October 25, 2023
Nigeria: Govt Secures $17m World Bank Support for Adolescent Education
Federal Government, FG, yesterday said it had obtained a $17 million loan from the World Bank to support adolescent education across the country. Read more »
October 24, 2023
Nigeria: Tinubu Approves Additional Funding for Training, Empowerment of Adolescent Girls - Minister
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, said on Monday that President Bola Tinubu had approved additional funding for the training and empowerment of adolescent girls in the… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Nigeria: Insecurity Threatening Education in Northern Nigeria, Says Rep
Rep. Sani Jaji (APC-Zamfara) has raised concerns over the safety of children in schools in some part of Northern Nigeria due to incessant kidnaping and activities of bandits Read more »
October 10, 2023
Nigeria: Finally, NECO Releases 2023 SSCE Results
The National Examination Council will today release the results of the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate to anxious students and parents. Read more »
October 05, 2023
Nigeria: Why We Extended Chevening Scholarship to Disable Persons - UK High Commission
The British High Commission in Nigeria says it offered a Chevening scholarship for the 2024/2025 academic year to Persons Living With Disabilities(PWDs) to guarantee fairness and… Read more »
Nigeria: UK Govt Offers Chevening Scholarship to PWDs in Nigeria
The British High Commission in Nigeria has offered the prestigious Chevening scholarship for the 2024/2025 academic year to some Persons Living With Disabilities(PWDs). Read more »
October 04, 2023
Nigeria: Technical Education 'Ll Reduce Crime - Anambra Lawmakers
THE Anambra State House of Assembly has passed a motion calling on the executive arm of government to take steps towards encouraging technical education in the state as it is… Read more »
October 03, 2023
Nigeria: WAEC to Decide On Fate of 262,803 WASSCE Withheld Results
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC will today decide on the cases of malpractice and irregularities that arose during the conduct of the 2023 West African Senior School… Read more »
September 18, 2023
Nigeria: Students Visa - UK Hikes Fee 34.99% for Nigerians, Others
The British government has announced a significant increase of 34.99% in student visa fee for international students, including those from Nigeria. Read more »
September 12, 2023
Nigeria: 'Japa' Syndrome - Departments in Teaching Hospitals Shutting Down - MDCAN
The Medical and Dental Consultants' Association of Nigeria, MDCAN, has raised the alarm over the consequences of brain drain in the nation's health institutions, saying some… Read more »
September 11, 2023
Nigeria: Post Insurgency - Commander 5 Brigade Donates Instructional Materials to Schools in Borno
Inline with the ongoing non kinetic efforts by the military to sustain the war against insurgency as well as to win the hearts and minds of members of the various host communities,… Read more »
August 22, 2023
Nigeria: Treat Sex Education As Lone Subject to Combat GBV Menace, Govt Tasked
The Federal Ministry of Education has been encouraged by stakeholders in the health sector to address sex education as a separate subject because of the worrisome rise in… Read more »
August 20, 2023
Nigeria: School Fees Up By 100%, Parents Jolted
When Jide Akerele got the bill and the list of textbooks brought home by his daughter who got promoted to Senior Secondary School (SSS) 2 in a private school, two things shocked… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Nigeria: I Expect 2023 Queens College Set to Soar As Global Ambassadors - Principal
The Director/Principal Queens College, Yaba, Mrs. Oyindamola Obabori, has said she was delighted with the graduation class of 2023, who would become global ambassadors. Read more »
July 30, 2023
Nigeria: Fee Hike - Unilag Allows Students to Pay in Installments, Seek Sponsorship
The management of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, at the weekend announced measures that are to ease difficulties students may be experiencing paying the new fees recently… Read more »
July 29, 2023
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Subsidise Transportation for Workers, Students
The governments of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe have started taking steps to contain the hike in transportation caused by the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. Read more »
July 27, 2023
Nigeria: Federal Varsities Remain Tuition-Free - Presidency
The Presidency yesterday debunked a report that tuition fees in the federal universities have been increased, saying there was no such thing. Read more »
July 20, 2023
Nigeria: Student Loans Law - Tinubu's Populist and Half-Baked Policy
BOLA Tinubu, Nigeria's new president, was determined to hit the ground running from his first day in office. He was haunted by the ghost of his somnolent predecessor, Muhammadu… Read more »
Nigeria: Reps Grill JAMB As Mmesoma Again Apologises to Nigerians
The Ad hoc Committee of the House of Representatives set up to investigate the alleged falsification of result by Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma yesterday grilled the Registrar, Joint… Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Lift Your 3-Year Sanction On Mmesoma, Stop Further Action, Reps Tell JAMB
The House of Representatives, yesterday, asked the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to lift the three-year ban on Miss Ejikeme Mmesoma, a candidate of the 2023… Read more »
July 05, 2023
Nigeria: U.S. School Honours Nigerian Achunike Okafor for Record-Shattering Grade
Science Park High School at Newark in New Jersey, U,S. has honoured a Nigerian graduate, Achunike Okafor for his extraordinary performance. Read more »
July 04, 2023
Nigeria: JAMB, Mmesoma Trade Words Over Result
·Board cancels candidate's result Read more »
Nigeria: Fees Increase By Public Universities - Students Loan in the Mix
The gloomy reality, whose scenario, people and groups particularly the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, have been painting for a while is gradually crystallising -… Read more »
July 03, 2023
Nigeria: JAMB Raises Alarm Over Candidates Parading Fake Scores
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has advised the public against recognizing scores being claimed by candidates who sat for its 2023 Unified Tertiary… Read more »
June 28, 2023
Nigeria: Boat Mishap - No Call, Visit to Victims By CRSG After 96 Hours, NIMSA Bemoans
The leadership of the Nigerian Medical Students Association, NIMSA, yesterday, decried what it described as a lack of empathy by the Cross River State government, lamenting that no… Read more »