Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Disclaims Approval of Textbook Excluding Igbo History

The textbook, "Living History", reportedly excluded the history and culture of the Igbo people, according to several posts on social media. Read more »

Nigeria: Studying French At 78 Taught Me Discipline, Not Fear - Unilag's Oldest Phd Graduate

Hammid Taju, 78, was the oldest PhD graduate at UNILAG's 56th convocation, earning a doctorate in French. Read more »

Nigeria: AUN President Charges New Students to Embrace Change, Opportunities

The event marked the formal admission of fresh students to the Classes of 2028, 2029, and 2030, as well as the official commencement of the university's Spring 2026 semester. Read more »

Nigeria: 'I'm Not Making Money - I'm Not Going Again' - Peller Hints At Dropping Out of University

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the 20-year-old revealed that he secured admission into a private university in Lagos to study Law. Read more »

Nigeria: Unilag Confers Honorary Doctorate Degree On Oando GCE, Wale Tinubu

The honour is in recognition of Mr Wale Tinubu's contributions to enterprise-building, energy sector transformation, and national development. Read more »

Nigeria: Two Nigerian Universities in Top 1000 Universities Ranking

Last year, only one Nigerian university, Covenant University, made it to the top 1,000 spot, raising concerns about the quality of Nigerian universities. Read more »

Nigeria: ASUU - Nigerian Govt Releases N50 Billion Needs Assessment Fund

Mr Alausa said the education ministry would meet the heads of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education to decide how the Needs Assessment Fund will be spent. Read more »

Nigeria: Tech Foundation Trains 40 Teachers to Boost Mathematics

The Teach Girls Tech Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has trained over 40 secondary and primary school teachers through the i-MathElevate project to improve mathematics… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Opens Application for Free Technical Colleges

Last year, the government reviewed the curriculum for technical colleges to include new subjects such as content creation and solar work. Read more »

Nigeria: Priyamvada Gopal - The Enduring Power of Criticism Aligned With Freedom, History, and Struggle

In celebrating Biodun Jeyifo at eighty, and reflecting on Fanon at one hundred, there could be no more appropriate keynote voice than that of Priyamvada Gopal. Read more »

Nigeria: ASUU Commends Federal Govt On New Agreement, Raises Concerns Over Implementation

ASUU president said the union is optimistic about the implementation of the agreement in totality, "but there still exists that pessimistic side, looking at our history with the… Read more »

Nigeria: ASUU-FG Agreement - Minister Says Agreement Signals 'Death of Strike' in Public Universities

He said the agreement restores confidence to the academics, predictability of academic calendars, and hope to Nigerian students. Read more »

Nigeria: ASUU-FG Agreement Introduces New Allowances for Professors, Readers

The 2025 agreement reached on 23 December replaced the 2009 FG-ASUU agreement and marked an end to a 16-year dispute between the government and the academics. Read more »

Nigeria: Atiku Criticises Tinubu's Govt Over Alleged Abandonment of Students On Scholarship

Mr Atiku also criticised the discontinuation of the BEA scholarship by the Nigerian government. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Government Denies Abandoning Students On Morocco Scholarship

The Minister said no beneficiary on a valid federal government scholarship has been abandoned. Read more »

Nigeria: 'Abeg', 'Biko', 'Bend Down (And) Select', 21 Other Nigerian, West African Words Added to Oxford English Dictionary

In January 2025, PREMIUM TIMES reported that the Oxford English Dictionary added Nigerian terms, including Japa, 419, agberoo, abi, area boy, yahoo boy, yahoo, Edo, and Kanuri, to… Read more »

Nigeria: Jigawa's Almajiri Children Can No Longer Be Classified Out-of-School - Governor Namadi

The governor stated that they are now receiving basic numeracy, literacy, and entrepreneurial training comparable to students in the conventional education sector. Read more »

Nigeria: Nasarawa Tertiary Institutions Begin Indefinite Strike

The strike was announced on Monday by the Joint Unions of Nasarawa State Tertiary Institutions (JUNSTI). Read more »

Nigeria: Review - in 2025, Nigeria's Education Sector Experienced Many Reforms, Challenges

While there were many reforms announced this year -even outside NESRI-, their implementation and outcomes remained largely unclear by year's end. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian University Reacts As Memo On Concessional Pass Stirs Controversy Online

The university's circular had announced the university council's decision to set 25 marks as the minimum concessional pass, stirring controversy on social media. Read more »

Nigeria: How 130 Kidnapped Niger Students Spent 30 Days Away From Home, Classrooms

The abduction, one of the largest school kidnappings in recent months, unsettled Nigerian authorities and kept security forces on their feet. Read more »

Nigeria: Catholic Diocese Speaks On Release of Abducted Niger Students

The confirmation was contained in a statement issued on 21 December and signed by the diocesan secretary, Jatau Joseph. Read more »

Nigeria: More Details Emerge As Niger School Abductees Regain Freedom

The kidnapping and release of the students and staff members comes amid a resurgence of mass kidnappings across Nigeria. Read more »

Nigeria: Remaining Abducted Niger Catholic School Students, Teachers Regain Freedom

Sources said the freed students and teachers are currently being transported to Minna, the Niger State capital, Read more »

Nigeria: U.S. Honours Outstanding Mandela Washington Fellows From Nigeria

The US Mission in Nigeria also hosted "54 talented young Nigerian professionals who completed the prestigious 2025 Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF) for Young African Leaders… Read more »