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The Ekiti State Government has appealed for calm following growing public outcry over the alleged harassment, arrest, and extortion of Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) students during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise on Saturday, July 25, 2026. In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun, the government confirmed it has launched ...
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to always invest in education in order to improve access to quality education in Nigeria. Tinubu said this in Nsukka on Saturday during the 55th University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) Convocation for the conferment of postgraduate diplomas, higher degrees, title of professor emeritus and award of honorary ...
The Muslim Community Centre (MCC), Wuse Zone 3, Abuja, says it has concluded plans to establish a university and transform its Qur’anic education school into a College of Quranic Sciences. The Director of MCC, Alhaji Salihu Bala, disclosed this on Saturday in an interview with the news reporters on the sidelines of the awards and ...
The management of Confluence University of Science and Technology, (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi has expelled two students for practicing gay and rusticated four others for one academic session over fighting on campus. This is contained in separate letters addressed to the affected students and signed by the Deputy Registrar, Academics, Eli Gbadafu, on Saturday. The institution ...
The National Mathematical Centre (NMC) says Nigeria has won six medals at the 2026 Pan-African Mathematics Olympiad (PAMO) held in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire. The centre disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by its Controller, Information and Public Relations, Mr Onyekachi Njoku. Njoku quoted the Acting Director and Chief Executive of the ...
By Idowu Adebomi Academic activities at Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology (BOUESTI), Ikere-Ekiti, were disrupted on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, as students staged a peaceful protest against the university’s policy requiring them to pay 100 per cent of their tuition fees before registration. The protesting students, drawn from various faculties and departments, ...
The Federal Government, in collaboration with UNESCO, the Government of Japan and the Pan African University (PAU), has inaugurated a master training workshop in Abuja to strengthen teachers’ professional development through mobile learning platforms. The workshop, themed “Empowering Female Teachers and School Leaders through Integrating Mobile-based Learning in the Pan African Virtual and Electronic University ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Federal Government has partnered with the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (UNESCO-IICBA) and the Pan-African University (PAU) to introduce a mobile learning initiative aimed at improving the professional development of teachers, with a particular focus on female educators and school leaders across Nigeria and four other African countries. ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has pledged to support the education of Master Michael Offorkaile, an Abia-born student who scored 367 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to emerge as the fifth-highest scorer nationwide. The governor made the commitment on Monday while receiving the student, his parents and the management ...
The growing trend of ‘sign-out’ celebrations among graduating secondary school students has continued to generate concern among education stakeholders, following its increasing disorderliness marked by indiscipline and immorality. The practice, where graduating students signed on their uniforms or white shirts to commemorate graduation was originally intended as a dignified farewell. It symbolised cherished memories, reflection ...
The Federal Government College, Ogbomoso, Class of ’96 Old Students’ Association has called on the government to intensify efforts to address the country’s security challenges. The Class of ’96 Head Boy, Mr Olatunde Olatunbosun, made the call on Saturday in Ogbomoso during the school’s 34th Speech Day and Prize-Giving Ceremony. Olatunbosun urged the government to ...
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project and the Kaduna Basic Education Accountability Mechanism (KADBEAM) have begun discussions on a strategic partnership to sustain girls’ education investments in Kaduna State. The discussions took place during a courtesy visit by KADBEAM to the AGILE State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) on Friday in Kaduna. ...
Prof. Ejika Sambo, Provost, Taraba College of Education, Zing has said that the college would commence its degree programme for 2026/2027 academic session. Sambo made the declaration on Friday at the 17th Convocation Lecture in Zing local government area of the state. He said that the college was among the first colleges of education to ...
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has denied allegations that Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi operates as a “miracle examination centre”. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by its Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani. He was reacting to comments credited ...
The National Council on Skills (NCS) has reviewed and ratified the alignment of the mandates of the Nigeria Board for Technical Education (NABTE) and the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) to support the industrialization agenda of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The council also adopted the National Skills Observatory platform as the foundation for ...
By Muyideen Aliyu Four researchers from Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, have secured research grants totaling $43,913 and ₦83 million from two renowned funding organizations. The grants reaffirm the university's growing reputation for research excellence, learning, teaching, and community service. This was made known in a statement issued to journalists in Ilorin by the Director ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has assured that the Federal Government will put in place a properly structured school feeding programme before the end of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. She disclosed this on Monday while receiving a five-member delegation from the World Bank, led by the Country Director for Nigeria, Dr ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica and Precious Mark Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, alongside the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Peter Obi, have criticized the Federal Government following its decision to suspend the proposed increase in registration fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced that two additional community secondary schools will be constructed in Biu town as part of efforts to expand access to quality education for children in the area. Governor Zulum also declared Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS) Biu as one of the eight Centres of Excellence established ...
...as Atiku warns hike will price millions out-of-school The Federal Government has approved a hike and harmonization of registration fees for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations, setting a uniform flat rate of ₦50,000 per candidate starting from the 2027 academic session. The directive represents a substantial increase from previous rates, ...
The Governing Council of University of Abuja, chaired by Sen. Olanrewaju Tejuoso, has approved the appointment of Mr Alkasim Umar and Dr. Rose Mommoh as substantive registrar and librarian respectively. This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director of Information and University Relations, Dr. Habib Yakoob on Saturday in Abuja. The Newsmen ...
The Kogi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has established a Special Programme Department to strengthen inclusive education and improve access to quality learning for children with disabilities and other special needs across the state. The Director of the department, Mr Nuhu Ameadaji, disclosed this during familiarisation visit by officials of the board to the ...
Education stakeholders in Ebonyi have rejected the Federal Government’s proposed scrapping of the 6-3-3-4 education system, advocating improved implementation instead of policy reversal. The stakeholders, who spoke separately with the News reporters on Friday in Abakaliki, described the proposed move as unhealthy for Nigeria’s quest to build a functional and competitive education system. The respondents ...
