•Education minister, Tunji Alausa The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, will chair discussions on the achievements, reforms and challenges of Nigeria’s educational sector under President Bola Tinubu at the 2026 Education Summit. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chairman of the Education Correspondents Association of Nigeria...
Justice Babatunde Oladapo Kalaro of the Lagos High Court has granted an interim injunction in a dispute over a Lekki property linked to a company reportedly owned by the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa. The order was issued at the Lagos Judicial Division, Ikeja, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and obtained yesterday by […]
•Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa The newly sworn-in Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark for tertiary institutions in the country. He also hinted at the possibility of reviewing the nation’s education policy, reports The PUNCH. However, the minister stated that there would be no reversa...
•Professor Mamman Tahir As President Ahmed Tinubu announced a cabinet reshuffle leading to the sack of Professor Mamman Tahir, the Minster of Education and others, sources said Mamman’s sack was not unconnected with the uproar generated by the age limit controversy for candidates that are eligible to write the West African Senior School Certif...
•Prof. Tahir Mamman Stakeholders and attendees at the ongoing policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, are protesting as the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, declared that only candidates who have attained the age of 18 would henceforth be given admission into tertiary institutions in the country. Mamman,...
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