•Education minister, Tunji Alausa The federal government has introduced a new guideline setting 12 years as the minimum age for admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1), following the completion of six years of primary education. The directive is contained in a newly released policy document on Non-State Schools, which was launched last...
•Government Day Secondary School, Kirfi The Bauchi State Teachers’ Service Commission has ordered the immediate removal and demotion of the Principal of Government Day Secondary School, Kirfi, Musa Ahmed Ningi, over allegations of gross misconduct. He was removed from his position as principal, alongside the Senior Master, Malam Adamu Shehu, w...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration has approved a five-week extension of the 2024/2025 third term academic calendar for public primary schools in Abuja, following the prolonged strike action by the Nigeria Union of Teachers. Recall that the NUT had embarked on an indefinite strike on March 24, 2025, which lasted for over three months...
•2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) candidates The federal government has released the results for the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Junior Secondary School (JSS 1) into Federal Unity Colleges (FUCs) conducted by the National Examinations Council. The government also released the results of ...
•Sign-out ceremony The Management of Federal Polytechnic Idah has banned sign-out ceremonies, which are normally celebrated by students. An internal memo issued by the Dean, Student Affairs, Engr. Omagu F. E., and made available to newsmen today, warned that any attempt by any student or group of students and their so-called guest under any pl...
•Governor Umo Eno The Golden Jubilee Anniversary of the 1975 Class of Holy Trinity College, HOTRICO, Mbiakong, held recently in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, ended with a call on the state governor, Pastor Umo Eno, PhD, to consider upgrading of the College into a Model Secondary School in view of its vast land space for […]
•UNILORIN VC, Prof Wahab Egbewole Scholars have emphasised the need for a deeper integration of faith, knowledge, and innovation within university education to promote sustainable development in Nigeria and beyond. The Vice Chancellor, University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Prof. Wahab Egbewole (SAN), noted that higher education must go beyond merel...
The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has announced that the 2025 Universal Basic Education (UBE) Placement Test via Continuous Assessment Scores (CAS) for Primary Six pupils will take place on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. prompt. Mrs. Abiso...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has raised concerns that 10 tertiary institutions have hiked their institutional fees by 900 per cent for the current academic session. Particularly, the agency raised the alarm that the institutions increased tuition fees from ₦200,000 to ₦2 million, reports The Guardian. Executive Director, Operatio...
•Wike and Prof Patricia The acting Vice Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University (Former University of Abuja), Prof. Lar Patricia Manko, has reacted to the allegation of land grabbing against the institution by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike. In an interview with newsmen in Abuja, Manko said the 11,000 hectares of land ...
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