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A non-governmental organisation, Plan International Nigeria, has engaged some stakeholders in the education sector to develop a framework for teachers’ orientation and development across states to enhance classroom learning. Speaking with newsmen at a two-day Roundtable Advocacy meeting on new teachers’ development/orientation in Abuja, the stakeholders underscored the need to strengthen teacher development systems in ...
By Barth Ndubuwah The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the continued delay in the implementation of the 2025 FGN-ASUU agreement, months after it was signed and unveiled, warning that the patience of its members is fast running out. The union expressed deep concern that four months after the Federal Government signed the ...
In fulfillment of its commitment to the welfare and academic success of Nigerian students studying abroad, the Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of approved outstanding 2025 allowances to beneficiaries of the now-terminated Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship Programme in partner countries. In a statement on Wednesday, the Ministry informed the public, particularly Nigerian scholars ...
The University of Port Harcourt, represented by innovation Team PROTRONICS, and the University of Benin, by Team VHORDE, on Monday at the Nigerian Content Tower (NCT), Yenagoa, emerged winners from the South-South region in the Nigerian Engineering Olympiad (NEO). The competition is a nationwide engineering, innovation and entrepreneurship competition launched in 2025 by a non-profit ...
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has continued its financial literacy drive for secondary school students across Nigeria, helping young people build practical money management skills. The initiative, carried out in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of the 2026 Global Money Week celebration, reached thousands of students across the country's six ...
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has showcased Nigeria’s ongoing education sector reforms at the Education World Forum in London, United Kingdom, highlighting progress made under President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The minister spoke on Monday during a special roundtable session attended by education ministers and global stakeholders, where he presented Nigeria’s reforms ...
The Federal Government has restored funding support to the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) as part of efforts to revitalise adult education nationwide. Dr John Edeh, the Director of Literacy and Development, NMEC, disclosed this in an interview with news reporters in Abuja. Edeh, who is overseeing the commission, commended ...
The Federal Government will soon inaugurate a dedicated radio station to broadcast lessons for adult and non-formal education learners across the country. Dr John Edeh, the Director of Literacy and Development, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), disclosed this in an interview with the news reporters in Abuja. Edeh, who is ...
The Federal Government has launched a new National Policy on Alternative Learning Pathways to expand access to education for out-of-school children, youths and adults across the country. Dr John Edeh, the Director of Literacy and Development, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), disclosed this in an interview with the news reporters ...
The Vice-Chancellor of Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye, says the institution has produced more than 16,000 graduates in its 27 years of existence. Ezemonye disclosed this on Saturday in his address at the 27th Founder’s Day celebration lecture of the institution. The vice-chancellor reaffirmed commitment of the Nigeria’s first private university to academic ...
The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) has advocated improved remuneration and welfare packages for facilitators engaged in adult literacy programmes nationwide. Dr John Edeh the Director overseeing NMEC made the call in an interview with Newsmen in Abuja. Speaking on challenges affecting the non-formal education sector, Edeh, who is also, ...
Prof. Clement Kolawole, Vice-Chancellor of Trinity University, Yaba, says compulsory entrepreneurship and skills training remain critical to reducing graduate unemployment and producing job creators. Kolawole said this on Friday during an entrepreneurship programme in the university. The event was tagged “Sustainable Entrepreneurship Festival”. It was facilitated by the Institute of Leadership Management and Productivity Department ...
The Federal Government has unveiled the Nigerian Education Data Infrastructure (NEDI), a technology-driven platform designed to transform education planning, strengthen learner tracking, reduce the number of out-of-school children, and improve evidence-based decision-making across Nigeria’s education sector.Speaking at the National Stakeholders’ Workshop on NEDI in Abuja, the Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, described ...
The Kaduna State Head of Service, Mrs Jummai Bako, has been honoured with an Award of Excellence in Leadership and Transformative Reforms in Workers’ Welfare. The award was presented to Bako by the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya Chapter, during the union’s get-together and awards ceremony, ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Government has revealed that it has disbursed five hundred and four million naira (#504m) in scholarships The Lagos State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Sule, disclosed this during a ministerial press briefing marking the third year anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term. Speaking, Sule stated that the government ...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has disclosed that 24,000 Nigerians will benefit from a new $65 million funding phase under the World Bank-supported Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement (SPESSE) project. This disclosure was made during the signing of the performance contracts for the additional financing on Wednesday in Abuja. As a World Bank-backed ...
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has announced May 24 and May 31 as deadlines for the ongoing registration for the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) and the May/June In-School Certificate Examinations. The disclosure is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Benin by the board’s Assistant Director of Media and Protocol, ...
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed his excitement as the Lagos State University (LASU) once again solidified its status as a beacon of academic excellence and national relevance by emerging as the most sought-after university in Nigeria in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Governor Sanwo-Olu applauded LASU for topping ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Federal Government has announced that candidates seeking admission into Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in colleges of education will no longer be required to take Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced this on Monday during JAMB’s 2026 policy meeting in Abuja, saying that prospective ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Kwara State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the education sector through sustained investment and strategic partnerships aimed at improving learning conditions and expanding access to quality education. Speaking during a notebook distribution event organized by the Adeta Primary School Old Pupils’ Association in Ilorin, the State Commissioner for Finance, ...
By Emmanuel Ikpe The village head of Anua Offot, Chief Linus Inyang, has called for the provision of admission and employment quotas for host communities of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) to foster a sense of inclusiveness and belonging. Speaking with journalists, Chief Inyang commended the Federal Government for appointing the university's first indigenous Vice ...
The Federal Government has approved exemption of candidates seeking admission into the National Certificate in Education (NCE) programme with minimum of four credits from sitting for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the policy on Monday in Abuja, at the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary ...
