Ogun Polytechnics Face Possible Shutdown as ASUP Ultimatum Nears Deadline
OGUN, Nigeria – Academic activities in Ogun State’s six government-owned polytechnics could be disrupted as the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) approaches the…
Education
UNICEF Enrols Over 1,000 Displaced Children in Benue Learning Programmes
MAKURDI, Nigeria – More than 1,000 children displaced by insecurity in Benue State have been enrolled in learning programmes supported by the United Nations…
UBEC Partners Traditional Leaders to Tackle Out-of-School Children Crisis
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria is turning to traditional and religious institutions to tackle its out-of-school children crisis, with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC)…
FG Equips 38 Technical Colleges, Offers Youths Free Training, Business Grants
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government is providing free vocational training, monthly stipends and business starter packs to young Nigerians under a skills development…
NUC, Partners Demand Campus Security, Accountability in TETFund Spending
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s tertiary education regulators have warned universities, polytechnics and colleges of education against leaving intervention projects unfinished or mismanaging public funds,…
ASUU Threatens Strike Over Wike’s Alleged Allocation of UniAbuja Land
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, has warned that industrial harmony at the institution could collapse…
TETFund Develops 183 Research Prototypes to Drive Industrial Growth
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s tertiary education research system is producing hundreds of technology prototypes aimed at solving practical problems and supporting industrial development, with…
UBEC Urges States to Showcase Impact of Education Investments
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has urged state education boards to adopt more innovative communication strategies to demonstrate the impact…
1.19m Teachers Missing: Is Nigeria Failing a Generation of Schoolchildren?
LAGOS, Nigeria – Imagine a classroom where one teacher struggles to teach dozens of pupils at once. Some children cannot see the board clearly,…
Kaduna varsity staff commend Uba Sani over welfare improvements
KADUNA, Nigeria – Academic staff of Kaduna State University have commended Governor Uba Sani for implementing welfare measures they say have improved working conditions,…