News and updates on education systems, policies, institutions, and learning trends globally.
Ilorin, Nigeria— Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ilorin chapter, on Tuesday, staged a peaceful rally urging the Federal Government to fulfill the long-standing 2009 agreement reached with the union. The protest, led by ASUU Chairman Dr. Alex Akanmu, was organized to draw attention to what lecturers described as a…
No fewer than fourteen thousand candidates have applied to study various undergraduate courses at the University of Ibadan. The fourteen thousand candidates are seeking admission to be enrolled for various degree programmes in the 2025/2026 academic session. These revelations were revealed during the commencement of Post-Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination in the institution. Our correspondent however…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to ensuring that no Nigerian child is denied education because of hunger, stressing the importance of institutionalising the National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme. Speaking at the National Policy Forum on the Institutionalisation and Implementation of the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme for Sustainable Economic Growth and…
Ondo, Nigeria — The Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) disbursed N286.7 million to 4,873 students from the oil-producing areas of the state on Tuesday. The wife of the state governor, Mrs. Oluwaseun Aiyedatiwa, during the disbursement, stated that the scheme was the 2023/2024 Scholarship and Bursary Award for indigenous students of Ilaje…
Abuja, Nigeria–The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced plans to screen over 500 academically exceptional candidates below the age of 16 for possible admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session. The screening exercise, scheduled to begin next month, will be conducted by a dedicated technical committee across three designated centres in…
Abuja, Nigeria–The Federal Government has announced a seven-year suspension on the creation of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. The decision was approved during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, and chaired by President Bola Tinubu. According to the Minister of Education,…
Bauchi state, Nigeria-The Federal Polytechnic Bauchi has announced the immediate suspension of academic activities following a violent incident at a male student hostel and a subsequent student protest. In a statement released on Tuesday, the institution’s Registrar, Kasimu Salihu, revealed that unidentified intruders broke into the male hostel, stealing students’ belongings and injuring at least…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed claims that it withheld the discharge certificate of a Corps Member, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, popularly known as Raye, in retaliation for her criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s government. In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Sunday afternoon, the NYSC said the allegation making the rounds…
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria — The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has affirmed that the Federal Government’s student education loan program is repayable but interest-free, while revealing that more than 760,000 students have applied for the scheme. Speaking during a one-day capacity-building event for students at the University of Port Harcourt, the Managing Director…
Abuja, Nigeria— The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a stern warning to the Federal and State Governments to urgently address its long-standing grievances, or face an imminent industrial action across Nigeria’s public universities. In a statement signed by ASUU President Professor Christopher Piwuna, the union expressed deep frustration over persistent issues including…
Lagos, Nigeria — The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has cautioned the public against widespread false claims suggesting that the results of certain schools were cancelled or that candidates’ scripts were being recalled. The warning came from Moyosola Adesina, WAEC’s Head of Public Affairs, during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), where…
NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has secured the conviction of one Mr. Olaniran Satiregun for running fake and unapproved courses in his college in Nasarawa State. Satiregun was the Founder/Rector of International College of Administration Science and Technology, Auta Balefi, Nasarawa State. He was first arraigned…
Katsina, Nigeria— The Senate of Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYU), Katsina, has approved the expulsion of 57 students for engaging in various forms of examination malpractice, reflecting the institution’s strict stance on academic integrity. According to a statement issued on Saturday by Hajiya Fatima Sanda, Head of Information and Protocol, the decision followed thorough investigations…
OYO STATE – An alumnus of Abiodun Atiba Memorial Institute, Oyo, Oyo State, Mr. Babatunde Tijani has donated the sum of ₦1 million to four best graduating students of the school and staff to counter the ‘education is scam’ narrative. Tijani maintained that education is not a scam, but a great ladder to success and…
KOGI STATE, NIGERIA – Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, yesterday revealed that his administration has expended over N1.3 billion for the payment of West African Examination Council, (WAEC), National Examination Council and Basic Examination Council fees for students in public schools. The governor who stated this during the launch of Conditional Cash Transfer…
