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Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, has donated 140,000 copies of seven storybooks on girl-child development to the Federal Ministry of Education for distribution to public school libraries across the country, in a move aimed at strengthening girl-child education and promoting positive social values among young Nigerians. The donation, carried out in Abuja on Thursday, forms ...
By Ismail Azeez The Federal Government has inaugurated an implementation and monitoring committee to oversee the effective take-off and sustainability of Smart Schools, Bilingual Schools, and Alternative Schools under the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The committee, inaugurated by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, in Abuja, is saddled with the responsibility of ...
The Kano State Government, in partnership with Assisting, Caring and Empowering (ACE) Charity, and with support from the Malala Fund, has initiated moves to return married adolescents and adolescent mothers to school in the state. The Head of Office, ACE Charity, Mrs Eno Simon, made this known while briefing newsmen after the official launching of ...
The Ndokwa Neku Union (NNU), on Monday, unveiled a comprehensive career discovery and development programme to tackle inadequate career guidance among secondary school students across Ndokwa communities in Delta. The Newsmen report that NNU is the foremost socio-cultural and apex political organisation for the Ndokwa ethnic nationality, primarily located in Delta. The initiative was launched by ...
The Federated Organisation of Sokoto State Students’ Associations (FOSSA) has commended Gov. Ahmed Aliyu for settling N3 billion in outstanding scholarship arrears inherited from the previous administration. FOSSA described the payment as a lifeline that has restored hope to thousands of Sokoto students studying within and outside the state. The association said the unpaid scholarships, ...
No fewer than 12 secondary schools in Kwara have qualified for the semi-finals of the Tax Club Quiz Competition in the state. The schools advanced at the end of the preliminary stage held on Friday in Ilorin. The report states that the competition was organised by the Kwara Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) in collaboration with ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has expressed deep concern over what he described as poor management and a lack of commitment by the current leadership of the Federal College of Education (FCE), Gwoza, to ensure the full take-off of academic activities in the institution. Zulum noted that this was despite the State Government ...
The Federal Government has committed more than N217 billion within two years to strengthen medical education and healthcare training across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at the inaugural International Conference of the Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences (FBCS), College of Medicine, University of Lagos. This is contained in a ...
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has appealed to the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to suspend its ongoing strike and reopen public schools across the state. Makinde assured residents that efforts are being intensified to secure the release of teachers and pupils abducted in the Oriire Local Government Area. The Governor made the appeal as ...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development–Value Chain Development Programme (IFAD-VCDP) on Tuesday launched a school vegetable gardening initiative in 10 secondary schools to improve students’ nutrition in Enugu State. The report states that two schools were selected from each of the five Local Government Areas currently participating in the IFAD-VCDP programme in the state. The ...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the pioneer graduating class of MIVA Open University, describing their achievement as proof that technology is breaking traditional barriers to higher education and expanding access to quality learning. Speaking at the university’s maiden convocation ceremony held at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts, Iganmu, ...
An official of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said Nigeria needs resilient institutions capable of sustaining reforms, adapting to challenges and delivering measurable outcomes for citizens. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by Hajiya Fatima Usman-Katsina, Head of Federal and National Assembly Affairs at the NGF She urged governments ...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, as Chairman of the governing board of the National Universities Commission (NUC). Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga announced the appointment in a statement on Monday. Ogundipe, 66, succeeds Olufemi Raphael Aina, who resigned ...
I have had the challenge and privilege of leading universities on three continents: Africa, North America, and, most recently, Europe, at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG). But I will never forget in a hurry my experiences at the American University of Nigeria, Yola. The AUN, where I was president from 2010 to 2017 and ...
National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) says it is leveraging technology to improve teacher education, institutional governance and quality assurance across colleges of education in the country. The Executive Secretary, Dr Angela Ajala, stated this in Abuja on Monday, at the opening of a four-day training of the workforce on Blackboard Learning Management System ...
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved six new full-time undergraduate programmes and additional postgraduate courses for the University of Benin (UNIBEN), effective from the 2026/2027 academic session. Dr Benedicta Ehanire, Public Relations Officer of the university announced this in a statement on Saturday in Benin. The university’s spokesperson said the approval followed the successful ...
The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project in Jigawa, has scaled up advocacy to promote menstrual hygiene and curb stigma. The programme also called for open conversations to improve girls’ health and education in the state. Mr Babawuro Fate, State Project Coordinator, AGILE, said this on Thursday at an event to mark ...
The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) is set to convene key stakeholders to explore innovative approaches to strengthening public institutions and accelerating public service reforms nationwide. The bureau disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja, stating that the event would feature a public lecture and other activities to commemorate the United Nations Public ...
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals has reaffirmed its commitment to nurturing the next generation of African engineers, innovators, and industrial leaders, as it hosted outstanding students from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) on an educational tour of Africa’s largest refinery complex. The visit was in fulfilment of a promise made by the ...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Original Result Slip will be available for printing within two hours on Wednesday. JAMB’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja. Benjamin explained that the Original Result Slip contained candidates’ photographs, national rankings ...
The management of Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), Anyigba, Kogi, has announced new security measures across campus following an “unfortunate security breach” on June 11. The report states that on June 11, a 300-level Biochemistry student, was killed by suspected cultists. Two suspects were arrested same day by the school internal security in connection with ...
The management of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has suspended two senior officials and the President of the Students’ Union Government (SUG) over allegations of extortion and financial misconduct involving 100-level students. The suspension was announced in an internal memorandum dated June 16, 2026, and signed by the Registrar, Mr. Mufutau A. Ibrahim. According to ...
The National Assembly and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) have agreed on a major expansion of the student loan scheme, targeting an increase in direct beneficiaries from the current 1.6 million to 7 million scholars to accelerate national transformation. Speaking at a one-day national sensitisation programme in Abuja, the Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde ...
