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Corporal Punishment Ban: Stakeholders Seek Clearer Discipline Framework, More Counsellors

Funmi Ogundare Stakeholders in the education sector weekend called for a comprehensive review of school discipline frameworks, stronger parental involvement and increased deployment of guidance…

  • Stakeholders call for clearer school discipline framework post-corporal punishment ban
  • Lagos roundtable discusses parental engagement, guidance counsellor expansion
  • Report identifies gaps in implementation, teacher capacity, stakeholder engagement

Polling stations open in Brazil for some 160 million voters

Brazilians are voting across the country, with polls open from 8:00 to 17:00 Brasília time. As voting is digital, first results should appear within three hours of closing.

  • Brazil begins voting in presidential election, incumbent Lula da Silva seeks fourth term
  • Flávio Bolsonaro, son of current president, makes presidential debut
  • 160 million eligible voters participate, election to determine governors and federal deputies

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