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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Federal Polytechnic Mubi Chapter, has urged the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders to intervene over alleged non-remittance of pension contributions by the institution’s management. Kadala Bandi, Chairman of the ASUP chapter, made the call at a press conference in Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa on Thursday. Bandi ...
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, is intensifying efforts to equip students with entrepreneurial skills and transform them into employers of labour before graduation amidst shrinking conventional employment opportunities. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ahmed Adamu, disclosed this in Zaria on Tuesday, at the inauguration of “Create Before You Graduate,” programme, an initiative organised by the International Centre ...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UniCal), Prof. Offiong Offiong, has identified cyber insecurity as a major threat to Nigeria’s financial sector. Offiong stated this on Tuesday at the opening of the Department of Accounting’s Second International Conference on Cybersecurity and Accountability (ICCA-2026) in Calabar. The conference had the theme: “Cybersecurity and Accountability: Bridging ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has introduced a new system that allows candidates to verify and upload their O’Level results from the comfort of their homes, eliminating the need for unnecessary visits to Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres. The new arrangement, which begins with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), enables ...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed ₦14.53 million to 301 students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, for the 2025/2026 academic session. According to NELFUND, the payment valued at exactly ₦14,534,100 was made to cover 100 percent of the statutory charges for all verified beneficiaries at the institution. The disbursement is expected to ease ...
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has commended the Henry Adetayo Foundation for remodelling the Local Government Secondary School, Oke-Agi, in Mopamuro Local Government Area of the state. Ododo gave the commendation on Saturday at the commissioning and handing-over ceremony in Oke-Agi, where he said education remained one of the most important investments any society could ...
Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, Ogun Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, has charged students to embrace hard work, focus and consistency to achieve their life goals. Arigbabu gave the charge on Friday while addressing participants of the annual summer school organised by Esquitex STEM Kids Hub during a courtesy visit to his office in Abeokuta. The ...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved about N2.53 billion for each public university, N1.87 billion for each polytechnic and N2.06 billion for each College of Education under its 2026 intervention programme. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Thursday at the 2026 TETFund North Central Zonal Town ...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed a total of N145,975,250 to 1,454 students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) for the 2025/2026 academic session. The development was disclosed in a letter from the University of Benin, dated July 7, 2026, and addressed to the Managing Director of NELFUND. The letter, signed by the ...
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has disclosed that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) approved about N2.53 billion for each public university under its 2026 intervention programme. The fund also allocated N1.87 billion to each polytechnic and N2.06 billion to each College of Education, the minister said. Idris disclosed this on ...
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, has suggested that some students may have accessed funding from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund without their parents’ knowledge. Oyedele made the remark while responding to an audience member who said his three children in school had not received NELFUND funding and were ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) Branch, says it will continue with its ongoing indefinite strike until the state government meets its demands. The Chairman of ASUU-AAUA, Prof. Boluwaji Oshodi, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Akure. Oshodi was reacting to the recent approval of ...
The Katsina State Government and UNICEF Kano Field office, have began a stakeholders’ engagement to revive 450 Community Learning Hubs in nine frontline Local Government Areas (LGAs) severely affected by banditry and insecurity. UNICEF Focal Person at the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hajiya Maijiadda Kai-Kai, made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in ...
The Lagos State Government has commissioned Nigeria’s first Alternative Secondary School for Girls, a landmark initiative aimed at giving girls whose education has been disrupted a second chance to acquire quality secondary education and relevant skills. The school, located on Old Ojo Road, Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin, Lagos, was commissioned on Friday, August 14, 2026, by the ...
Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, on Tuesday held its 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremonies, graduating a total of 20,604 students from the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions. The event, which formed part of a week-long convocation programme, brought together graduands from diploma, undergraduate, and postgraduate programmes. Of the total graduating class, 494 students earned ...
The Kebbi Government has released over N2.07 billion for interventions in tertiary institutions to strengthen facilities and improve staff and students’ welfare. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The commissioner said the governor had recently inaugurated the distribution of seven 32-seater, fully air-conditioned ...
The Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has called on Lagos State University (LASU) graduates to harness the Nigerian diaspora for national development. Dabiri-Erewa made the call on Tuesday while delivering LASU’s 29th and 30th Combined Convocation Lecture at the university’s main campus, Ojo. The lecture was entitled, “From LASU ...
By Precious Mark The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved an immediate 60% increase in monthly subventions to all state-owned tertiary institutions in the state. In a statement issued on Monday, by his Chief Press Secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, the governor said the increment is aimed at strengthening the capacity of the ...
The Vice-Chancellor of Baze University, Abuja, Prof. Abiodun Adeniyi, has called for greater government support for private universities to strengthen their contribution to national human capital development. Adeniyi made the call on Monday when Education Correspondents visited the university in Abuja, stressing that private universities faced significant financial pressures in providing quality education, infrastructure and ...
The Nigerian Association of Medical and Dental Academics (NAMDA), University of Ilorin Branch, have declared support for the national body’s decision to give the Federal Government a fresh 21-day ultimatum. The branch declared its support in a communiqué issued on Saturday in Ilorin and signed by the Branch Chairman, Prof. Mohammed Abdulkadir, and Secretary, Dr ...
The Lagos State University (LASU) said it would graduate 20,604 students at its 29th and 30th Combined Convocation Ceremonies for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 academic sessions. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, disclosed this on Wednesday at a news conference at the university’s main campus, Ojo. Olatunji-Bello said that the convocation would be historic as it would ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), chapter Okitipupa, Ondo State, has embarked on an indefinite strike. Dr Oluwatoyin Ogunbamike, the chapter’s ASUU Chairman, told newsmen on Wednesday in Okitipupa, that the industrial action was as a result of non-implementation of the 2025 Federal Government- ASUU agreement ...
The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has described Delta State’s technology-driven teacher attendance system, Attend360, as an innovation that could strengthen accountability and improve learning outcomes nationwide. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by Ikharo Attah, Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Education, ...
