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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says no fewer than 1.5 million students across 288 tertiary institutions have benefited from its loan scheme, with more than ₦282 billion disbursed nationwide. Mr Awati Muhammed, Head of Loan Repayment and Reconciliation, NELFUND, disclosed this at a Democracy Day engagement, organised by student union leaders across Northern Nigeria ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica The Federal Government has approved new guidelines for the award and use of honorary doctorate degrees in Nigerian universities prohibiting elected Nigerian officials from receiving the honour. The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, announced the approval in an official communication sent to Vice-Chancellors and Pro-Chancellors of universities across Nigeria. The ...
The Kwara State Government in Collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has commenced a 5-day training programme for school Counselors across the 16 Local Governments of the state on the establishment of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Harmful Traditional Practices (HTPs) clubs in 270 secondary school in the state. The Commissioner for Women ...
By Muyideen Aliyu Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has intensified drive for gender equity and inclusive development with the launch of a Centre for Gender Studies, as scholars and development experts called for greater digital inclusion and protection for women in Nigeria’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. The launch, which is an awareness brought together academics, ...
The Kebbi Government spends about N1.5 billionannually on Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes to strengthen foundationallearning and promote children’s development. The state government also continued to prioritise early childhood education through sustained investment in infrastructure, learning materials and teacher support. Prof. Suleiman Khalid, the Executive Chairman of the Kebbi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), ...
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Katsina State Wing, has appealed to the state government to restore the 27.5 per cent teachers’ allowance suspended since 2011. The Chairperson of the union, Rakiya Shehu-Runka, made the appeal while speaking at the NUT State Delegates Conference held in Katsina. Rakiya-Runka, who was recently re-elected, said teachers in ...
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to repositioning Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a central pillar of Nigeria’s economic transformation, with over 150,000 Nigerians currently undergoing skills training nationwide. Speaking at the National TVET Conference 2026 in Lagos, the Minister of Education, Maruf Tunji Alausa, stated that the administration of Bola ...
By Idowu Adebomi Tragedy struck Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, after a leading candidate for the position of Registrar, Deputy Registrar Dr. Solomon Oluwasola Afolabi, collapsed during the selection process's aptitude test. Sources at the university disclosed that Dr. Afolabi suddenly cried out in distress during the exercise, causing concern among fellow candidates and officials ...
The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, has challenged Nigerian students to become active drivers of innovation and technological development, urging them to leverage emerging technologies to build solutions that can transform the nation’s economy. The Minister made the call during the official commissioning and handover of the Renewed Hope–NITDA Innovation ...
The Kano State Government, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has begun developing a 10-year strategic education plan. The programme also comprised a three-year operational plan to address the learning crisis in the state. The plans, tagged the 2026–2035 Kano State Strategic Education Sector and Operational Plan ...
Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State has congratulated Miss Halima Sa’adu for her outstanding performance in the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Programme in the United States. Radda, in a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula, described the girl’s achievement as a source of pride and inspiration to the ...
The ASUU, Northwest University Kano (NWU) Branch has called on Kano State Government and relevant stakeholders to immediately domesticate the 2025 ASUU-Federal Government agreement relating to staff allowances. The union made the call in a statement jointly signed by the branch Chairperson, Mansur Sa’id, and Secretary, Yusuf Ahmed-Gwarzo, issued to newsmen on Monday in Kano. ...
By Lawal Taofeek Kebbi Governor, Nasir Idris, has inaugurated a committee to investigate salary payments and the implementation of the new minimum wage for primary school teachers. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary disclosed this in a statement made available to the Newsmen in Birnin-Kebbi on Monday. The Newsmen reports that the committee was inaugurated at ...
By Ismail Azeez The recent international recognition earned by Philip Ayomide Ogundele, a 400-level Biotechnology student at Osun State University (UNIOSUN), has once again highlighted the growing importance of research, innovation, and academic excellence in Nigeria's tertiary institutions. Ogundele's success in securing a $950 research grant from Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society is ...
By Taiwo Scholastica Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has stressed the need for stronger collaboration among communities, faith-based organizations, and private institutions to improve the education sector. Sani made the remark over the weekend while inaugurating a facility established by the Christian Academy Management in Ungwan Bulus, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna. Represented by the State Commissioner for ...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has attributed delays in the conduct of some papers in the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to security hurdles, logistical bottlenecks, and a fatal road crash that claimed the lives of three of its personnel. The council disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday ...
By Taiwo Scholarstica Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has said the responsibility of educating children cannot be left to government alone, stressing the need for stronger collaboration among communities, faith-based organisations and private institutions to improve the education sector. Sani made the remark while inaugurating a facility established by the Christian Academy Management in Ungwan ...
No fewer than 31,711 Katsina State indigenes have benefited from the scholarship programme of Sen. Yakubu Lado-DanMarke between 2023 and 2026. A group of beneficiaries from various institutions, under the Lado Scholar Forum, led by Saratu Lawal, disclosed this at a news conference in Katsina on Sunday. The Newsmen report that Lado-DanMarke is the governorship ...
Mrs Joy Okeke, Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Education Secretariat says plans are underway to expand Chinese language education in public schools to strengthen educational and cultural exchanges between Nigeria and China. Okeke disclosed this on Friday at the 19th and 25th Nigeria Division of the Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Secondary Schools ...
By Emmanuel Yatai The directors and coordinators of Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) on Thursday gathered in Pankshin, Plateau, to brainstorm on issues affecting students. Mrs Bolanle Yusuf, Head Training at the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Jos Area Office, chaired the quarterly meeting at theFederal University of Education (FUE) Pankshin. “We are here to ...
Total Child Educational Foundation (TCEF) hosted its 14th Edition of Annual Quiz & Debate Competition, an educational initiative aimed at promoting academic excellence, confidence, critical thinking, and intellectual development among young learners. The competition held on Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 by 9:00 AM at 15 Williams Close, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos. This year’s edition featured students ...
By Muyideen Aliyu The Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Engr. Dr. Abdul Jimoh Mohammed has described education and knowledge as tools for society and human emancipations. Mohammed stated this in llorin during a courtesy visit by the executives of the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) and members of the Gambari Development Association. The rector, who ...
Minister of Works, Sen. David Umahi, has offered a university scholarship to Victor Obasi who was Ebonyi’s highest scorer in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The scholarship offer is contained in a statement signed by Umahi’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Media, Francis Nwaze, and made available to newsmen in Abakaliki. Umahi, according ...