OYO STATE – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Oyo State on Saturday cautioned female corps members serving in Ibadan to avoid restricted areas during the forthcoming annual Egungun festival. Mrs. Abimbola Faniyi, Head of the Information and Public Relations Unit, NYSC, Oyo State, stated in a press release that the guidelines became necessary…
ONDO STATE – A student of the Ondo State-owned Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, has been discovered stabbed to death in her room outside the campus. The deceased, Joy Adeyemi of the Department of Human Kinetics, was allegedly stabbed by her boyfriend on Tuesday, with her decomposing body discovered over the weekend. This is coming…
Jalingo, Nigeria — The Taraba State Government has revealed that it spent approximately N4 billion to cover the 2025 NECO, WAEC, BECE, and NABTEB examination fees for students in public schools, as part of its ongoing free and compulsory education policy. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Augustina Yahaya, on Thursday…
Ibadan, Nigeria — The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to quality basic education through the massive construction and renovation of classroom blocks across all 33 Local Government Areas of the state. The announcement was made by Dr. Nureni Adeniran, Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), during the Omituntun…
Oyo, Nigeria — Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has inaugurated governing councils of state-owned tertiary institutions on Friday. The event was attended by the Deputy Governor, Barrister Bayo Lawal; Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin; the Chief Judge of Oyo State, represented by Justice K.A. Adedokun; and a former Deputy Governor…
Auchi, Nigeria — Auchi Polytechnic management has dismissed claims that a student was killed during the recent Student Union Government (SUG) election, stating clearly that no fatalities occurred throughout the process. The clarification came during a press briefing held Thursday in Auchi, where Dr. Angela Egele, Director of the Public Relations Division, addressed circulating claims…
NIGERIA – NANS made the appeal in a statement signed by its National Vice President on Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Felicia Akinbodunse, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Akinbodunse said that any industrial action by ASUU now would destabilise the stable academic calendar universities had enjoyed for the past two years. The…
NIGERIA – National Association of Polytechnics Students (NAPS) has backed the federal government’s moves to transform Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) into a Technical and Vocational University, contrary to its notion of a conventional university. The director of Communications of the premier institution, Adekunle Adams, noted that the transmutation of Yabatech to a University of…
NIGERIA – The Federal Government through the Ministry of Education on Tuesday formally set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known during the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) held in Abuja. The minister emphasised that…
Jigawa, Nigeria — Jigawa State Government has suspended four Local Government Education Secretaries for shielding class room teachers who failed to report to duty for months. Executive Secretary, state Universal Basic Education SUBEB Prof Haruna Musa disclosed this in an interview with the newsmen in his office. He said, the affected education secretaries include, Kirikasamma,…
DUTSE – A total of 209 graduands of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) will be awarded first-class degrees at the forthcoming 8th and 9th Combined Convocation Ceremony scheduled for July 4 and 5, 2025. The vice-chancellor, Professor Abdulkarim Mohammed, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the programmes lined up for the 8th and 9th Combined Convocation…
ABIA STATE – The management of Abia State University, Uturu, has said that the school is safe, peaceful, and conducive for students of the institution. The University, which was reacting to the killing of Mr Osinachi Asonye, a motorcyclist, by gunmen on Friday, said that the shooting incident happened outside the University. In a statement…
Nigeria – Members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, have been charged to stay put in their places of primary assignments and complete their national service within the stipulated one year. This advice was given by the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Olusheye Nafiu as he addressed the 2025 Batch A, Stream II corps…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has fixed Saturday, June 28, 2025, for its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), aimed at accommodating candidates who missed the earlier tests due to biometric and attendance issues. In an official statement released on Sunday, JAMB’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, confirmed that…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the full digital transformation of its Student Loan Application System (SLAS), in a move designed to simplify and expedite the loan application process for both tertiary institutions and applicants across the country. This was made known in a press statement issued by NELFUND’s Director…
Abuja, Nigeria — The Federal Government, in collaboration with the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), has officially commenced the 2025 entrance examination for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programmes into Federal Technical Colleges nationwide, with over 30,000 students participating across various centres. Speaking during an inspection at the Federal Technical College,…
