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By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Students of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, have developed an electric tricycle and an AI-powered food delivery platform to tackle transport, energy and logistics challenges. The projects were unveiled during an institutional innovation showcase, where students presented solutions addressing Nigeria’s mobility constraints, rising fuel costs and inefficiencies in urban delivery systems. ...
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has offered automatic employment to 37 first-class graduates of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) at its 16th convocation ceremony. Soludo made the announcement on Saturday at the university’s main campus in Igbariam, Anambra East Local Government Area. The governor also donated N4 million to the overall ...
Some candidates who participated in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Lagos on Friday have commended orderly conduct but urged end to network glitches. UTME is conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. Mr Odesola James, a candidate, who sat for the examination at Top Flight Engineering CBT Centre, Yaya Abatan Road, Lagos, ...
By Ejire Folakunmi The Oyo State Government has introduced an innovative educational model to combat the out-of-school children crisis, launching free evening classes specifically designed for children working in major markets across the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science, and Technology, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola, announced on Thursday, April 23, 2026, that the Governor Seyi Makinde ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has intervened in the lingering FCT teachers’ crisis by ordering direct payment of allowances and emoluments. Wike made this known after a meeting with the leaders of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Abuja . He warned that continued strikes would have devastating ...
The Committee of Provosts of Colleges of Education in Nigeria has elected Dr Ademola Salami of the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo, as its National Chairman. A statement by the college said that Salami emerged unopposed in the election conducted on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement said that Salami’s emergence was widely welcomed by ...
By Ismail Azeez The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has announced the sudden passing of Oreoluwa Emmanuel Adewole, a Part IV medical student in the College of Health Sciences. In a statement issued by the University’s Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olarewaju, it was revealed that the unfortunate incident occurred during a clinical viva ...
By Osordi Ayomide In recent days, the release of JAMB results in batches has once again stirred a familiar wave of anxiety among Nigerian students. The anticipation that follows the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is often intense, with candidates eager to assess their performance immediately after sitting for the exam. While some are fortunate ...
By Usman Yahaya Ismail The Jigawa State Executive Council, chaired by Governor Umar A. Namadi, has approved ₦216.66 million for the implementation of the Free JAMB Support Programme under the Danmodi Student Care Initiative. During the Council meeting held on April 20, 2026, the government confirmed that the funds would provide free Unified Tertiary Matriculation ...
By Habibu Harisu The Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) Sokoto State, has urged the state government to constitute Governing Council for Shehu Shagari University of Education (SSUE). The union made the call in a joint press conference organised by ASUU, Sokoto State University (SSU) and SSUE chapters on Wednesday in Sokoto. Addressing Journalists, ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso President Bola Tinubu has approved a series of high-level appointments and renewals across key agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education, affecting the National Examinations Council (NECO), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the Federal Polytechnic N’yak-Shendam, and the National Library of Nigeria. The announcement was contained in a statement issued ...
The chairman, Mr Julius Ogundiran, told journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, that ASUSS was not part of NUT and should not be involved in the ongoing strike. The report states that the NUT had on Friday, directed primary and secondary school teachers in the FCT to begin indefinite strike on Monday, over unresolved welfare concerns. ...
By Omobolaji Adekunle The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a landmark bill to establish the Ogun State Education and Skills Trust Fund, aimed at revitalizing educational infrastructure and boosting vocational training throughout the state. The legislation, titled H.B. No. 034/OG/2024, was approved following a report by the Chairman of the House Committee on ...
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Wednesday at its Conference Centre (Rose 1101) hosted the first quarter 2026 edition of its Book Reading Series, with a one-time Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Administration (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, as Guest Author. The event, which focused on the 2025, 204-page publication of ...
By Amina Ahmed Some disengaged staff of the Bauchi State Ministry of Education have urged the government to reinstate them. They also urged the state government to review the decision and accord priority to them in the ongoing recruitment exercise. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Musa Alfa, Chairman, Association of the ...
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) for 135 candidates with special needs in Kano centre. The examination, organised by JAMB’s Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG), is being conducted simultaneously in 11 specialised centres nationwide. At the Kano centre, held at Bayero University, ...
The Federal Government has commenced a comprehensive review of agricultural curricula in polytechnics and colleges of education to address widening skills gaps and revive youth interest in agriculture. The Chairman of the Agriculture Curriculum Review Implementation Committee, Prof. Idris Bugaje, disclosed this at a two-day national workshop on agricultural curriculum review on Monday in Abuja. ...
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has promoted 17 readers to professors, and 13 senior lecturers to the rank reader, the spokesman, Dr Sam Kpenu has said. Kpenu said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Sunday that the newly promoted academic staff passed through stringent selection criteria set up by the university. “The elevation ...
Children from the Child Rights Advocacy Club in Mashi Local Government Area of Katsina have raised serious concerns over worsening climate-related and environmental conditions affecting their safety and education. The children made their voices known during an advocacy visit to the Mashi Council Chairman and the District Head of Mashi on Sunday, calling on authorities ...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced that the results for candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18, will be released on Sunday by 8pm (as at the time of filing this report). According to a statement issued by the ...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has clarified the disbursement status of student loans for Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso to 5,237 beneficiaries. The agency’s response follows recent public allegations suggesting that over 15,000 approved student beneficiaries were yet to receive their funds. In a statement signed by Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of ...
The State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in the Federal Capital Territory has instructed all primary and secondary school teachers to commence an indefinite strike starting Monday. This directive was formalized in a communique released after an emergency meeting held in Gwagwalada, Abuja, on Friday. The statement, signed by ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who took the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18. In a statement issued on Sunday and signed by its spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, the board disclosed that a total of 1,264,940 results ...
