August 10, 2022
Nigeria: Are Nigerian Universities Better Than Foreign Counterparts As Claimed By Garba Shehu?
The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, last week said Nigerian universities have so far been performing better than… Read more »
August 09, 2022
Nigeria: WAEC Releases 2022 WASCCE Results, Withholds 365,564
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday released the results of the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Read more »
Nigeria: Prioritising Girl-Child Education in Jigawa
A Chinese proverb has it that education is the best legacy to give a child because giving a child a skill is better than giving him or her a thousand pieces of gold. When a girl is… Read more »
Nigeria: Don't Sack Teachers, NUT Warns FCT Council Chairmen
The Chairman of the FCT wing of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Stephen Knabayi, has cautioned the FCT area council chairmen against disengaging teachers of public… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Nigeria: Wike, El-Rufai, Other Politicians Fete Foreign Varsity Kids Graduates Amid ASUU Strike
There seems to be no end in sight to the travail of Nigeria's public university students as regards the lingering strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Read more »
August 04, 2022
Nigeria: Multi-Billion Naira Gombe School in Deplorable Condition, Needs Attention
Hassan Central Primary School, Gombe, was among the first schools to be established in the then Gombe Division of Bauchi Province. The school provided basic primary school… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Nigeria: 85% of Nigerian Children Suffer Violent Discipline in Schools - UNICEF
The Chief of Education of United Nations Children's Fund, (UNICEF), Saadhna Panday-Soobrayan, says 85 per cent of Nigerian children between the ages of 1 and 14 experience violent… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Nigeria: Lawmaker Wants JAMB Cut-Off Mark Raised, More Funding for Education
The Deputy Chairman Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, Senator Akon Eyakenyi, has said to address the failing standard of education in the country, the curriculum… Read more »
July 20, 2022
Nigeria: Knocks for Abiodun As More Pictures of Students Writing Exams On Bare Floor Emerge
Photos of students writing examinations on bare floor in different secondary schools in Ogun State have attracted huge knocks for Governor Dapo Abiodun and his administration ment. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Varsities Will Be Like Primary Schools in Three Years Without Our Strike - ASUU President
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that if not for its struggle Nigerian universities may be reduced to public primary schools in three years. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Will Keep Establishing More Schools Despite Paucity of Funds - TETFund
The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has said governments at all levels will continue to establish more schools to meet the growing… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Nigeria: There Are Over Two Million Out-of-School Children in Lagos - Funke Akindele
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy Governorship Candidate in Lagos, Funke Akindele, has said there are more than two million out-of-school children in the state. Read more »
July 05, 2022
Nigeria: We Are Ready to Call Off Strike, Says ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it is ready to call of its nationwide industrial action. Read more »
July 01, 2022
Nigeria: Atiku Speaks On ASUU Strike, Demands Funding for Varsities
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has demanded a solution to the lingering strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Read more »
June 29, 2022
Nigeria: 60 Percent Out-of-School Children Are in the North - Kaduna Govt
Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) has lamented that about 60 per cent of out-of-school children reside in Northern Nigeria. Read more »
June 28, 2022
Nigeria: NOUN Appoints New Registrar, Bursar, Librarian
The Governing Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has approved the appointment of new Registrar, Bursar and Librarian for a single term of five years. Read more »
Nigeria: Over 200 Illegal Institutions Awarding NCE Without Approval - NCCE
The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) says it has identified over 200 illegal institutions awarding Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) without approval. Read more »
June 26, 2022
Nigeria: Life Is Not About the Education of One Section of the Society - Tinubu
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, says life is not about the education of one section of the society. Read more »
June 20, 2022
Nigeria: Buhari Hails Afe Babalola University for Ranking 400th Best Globally
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), Ado-Ekiti, for ranking as the best in Nigeria. Read more »
June 19, 2022
Nigeria: Nigerians Fleeing Ukraine Offered Admission By Bulgarian Universities - Envoy
Bulgarian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Yanko Yardonov, has said that Bulgarian universities are offering admission to Nigerian students whose academic pursuits in Ukraine were cut… Read more »
June 15, 2022
Nigeria: ASUU Strike More Complex Than Nigerians Think - Govt
The Federal Government has said issues around the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other three university based unions… Read more »
June 14, 2022
Nigeria: 153 Universities' Repository Hosts Over 2 Million Open Educational Resources - NUC
The Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, (NUC), Prof Abubakar Rasheed, has disclosed that its Open Educational Resources, (OER), repository established in 2017,… Read more »
June 13, 2022
Nigeria: Child Labour Day - Edo to Prosecute Parents, Guardians of Out-of-School Children
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government will prosecute parents and guardians of out-of-school children as part of measures to ensure that every… Read more »
June 09, 2022
Nigeria: Beware of Rogue Website Operators, WAEC Warns Candidates, Parents - WASSCE
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has decried the unwholesome activities of "rogue website operators" in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination… Read more »
Nigeria: 'Prevalence of Out-of-School Nomadic Children Calls for Multifaceted Approach'
The Executive Secretary, National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE), Professor Bashir Usman, has said the prevalence of out-of-school children in Nigeria, especially among… Read more »