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By Muyideen Aliyu, llorin The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has lauded the Technological lnnovations of the kwara State Polytechnic, llorin ,in terms of Vocational and Technical Education which had continued to promote and encourages Nigerian Youths to develop passion for Vocational training. This was made known by the Director, Polytechnic and Allied Programmes ...
On June 16, Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo announced the state government’s plan to handover some public schools in the state to their original missionary owners. Okpebholo broke the news during a courtesy visit by Bishop Gabriel Dunia of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi. Dunia, had in his appeal, said previous governments in the state ...
The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerian youths to embrace peace-building through education and social media. He, however, ddescribed Nigerian youth as the country’s most potent force against violent extremism, terrorism, and insurgency. Musa made the call while addressing a students, civil society organisations, traditional leaders and security officials at ...
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged youths in the state to avoid drug use and focus on developing skills, self-discipline, and confidence to lead successful lives. Diri made the appeal during the Prosperity Walk held in Yenagoa on Thursday, commemorating the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. He highlighted the strong ...
Students of The Polytechnic Ibadan have urged Gov. Seyi Makinde to reconsider his decision to rename the institution after the late Dr Omololu Olunloyo. The students expressed their dissatisfaction in a statement issued by the institution’s Students’ Union Government in Ibadan on Friday. The statement was jointly signed by the union’s President, Olamide Oladipupo; General ...
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for increased budget allocation for child rights advancement in the 33 local governments areas of Oyo State. UNICEF’s Social Policy Specialist, Muhammad Okorie, made the call at a Child Rights Advocacy dialogue with the 33 LGA Chairmen in Oyo state held on Thursday in Oyo town. Okorie ...
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State, has granted an approval to the state’s Bureau of Statistics to conduct a general census on Almajiri and Islamiyya schools in the state. The state’s Statistician General, Prof. Saifullahi Sani, who disclosed this in Katsina on Thursday, said the aim of the census was to plan a strategy for ...
Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi, on Thursday urged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state to promote peace, unity and discipline. Ododo gave the charge during his visit to the NYSC Orientation Camp at Asaya, in Ijumu Local Government Area of the state. The governor also pledged his administration’s commitment to ...
The Bauchi State Government has launched a three-day intensive training programme for 30 primary school supervisors across the state, aimed at strengthening quality control and promoting data-driven decision-making in the education sector. The training, taking place at the Smart School in Bauchi, forms part of the “Quality Education for Lifelong Learning (QELL)” project, spearheaded by ...
...Education ministry proposes decentralisation of fund approvals The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has appealed to the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) to promptly release funds earmarked for student feeding in Nigeria’s unity colleges and to enhance financial efficiency across the ministry. Dr Alausa made the appeal on Wednesday in ...
...Lawmakers raise alarm over depression, drug abuse among students The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed a resolution advocating the integration of mental health education, counselling services, and structured support systems into the curriculum of all primary and secondary schools in the state. Lawmakers voiced serious concern over the increasing incidence of depression, anxiety, ...
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado-Ekiti The National Universities Commission (NUC) has named Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, as one of the host institutions for the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprise (iDICE) hub programme in Nigeria. The selection was formally communicated in a letter dated 17 June 2025, addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Joseph Babatola Ayodele, ...
...donates 28-seater bus to the institution Omobolaji Adekunle The Ogun State Government is set to spend the sum of N2 billion on intervention projects at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta. The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, disclosed this during the institution's 15th combined Convocation Ceremony held at its Ojere campus in Abeokuta on Tuesday. ...
...Suspends 113 CBT centres over malpractice, technical breaches The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, 28 June 2025, for the conduct of a mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) targeting 96,838 candidates across Nigeria. According to a statement signed by the Board’s Public Communications Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the mop-up exam will ...
...Stages alphabet class with protesting schoolchildren ...Says Wike’s gate now symbolises ‘Nigeria’s failed education’ Controversial social media activist, Mr Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, on Monday led a provocative protest to the residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, over the prolonged strike by primary school teachers ...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the mop-up examination for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will hold on Saturday, 28 June. In a statement signed by its Public Communications Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB confirmed that 96,838 candidates are eligible to participate in the mop-up exercise. This figure includes ...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kano Zone, has distanced itself from a petition issued by a group of academics from the Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano (YUMSFUEK), alleging irregularities in the institution’s leadership process. The petition, jointly signed by Dr Bashir Ibrahim and five others, was addressed to the Minister ...
By Matthew Denis The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has disclosed that West African industries have proven their strength in various sectors, and now it's time to safeguard the regional bloc and drive expansion through integration policies. Speaking at the maiden West Africa Economic Summit (WAES) in Abuja, Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu said, ...
The Ebonyi Secondary Education Board (SEB) has announced the release of results for the recently conducted secondary school teachers recruitment exercise. The announcement is contained in a statement by Mrs Lilian Nwankwo, the Executive Chairman of the board, on Friday in Abakaliki . The statement added that successful candidates were expected to participate in an ...
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that 4,000 additional teachers will be recruited to raise the number of new teachers in the state’s primary and secondary schools to 9,394. The governor disclosed this during the June edition of his media chat, dubbed Gov. Alex Otti speaks to Abians”, held on Thursday night at the ...
The latest batch of undergraduates from Nigerian universities have commenced their Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo,) using the opportunity to acquire practical knowledge and skills in the oil and gas industry. The 28 interns drawn from 17 universities, will serve for six months and gain ...
Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) is taking bold steps towards renewable energy adoption through the "Renewable Energy Now – College Challenge," spearheaded by climate action advocate Irene Oluwashina. This initiative advocates for the transition of the College to at least 60% renewable energy by 2030, making it a model for clean energy in Nigeria. Spearheaded ...
...Recommends three-year ban, demands ethical training for defaulting centres By Sodiq Adelakun The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced disciplinary measures against 11 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres and several candidates following widespread biometric fraud during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. This decision was revealed on Tuesday during a high-level consultative ...
