•Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa The federal government has moved to halt the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for seven years, warning that Nigeria risks expanding its tertiary education system at the expense of academic quality and the survival of existing institutions. The government said...
•JAMB candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained how candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions can check the approved O’Level and Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) subject requirements for their preferred courses. The board advised candidates to verify their subject combinations b...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has shared one of his experiences in the United States, on how he worked as a taxi driver to fund his education in the country – as one of the major reasons for the creation of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). In a post on his X handle today, Tinubu […]
•Imo State University main gate Imo State University has partnered with the Imo Robotic Centre to establish a robotic surgery academy aimed at training 500 surgeons and other surgical professionals within two years, in a move to expand access to advanced healthcare services and reduce Nigeria’s dependence on medical tourism. The initiative, de...
•House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen House of Representatives yesterday disagreed over a proposed one-year tuition fee waiver for students in federal tertiary institutions, as Minority Leader Fred Agbedi, challenged the procedure adopted by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. Agbedi faulted Kalu for inviting the House Leader to speak on the pro...
The management of Government Secondary School, Bako, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has introduced a dedicated scholarship scheme for 35 indigent and orphaned students as part of deliberate efforts to curb school dropouts and early marriages. Principal of the school, Ibrahim Paisa, disclosed this during a youth sensitisation and...
•Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has challenged provosts of colleges of education to demonstrate results through the effective implementation of the dual mandate, improved institutional accountability and better-quality teacher preparation. Alausa said the reform offered an opportunity to repo...
•House of Representatives The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education, Hon. Oboku Oforji, has appealed to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to extend the deadline for completing admissions into public and private universities for the 2026/2027 academic session, warning that the tight schedule cou...
•A hospital ward The Katsina State government says the health condition of students affected by adverse reactions during a Bilharzia treatment and prevention exercise at Government Science Secondary School, Batagarawa, has significantly improved, with more than 80 percent already discharged and returned to school. The State Commissioner for He...
•FUSTECH Vice Chancellor, Prof. Kazeem Adeola Oshikoya The National Universities Commission has approved 34 undergraduate programmes for the newly established Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State. The approval, conveyed in a letter dated October 23, 2026 and signed on behalf of the NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abdul...
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