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The three Unity Schools in Rivers have yet to reopen for the 2026/2027 academic session following protest by workers. The affected schools are Federal Government College, Port Harcourt; Federal Government Girls’ College Abuloma, and Federal Science and Technology College, Ahoada. The schools remained under lock and key on Monday and Tuesday as students and parents ...
Gov. Dauda Lawal has distributed official vehicles to higher institutions in an effort to strengthen the capacity of Zamfara education sector. This is contained in a statement by Suleiman Idris, spokesperson for the Governor on Friday in Gusau. The statement said the vehicles are institutional assets and operational tools to support administration, supervision, accreditation, official ...
The leadership crisis within the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has deepened, with its national leadership disowning a rival executive. NAPTAN National President, Prof. Boniface Odeh, and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, stated this in a jointly signed statement on Friday in Lagos. The officials alleged that a faction led by ...
The Oyo State Government has released the results of the 2026 Placement Screening Exercise for admission into Junior Secondary Schools across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mr Olusegun Olayiwola, announced this in a statement issued by the state government in Ibadan on Friday. Olayiwola directed head teachers and other relevant stakeholders ...
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has launched SCALE Nigeria, a UK-supported initiative aimed at expanding access to quality education in the state. The programme, themed “Scaling Access and Learning in Education” is being implemented through a partnership between UK development partners and some non-governmental organisations. The launching held on Thursday in Katsina has representatives ...
Parents are increasingly withdrawing their children from private schools and enrolling them in Ogun State-owned public flagship schools, according to the Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon. Abayomi Arigbabu. Speaking at a press conference at the ministry's conference room in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, outlining preparations for the 2026/2027 academic session, Arigbabu revealed that nearly 80 ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to resume its suspended nationwide strike over unpaid salaries and poor implementation of the 2025 agreement. ASUU president, Christopher Piwuna, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Abuja, after the union’s emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. Piwuna said the December 2025 ...
Twenty months after the Alternative High School for Girls in Osogbo, Osun State was inaugurated and handed over to the state government, the facility has yet to fully commence operations and currently operates on a skeletal basis. The school was launched on April 23, 2024, and inaugurated on December 13, 2024, by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, as part of the Renewed Hope Initiative’s efforts to provide ...
The new Vice-Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Ayodeji Badejo, will assume duty on Sept. 20. Mrs Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile, Deputy Registrar and Coordinator, Centre for Information and Public Relations, LASU, made the disclosure on Wednesday evening. According to the deputy registrar, Badejo, a Professor of Guidance and Counselling, succeeds Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, whose five-year ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sokoto State University (SSU) chapter, has given the Sokoto State Government a two-week ultimatum to implement the signed agreements reached. This is contained in a statement signed by the branch Chairman and Secretary, Dr. Bello Musa and Zulkallaini Shehu respectively, and made available to the news reporters on ...
Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima has described the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as a major intervention by the Federal Government to remove financial barriers preventing children from less-privileged backgrounds from accessing higher education. Shettima said the student loan scheme, introduced under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, had provided financial relief ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed its readiness to support the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) with biometric verification technology as part of efforts to deepen collaboration between the two federal agencies. The offer was made last week when the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, led members of the Board’s management team ...
The Osun State Government has stated that the governance of Osun State University (UNIOSUN) is guided by law and the statutory responsibilities of its governing organs, rather than the preferences of any staff union. The government made the clarification in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, ...
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umar Radda, has flagged off the disbursement of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to 5,075 beneficiaries, School Improvement Grants to 66 beneficiary schools, and the distribution of learning materials to vulnerable pupils across the state. The Governor performed the flag-off on Tuesday at the TESS Conference Hall, Katsina metropolis, during a ...
The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of funds for the full payment of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) to academic staff in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, covering January to August 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa disclosed this after inaugurating the Ministerial Committee on Accreditation, describing the development as a demonstration of the Federal Government’s ...
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved the appointment of Professor BADEJO Ayodeji Olawumi (Nee Faji) as Vice- Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU). Prof. BADEJO Ayodeji Olawunmi, a Professor of Guidance and Counselling, was born on August 4, 1962.She obtained a Ph. D in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) ...
Prof. Offiong Offiong, the Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UniCal) on Wednesday reiterated the university’s commitment to accountability, integrity and ethics. Offiong made the expression at the inauguration of the reconstituted Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) of the university. He said that the university must play a critical role in combating corruption by producing graduates ...
The All Progressives Party (APC) Deputy Governorship candidate in Kaduna, Jerry Adams, has fulfilled his pledge by rewarding the 2026 first-class graduates of the Faculty of Law, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Adams made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Kaduna by his media aide, Zakari Jamilu. Adams said the initiative celebrates exceptional ...
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has secured approval from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to run a National Diploma (ND) programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI). The development was announced in a statement issued by the institution's Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Halima Garuba, who quoted the Rector, Dr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, as confirming that ...
The Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar (UniCal) Prof. Offiong Offiong, has pledged the institution’s support for a proposed mangrove restoration and research park. Offiong made the pledged when members of the Biodiversity Rescue Club, led by Prof. Pauline Essoka, paid him a courtesy visit on Tuesday in Calabar. He described the proposed restoration and conservation ...
The Federal Government has announced the full automation of academic certificate evaluation and authentication, a move that will eliminate the need for applicants to visit the Federal Ministry of Education physically. The development was announced by the Ministry of Education in a statement issued on Monday, September 8, 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf ...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results of underage candidates for viewing. This is contained in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin, however, said that the release of the results did not confer eligibility for ...
The Lagos State University (LASU) has condemned the assault of one of its students at a privately-owned hostel outside the university premises. The newsmen report that the university disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mrs Oluwayemisi Thomas-Onashile, Deputy Registrar and Coordinator, Centre for Information and Public Relations. ...
