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Total Child Educational Foundation (TCEF) hosted its 14th Edition of Annual Quiz & Debate Competition, an educational initiative aimed at promoting academic excellence, confidence, critical thinking, and intellectual development among young learners. The competition held on Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 by 9:00 AM at 15 Williams Close, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos. This year’s edition featured students ...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has offered a university scholarship to Victor Obasi who was Ebonyi’s highest scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The scholarship offer is contained in a statement signed by Umahi’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media, Francis Nwaze, and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki. Umahi, according ...
Leadway Group has begun the fourth edition of its flagship ‘Pages to Places’ school outreach initiative to promote literacy and improve access to educational resources among public primary school pupils nationwide. The company disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Managing Director, Mr Olusakin Labeodan. According to the statement, the programme will ...
The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, says the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), is progressing smoothly, particularly in centres using the Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode. Ahmad said this on Wednesday in Abuja, after monitoring the conduct of the examination in selected schools using both CBT and paper-and-pencil formats. Newsmen ...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Enugu State, has urged the Federal Government and security agencies to secure the immediate release of teachers and pupils abducted in Oyo State. The union also called for safe and secured learning environment across the country. They stated this during a solidarity protest by teachers in Enugu to draw ...
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting initiatives that promote youth development, critical thinking and global competitiveness among students. The Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Mobolaji Ogunlende, gave the assurance on the sidelines of the just-concluded maiden Lagos DebateChamps Competition held in Victoria Island. Ogunlende described the ...
The Rector of Taraba State Polytechnic Suntai, Dr Amos Agbu, says that the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has accredited 28 courses for the polytechnic. He said that the board also approved the commencement of four Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes in the institution. Agbu made this known while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Jalingo. ...
The management of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPoly), Abeokuta, has expelled 365 students for securing admission into the institution with forged academic credentials. The affected students, all enrolled in various Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes, were discovered to have presented falsified National Diploma (ND) results and forged academic transcripts during the admission and registration process. ...
Teachers in public primary and secondary schools across Oyo State on Monday began an indefinite strike to protest the kidnapp of teachers and pupils of three schools in Oriire Local Government Area of the state Newsmen reports that armed men on May 15 attacked Community Grammar School, L.A. Primary School, both in Ahoro- Esinele and ...
The management of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, has expelled 365 students for securing admission with falsified academic documents. This is contained in a statement on Monday in Abeokuta by the institution’s Head of Public Relations and Protocol, Mr Yemi Ajibola. Ajibola explained that the affected students were enrolled in various Higher National Diploma ...
By Ismail Azeez Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved the immediate implementation of the reviewed remuneration package for academic staff of the University of Ilesa. The approval, which aligns with the remuneration package earlier approved for Osun State University, Osogbo, was conveyed to the UNILESA Vice-Chancellor in a letter with reference number NEBS/UNILESA/VOL2/033, dated ...
The Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to tackling insecurity and creating an enabling environment for sustainable socio-economic development. Echono stated this at the burial ceremony of the Chief Minister of Odugbo, A’adu Odugbo (Igbene Enogela), in Odugbo-Ochekwu, Apa Local Government Area of Benue State. This ...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has called on the government and security agencies to intensify efforts toward the safe and prompt release of pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of the state. The union made the call in a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr Ajibola Hassan and ...
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has described as criminal, the denial of any child access to education, especially with the current free education policy in the state. Soludo stated this on Wednesday in Awka during the 2026 Children’s Day celebration themed, “Future Now: Promoting Inclusion for Every Nigerian Child”. The governor said no child in ...
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustained investment in education, healthcare and child welfare in the state. Fintiri made the pledge in a statement issued on Wednesday in Yola to mark the 2026 Children’s Day celebration, which had the theme: “Future Now: Promoting Inclusion for Every Nigerian Child.” The statement ...
Education stakeholders in Delta, have commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing a university don, Prof. Segun Aina as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). They gave the commendations in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Asaba. They described the appointment of Aina,a 39-year-old academic, as a reflection of Tinubu’s commitment to ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that public universities across Nigeria may face another major crisis following the federal government's failure to implement the terms of a mutual agreement signed in late 2025. The union expressed frustration over what it described as total government apathy toward fulfilling the components of the pact, ...
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has extended the registration period for the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into technical colleges across Nigeria to May 31. The board also announced a shift in the examination date from June 6 to June 13. This decision is contained in a statement issued on Sunday ...
An educationist, Mrs Nkechi Fakoya, has advised professionals not to be afraid of taking risks in their chosen careers. Fakoya, a principal of a boarding school, gave the advice on Sunday in Lagos. She said many entrepreneurs and professionals become stagnant in growth because of fear of taking risks and losing what they already have. ...
Young authors, aged nine years to 11 years were among Nigerian authors celebrated in Lagos on Saturday as they showcased their books. Students, teachers and parents celebrated the authors at the 2026 Annual Children’s Book Festival as the authors showcased storybooks and others. The festival known as Akada was aimed to also promote reading culture. ...
The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) says Nigeria is entering a “new dawn” in teacher education, with sweeping reforms aimed at repositioning Colleges of Education for better learning outcomes. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Angela Ajala, made this known in Abuja at a media parley on the repositioning of teacher education ...
The Kaduna State Team Lead of the Nigerian Learning Passport (NLP), Ministry of Education, Philip Mamman, has disclosed that no fewer 2.2 million users have enrolled on the online learning platform across Nigeria. These were part of efforts to intensify bridging the country’s learning poverty gap. Mamman, stated this while speaking at the sideline of ...
By Henry Oladele An educationist, Mr Sunday Fowowe, has urged the newly-appointed Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina, to prioritise elimination of examination malpractice. Fowowe, the National President of the Association of Nursery and Primary Education Instructors in Nigeria, gave the advice in an interview with Newsmen. President Bola ...
