss January intake, induction caused by visa delays, compliance rules

1+ week, 11+ hour ago  (413+ words) International students who had planned to come to study in the United Kingdom (UK) have missed their January resumption forcing many to miss their inductions. This is largely caused by the tough Home Office stance on international student visas causing…...

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businessday.ng > news > article > concert-for-change-disburses-n55m-to-support-orphans-children-with-disabilities

Concert for Change disburses N55m to support orphans, children with disabilities

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (355+ words) Muilli Seun and his team during a visit to an orphanage Concert for Change, a non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting orphans and children living with disabilities, has disbursed N55 million to five beneficiary organisations across Nigeria following the Green Worship 8 Benefit…...

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businessday.ng > news > article > canadas-colleges-struggle-jobs-slashed-as-international-student-numbers-plunge

Canada’s colleges struggle, jobs slashed as international student numbers plunge

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (550+ words) Canada's higher institutions are facing unprecedented disruption as new federal policies sharply curtail international student enrolment, with direct implications for Nigerian students having been the top-four source country for international students in Canada till 2023. One of the country's largest institutions,…...

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businessday.ng > news > article > young-advocates-partners-to-empower-15000-youths-with-skills

Young advocates, partners to empower 15,000 youths with skills

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (524+ words) Young Advocates for a Sustainable and Inclusive Future (YASIF Nigeria), alongside Emerging Communities and Little Gifted Hands Matter, has joined the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) and IBM to implement the second phase of the SkillsBuild programme under the…...

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businessday.ng > technology > article > common-sense-media-faults-xais-grok-for-child-safety-failures

Common Sense Media faults xAI’s Grok for child safety failures

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (276+ words) Common Sense Media, a nonprofit that evaluates technology for family and child safety, has criticised the AI chatbot Grok, developed by Elon Musk's xAI, saying it performs very poorly on protecting kids and teens from harmful content. The report found…...

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businessday.ng > news > article > curriculum-review-sparks-tension-in-fct-primary-schools

Curriculum review sparks tension in FCT primary schools

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (537+ words) What was intended as an effort to improve learning standards has instead stirred tension in primary schools across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), following the introduction of a reviewed curriculum. Ahmed Lukman, the organising secretary at the FCT LEA Teachers…...

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businessday.ng > opinion > article > youth-and-the-green-economy-revolution

Youth and the Green Economy revolution

1+ mon, 16+ hour ago  (377+ words) The next billion-dollar ideas will be green. Nigeria's youth can lead Africa's sustainability movement. Yet, hidden in plain sight is an opportunity that connects our past to our future: the green economy. More specifically, a return, though modernised, scaled, and…...