In a move to address Nigeria’s growing skills gap, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Nigerian Academy of Engineering (NAE) have formalised a partnership aimed at revolutionising the country’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector. The collaboration, marked by a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Abuja on Monday, seeks to…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) are collaborating to enhance the safety and accessibility of education across Nigeria. According to a statement signed by the Head of Public Relations & Protocol, UBEC, David Apeh on Sunday, the Executive Secretary, UBEC, Aisha Garba, met with ONSA boss…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Katsina State government has made substantial investments in the education sector, with expenditures exceeding N120 billion across various educational initiatives and infrastructure development projects. During the third edition of the monthly press briefing delivered by Deputy Governor Malam Faruk Lawal Jobe, the administration highlighted significant achievements in basic, secondary, and…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has officially banned the scheduling of classes before 6:00 a.m. and after 7:00 p.m., following growing student protests over irregular academic timetables. This decision comes after concerns raised by the Great Ife Students’ Union, which has condemned the practice of early-morning and late-evening classes, as well as the…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announces a major disruption to law admissions in the 2025/2026 academic session, affecting eight Nigerian universities. The board, in a statement released Tuesday, confirms it will not process Law programme admissions at Kwara State University, Bingham University, Redeemers University, Western Delta University, Taraba State University, Arthur Jarvis University,…
It is now an open secret that children are vulnerable in many of the centres and homes where parents take them for care while they go for work or business. These children are meted with fatal corporal punishment in one hundred ways. Unfortunately, this is trending in majority of Nigerian schools, causing lasting harm to…
The newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba outlines plans to address Nigeria’s education challenges, stressing that no child should be left behind. In her first meeting with UBEC management and staff in Abuja on Monday, Garba committed to improving the quality of basic education across the country. “Education…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced an upgrade of several medical-related programmes in Nigerian universities, elevating them from Bachelor’s degree status to doctoral level. This move is aimed at enhancing the quality of medical education in the country to meet global standards. In a statement released by the NUC and signed by Acting Director…
The poor state of infrastructure coupled with safety issue in Nigeria schools has sounded the alarm bell, calling for urgent action to salvage the system, secure learning environment nationwide for safety of the lives and future of young people in the country. Juliet Jacob who visited some schools in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja,…
Two major labour unions at the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the National Association of Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) have fully supported the proposed N1.1 billion allocation for staff feeding in the 2025 budget. They argue that the increase is crucial for boosting productivity…
