Insights for school leaders

In March 2026, Nigeria was confronted with disturbing videos of older boarders physically attacking younger pupils at two private schools. The footage from Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City was new, while the footage from Lead British International School in Abuja was from an earlier incident and had begun circulating again. The public reaction was understandably strong. Parents wanted answers, schools were under pressure, and there were serious questions about whethe

In March 2026, Nigerians watched videos showing older boarders beating younger pupils at two private schools: Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City and Lead British International School in Abuja. The Benin City footage was from March, while the Lead British footage, which first came to light in 2024, was being shared again at the same time. The public response was strong, and schools came under considerable pressure to show that they had proper anti-bullying policies and

In March 2026, Nigeria watched children hurt other children. At Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City, older boarders were caught on film assaulting a younger boy. Around the same time, videos of bullying at Lead British International School in Abuja, which had circulated earlier, began resurfacing. The reaction across the country was immediate. There was widespread outrage, and schools came under increasing pressure to put proper anti-bullying policies and reporting syst

In March 2026, Nigeria saw videos of children beating other children. At Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City, older boarders were filmed beating a younger pupil while other children watched. Around the same time, earlier videos showing bullying at Lead British International School in Abuja began circulating again. The public reaction was enormous. Schools across the country are now under pressure to introduce proper anti-bullying policies and reporting mechanisms. Over

In March 2026, videos emerged from Nigeria showing older boarders physically attacking younger children. At Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City, a junior boy was kicked and beaten by older boys while other pupils watched. The footage spread across social media within hours. Videos of bullying at Lead British International School in Abuja also began circulating again, bringing earlier concerns back into the national conversation. The public response was understandably st

March 2026 brought another disturbing reminder of the reality of bullying in Nigerian schools. Videos emerged showing older boarders assaulting younger pupils. At Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City, a boy was kicked and beaten by older boys while other students stood by and watched. The video spread rapidly across social media. At around the same time, earlier videos from the bullying incident at Lead British International School in Abuja resurfaced. Once again, there

March 2026 brought Nigeria another set of images that no parent wants to see. At Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City, older boarders were filmed assaulting a younger student. He was kicked, dragged and beaten while other students stood by. At around the same time, the videos from the earlier bullying case at Lead British International School in Abuja were circulating again, reminding families of the outrage that case had already caused. Across the country, schools were

In March 2026, videos began circulating of older boarders beating younger pupils in Nigeria. At Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City, a junior boy was kicked, dragged and struck with a belt. At one point, one of the attackers stepped on his chest. Not long afterwards, people were also talking again about similar bullying videos from Lead British International School in Abuja, which had already caused national outrage. The reaction was enormous. Parents were angry. The pu

In March 2026, Nigeria watched videos of children beating other children at two private boarding schools, Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City and Lead British International School in Abuja. Older boarders were hurting younger ones while other pupils stood by or filmed what was happening. The footage spread quickly, and the anger across the country was understandable. I wrote recently about how shocking those videos were. I want to look now at what has happened since. Pu

In March 2026, many Nigerians opened their phones to videos that were hard to watch. They showed older pupils beating younger ones at two private schools, Igbinedion Education Centre in Benin City and Lead British International School in Abuja. The footage spread quickly, bringing widespread anger over what had happened to children in places where they should have been safe. Channels TV described how "two students were seen repeatedly beating, kicking, and dragging a boy beli

AI keeps coming up in staff room conversations this autumn. One teacher is using it to plan lessons, another is unsure whether to trust it, and a third is quietly wondering whether they are the only one who has had no training. The figures help explain why. According to the Bett UK report on the state of AI in education, "80% of UK teachers now use AI in their work, with weekly usage doubling in the last year." That is a big change in a single year. The same report also finds

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