Hussaini Kafi in Kano In a renewed push to address the growing out-of-school children crisis, the Kano State Government has deepened its collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), pledging to scale up investments in basic education across the state. The state Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this commitment on Friday during a courtesy…
The Federal Government has announced plans to fully transition school-based Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) centres by 2026, with private and public CBT centres to be used nationwide. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while monitoring a pilot CBT SSCE organised by the…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos Imo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Chioma Egu, has dismissed recent social media reports claiming that a student at the Technical Training College (TTC) in Irete, Owerri West LGA, died from diphtheria. In a press statement released on Saturday, Dr. Egu described the viral video as “misleading and entirely unfounded,” clarifying…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos The Lagos State College of Health Technology (LASCOHET), Yaba, has opened its admission process for the 2025/2026 academic session, inviting qualified candidates to apply for various health technology programmes. The Provost, Prof. Raheem Akewushola made the disclosure in a statement released on Friday. According to the don, “LASCOHET remains committed to…
President Bola Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri as Muhammadu Buhari University in honour of his late predecessor. According to a statement by the special adviser to the president on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Thursday, the announcement was made during a special tribute session of the Federal Executive Council, FEC, held to…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Thursday launched the Pilot School Feeding Programme at Dan-turai Primary School in Gusau, pledging to tackle the rising number of out-of-school children in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson Sulaiman Bala Idris, which was made available to newsmen…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has resumed the disbursement of upkeep allowances to student beneficiaries who recently updated their bank account details from digital wallets to conventional commercial bank accounts. In a statement issued on Friday by the Fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi , NELFUND confirmed that over 3,600 students who…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has reaffirmed his administration’s dedication to advancing technology-based and vocational education through a strategic partnership with the Federal University of Technology, Babura (FUTB). Speaking on Thursday during a courtesy visit by the university’s management, led by Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Bala Sidi Aliyu, Governor Namadi described…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has officially released the results of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). According to a statement issued by the Council’s Acting Director on information and public relations, Azeez Sanni on Wednesday, a total of 179,201 candidates registered for the examination which was conducted in 12 subjects between 12th and…
The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, has emerged 4th place out of 172 universities in the 5th Edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards (NAPTAP-M), held on Tuesday in Abuja. This has demonstrated its rising profile as one of Nigeria’s leading tertiary institutions, earning top honours and underscoring excellence and standard. The…
