•King’s College, Lagos main gate The federal government has clarified that King’s College, Lagos, has not been sold or privatised, stressing that the institution remains publicly owned with legal title retained by the government. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, made this known in a statement issued today by the ministry’s Direct...
•Minister of Education, Prof. Tunji Alausa The federal government has reassured parents, guardians and pupils that all Federal Unity Colleges nationwide will resume academic activities on Monday, September 14, 2026, with necessary arrangements in place for a safe and smooth start to the new academic session. The Federal Ministry of Education s...
•Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Salako.  The federal government has taken a major step towards decriminalising attempted suicide in Nigeria, following the approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the position of the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare on the matter. The Minister of State for Heal...
•Education minister, Tunji Alausa The federal government has announced that Nigerian students will begin receiving 100 megabytes of free daily data from October 1, 2026, to access approved educational websites and digital learning platforms. The initiative, being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission in partnership with telecom...
•Nigeria’s D’Tigress The National Sports Commission has confirmed the payment of the naira equivalent of $100,000 to each player of Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, as part of the Presidential Reward for their victory at the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket. The Commission also confirmed the payment of the naira equ...
•Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa The federal government has begun an overhaul of the accreditation system for tertiary institutions in the country, with the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, warning institutions against presenting borrowed staff, equipment, and facilities during accreditation exercises. The minister also warned th...
•Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa The federal government is set to deepen the digital integration of education records with the National Youth Service Corps to tackle certificate racketeering, strengthen qualification verification and prevent genuine graduates from being denied opportunities. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disc...
•A class teacher Non-education graduates and other Nigerians currently teaching without professional teaching qualifications can apply for a federal government’s programme to obtain professional education qualifications and become eligible for registration with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria. The programme, known as the Accelerat...
The federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, has formally conceded the management of King’s College, Lagos, to the King’s College Old Boys’ Association (KCOBA). The development marks a major shift in the administration of the long-established federal secondary school, reports The Nation. The decision was contained in a le...
•Gridlock on Kara Bridge The federal government has announced that repair work on the damaged expansion joints on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will commence tomorrow, Tuesday, September 8. A statement by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, yesterday, noted that the development is in lin...

