Education

Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe children hawking on the street

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Stolen Future: Inside Northern Nigeria’s Deepening Classroom Catastrophe

Hussaini Ibrahim May 17, 2026

Under the scorching heat of Kano’s Kurna Asabe district, 13-year-old Bashir weaves through traffic selling sachet water...

JAMB Begins 2026 Course, Institution Change Process Nationwide JAMB CBT 2

JAMB CBT 2

JAMB Begins 2026 Course, Institution Change Process Nationwide

Mirian Gom May 15, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board announces the commencement of the 2026 Unified Tertiary...

FG Launches Education Tracking System to Monitor Learners, Jobs Nigerian-government-announces-552m-HOPE-EDU-education-funding.jpg

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FG Launches Education Tracking System to Monitor Learners, Jobs

Otamere Gladness May 14, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, unveils the Nigeria Education Data Infrastructure initiative aimed...

COEASU Rejects FG Admission Waiver for Education Colleges COEASU President Lawal Bazza addresses journalists on admission waiver policy for colleges of education.

COEASU President Lawal Bazza addresses journalists on admission waiver policy for colleges of education.

COEASU Rejects FG Admission Waiver for Education Colleges

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union criticises the Federal Government’s admission exemption policy...

NUC Launches Fresh SPESSE Expansion with New 2029 Targets NUC officials and university vice-chancellors sign SPESSE performance contracts in Abuja.

NUC officials and university vice-chancellors sign SPESSE performance contracts in Abuja.

NUC Launches Fresh SPESSE Expansion with New 2029 Targets

Otamere Gladness May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Vice-Chancellors of six Nigerian universities sign new performance contracts with the National Universities Commission,...

Nigeria Ends BEA Scheme Over Alleged ₦8bn Scholarship Fraud Nigerian-government-announces-552m-HOPE-EDU-education-funding.jpg

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Nigeria Ends BEA Scheme Over Alleged ₦8bn Scholarship Fraud

Mirian Gom May 13, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s Federal Government says it scraps the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship scheme after...

WAEC Deploys Tough Anti-Cheating System for WASSCE Candidates WAEC officials addressing journalists on anti-cheating measures for the 2026 WASSCE examinations in Lagos.

WAEC officials addressing journalists on anti-cheating measures for the 2026 WASSCE examinations in Lagos.

WAEC Deploys Tough Anti-Cheating System for WASSCE Candidates

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 11, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) strengthens anti-cheating measures for the 2026 Computer-Based West...

FG Warns Against Illegal Admissions, Exempts NCE Candidates from UTME Nigerian government announces $552m HOPE-EDU education funding

Nigerian government announces $552m HOPE-EDU education funding

FG Warns Against Illegal Admissions, Exempts NCE Candidates from UTME

Otamere Gladness May 11, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has warned tertiary institutions across Nigeria against conducting admissions outside the...

JAMB Retains 150 Cut-Off Mark for Universities, Sets 2026 Admission Deadlines JAMB officials during directors’ appointment and retirement ceremony

JAMB officials during directors’ appointment and retirement ceremony

JAMB Retains 150 Cut-Off Mark for Universities, Sets 2026 Admission Deadlines

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius May 11, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has retained 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for...

NECO Unveils Computer-Based Exams to Curb Malpractice Nationwide Nigerian-government-announces-552m-HOPE-EDU-education-funding.jpg

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NECO Unveils Computer-Based Exams to Curb Malpractice Nationwide

Oluwafunbi Bello May 7, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government says the National Examinations Council will begin computer-based examinations in 2026,...