In a sweeping crackdown on irregularities within Nigeria’s higher education system, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered 9,469 illegal admissions across 20 tertiary institutions for the 2024…
In a bid to tackle barriers to girls’ education and improve access among vulnerable communities, Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has flagged off a conditional cash transfer programme benefiting 8,225…
The University of Ibadan is facing mounting criticism from a student-led coalition over what has been described as the unfair treatment of three undergraduates involved in protests against a recent…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), which was conducted nationwide between May 12 and May 23. In a…
A High Court in Niger State has sentenced a 16-year-old girl, Joy Afekafe, to life imprisonment for the murder of a university lecturer, Dr. (Mrs) Funmilayo Sherifat Adefolalu, of the…
Authorities at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) have issued a formal statement clarifying their position regarding the identity of a man reportedly murdered in Ogbomoso, who is widely believed…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has ordered its members across the country to embark on a nationwide strike following the non-payment of June 2025 salaries, citing the union’s…
Police say suspect confessed to strangling victim after disagreement over additional payment for sex A 22-year-old female student of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Deborah Sam-Praise Ememem, was reportedly…
The Federal Government has officially launched a $40 million ICT development initiative aimed at transforming digital infrastructure across 10 selected federal universities in Nigeria. The project, known as the Blueprint-ICT-Dev…
The Federation of Oyo State Students’ Union (FOSSU) National Council has expressed its appreciation to Governor Seyi Makinde for his consistent commitment to the welfare of Oyo State students, especially…
The Kano State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reviving the education sector by placing a strong emphasis on producing and empowering qualified teachers. Commissioner for Education, Alhaji (Dr) Ali…
Nigeria’s education system is reeling after this weekend’s shocking revelation that 86,000 of 98,232 registered candidates boycotted the mop-up UTME examinations. The mass absenteeism has exposed what authorities describe as…
The Federal Government has activated a multi-agency oversight committee to supervise the disbursement of student loans, following the release of over ₦73 billion to students and tertiary institutions across the…
Students of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, took to the streets on Tuesday in protest against the recent renaming of the institution by the Oyo State Government. The demonstration, which began earlier…
A graduate of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Olasola Jamiu, is appealing for public intervention after the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) invalidated his university admission seven…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced the suspension of its foreign scholarship programme for lecturers in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions, citing rising financial costs and an increasing trend…
As the strike by primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) drags on, the Federal Government has stepped forward with a call for urgent dialogue, promising a collaborative…