Niger State Governor Umar Bago has raised concerns about boys abandoning junior secondary schools to pursue artisanal mining, saying the financial returns from mining have made the activity attractive to…
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has endorsed the Federal Government’s Accelerated Teacher Professionalisation Pathway (ATPP), a programme designed to provide a route to professional training, certification and licensing…
The Kaduna State University (KASU) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its ongoing strike following the Kaduna State Government’s approval of the implementation and domestication…
Academic activities face disruption at Lagos State University and other state-owned universities after ASUU declared a total and indefinite strike over the implementation of outstanding agreements. The Academic Staff Union…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to account for the savings generated by the removal of Nigeria’s petrol subsidy, arguing that the ongoing crisis…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it could resume its suspended nationwide strike if the Federal Government and state governments fail to resolve outstanding issues affecting…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is preparing to expand its digital infrastructure programme across its beneficiary institutions as part of efforts to modernise Nigeria’s tertiary education system. TETFund Executive…
The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, Peter Obi, has said Nigerians are not asking government to do extraordinary things but are demanding basic services expected from any responsible…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund is preparing to expand its student-financing approach by increasingly linking educational funding to skills demanded by employers and opportunities available in Nigeria’s labour market. NELFund…
The Acting Commander of the Nigerian Army Education Corps (NAEC), Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed, has commended the academic activities and learning environment at two Nigerian Army educational institutions in…
The Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, has warned parents, teachers, school proprietors, principals, invigilators and students against examination malpractice. Alausa said the Federal Government was strengthening measures to protect…
Successful And Reserve Candidates Announced The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has released the list of successful and reserve candidates selected for admission into the 78 Regular Combatant Course (78RC). The…
Admission Seekers Will No Longer Need To Pay Repeated Verification Charges The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have introduced a new arrangement…
ADC Presidential Candidate Promises Changes To Student Loan Scheme Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has promised to review the Nigerian Education Loan Fund…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to introduce Facial Biometric Verification (FBV) as an additional security measure for candidates sitting the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The…
The Federal Government has approved ₦10 billion for the 2026 National Research Fund (NRF) Grant Cycle administered by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The funding is designed to support…
The Federal Government has launched the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize, an annual ₦365 million programme designed to recognise outstanding academic research, innovation and intellectual excellence across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.…
The Kaduna State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU-KASU) has threatened an indefinite strike over unresolved demands relating to staff welfare and implementation of the 2025…
The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerian students to mobilise 10 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The call was made by the…
The Federal Government has unveiled an annual N365 million National Laureate Prize designed to recognise outstanding academic research, innovation and intellectual excellence across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education Tunji…
Lecturers at Plateau State University, Bokkos, have commenced an indefinite strike following what the university’s Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) chapter described as the failure of management to satisfactorily…
Law students of Atiba University, Oyo, have protested following a reported 10-year moratorium placed on the university’s law programme by the Council of Legal Education. Reports say the Council of…
Former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke has proposed restricting Nigerians below the age of 18 from travelling abroad for educational purposes. The proposal has sparked debate over parental choice,…
A Lagos State University graduate, Abdulqudus Sodiq, has attracted widespread attention after sharing the academic journey that eventually led him to graduate with a first-class degree in Accounting. Sodiq reportedly…
The Kaduna State Government has expressed its readiness to engage the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in negotiations as efforts continue to resolve the dispute affecting universities in the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) branch, has raised concerns that prolonged industrial action and unresolved issues at the institution could push lecturers to…
The overall best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2025/2026 academic session, Adebanjo Samuel Oluolamide, has received a N10 million cash prize for his outstanding academic performance.…
The Federal Government has announced plans to establish 41 University Innovation Pods, known as UniPods, across tertiary institutions as part of efforts to transform Nigeria from a resource-dependent economy into…
Redeemer’s University has announced that eight of its Accounting students successfully passed the May 2026 qualifying examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). The achievement marks another…
Lagos State University (LASU) has celebrated its outstanding graduating students as the institution holds its 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremonies. Among those recognised are Ayilara Olawale and Adebanjo Oluolamide,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned prospective candidates for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) registration against mistakes that could create serious…
Academic activities at Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, have been disrupted after the university’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) commenced an indefinite strike. ASUU-IMSU declared the…
Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has challenged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the controversy surrounding the President’s academic credentials submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Amaechi said…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. The examination body announced the release on…
The National Youth Service Corps has announced that prospective corps members must obtain clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database before they can be mobilised for national service. The NYSC…
A new era has begun at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) as Professor Segun Aina officially assumed office as Registrar, promising to preserve the institution’s credibility and strengthen…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will usher in a new leadership on Friday, July 31, 2026, as outgoing Registrar Prof. Is-haq Oloyede formally hands over to his successor,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described the uninterrupted academic calendar in Nigeria’s public universities and the absence of prolonged Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strikes since he assumed office…
The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that no qualified student will be denied access to tertiary education because of financial hardship, saying the Tinubu administration has invested over ₦1 trillion…
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has called for deeper Nigeria–Switzerland cooperation in education, healthcare, peace-building and poverty reduction following a meeting with Swiss Ambassador Patrick Egloff. The…
Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has urged the Federal Government to integrate Arabic education into Nigeria’s mainstream education system, arguing that graduates of Arabic-speaking universities should enjoy the same recognition…
Panic swept through Government Secondary School, Odo-Ekina, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, after armed men invaded the school while students were writing the ongoing NECO examination, abducting…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has reaffirmed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to establishing a sustainable national school feeding programme, expressing confidence that the initiative will be fully institutionalised before…
Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has welcomed the Federal Government’s decision to suspend the proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 WAEC and NECO…
The Federal Government has suspended its controversial proposal to raise WAEC and NECO registration fees to ₦50,000 from 2027, following widespread criticism from parents, education stakeholders, labour groups and political…
Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Federal Government over its decision to introduce a ₦50,000 uniform registration fee for WAEC and…
The Federal Government has approved a new uniform examination fee of ₦50,000 for candidates sitting the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate…
Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has described the late former President Muhammadu Buhari’s greatest legacy as his unwavering investment in education and human capital development, saying his commitment to learning…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has suspended its indefinite strike and directed public primary and secondary school teachers to resume work following a directive from the…
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate Peter Obi has unveiled his vision for a “productive and prosperous Nigeria,” promising far-reaching reforms in education, healthcare, industrialisation and governance if elected in…