October 10, 2023
Nigeria: In Five Years, 99,985 Nigerian Students Enrolled in UK Universities - Interior Minister
Mr Tunji-Ojo said his ministry is determined to support genuine partnership drives among Nigeria's academic institutions and their foreign counterparts. Read more »
October 09, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Private University Laments Paucity of Funds, Begs for Support
"It is only the Faculty of Law that has a dedicated faculty building. The six other faculties are sharing the few buildings available." Read more »
Nigeria: Universal Basic Education - Governors Should Enforce the Inalienable Right of Pupils
Unfortunately, governors have the predilection for approbating the policy and, at the same time, engaging in governance missteps that undermine its effective implementation in… Read more »
October 08, 2023
Nigeria: University to Award Doctorate Degree to Inventor Without Formal Education
The university says it will also honour Vice President Kashim Shettima and five others with honorary doctorate. Read more »
October 06, 2023
Nigeria: How Nigerian Professor Allegedly Forced Student to Have Oral Sex
Female students alleged that the professor deliberately failed them, sometimes repeatedly, in the course he was handling because they refused to give in to his sexual demands. Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Is 32,000 Short of Teachers, NUT Raises Alarm
The governor said he has employed 1,000 teachers as part of his administration's efforts to address the teachers gap in the state. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria Marks World Teachers' Day As Ministers Emphasise Continuous Training of Educators
Mr Mamman said the travail of educating young minds goes beyond the confines of the classroom. Read more »
October 05, 2023
Nigeria: Five Discrepancies We Discovered in Chicago University Document - Atiku's Lawyer
Atiku's legal team said it was able to establish that Mr Tinubu committed forgery, has dual citizenship, and presented an NYSC certificate that has a different name from the one he… Read more »
Nigeria: Teachers Will Get Due Reward Under My Watch - Tinubu
Mr Tinubu orders revision of guidelines to prioritise IT, AI, others as teaching technologies. Read more »
Nigeria: Chicago Varsity Certified Deposition Speaks On Tinubu's Graduation, Identity, Certificate
The release of Mr Tinubu's Chicago State University (CSU) records to Atiku Abubakar, since Monday, has inflamed controversies concerning Mr Tinubu's identity and education at the… Read more »
Nigeria: Chicago Varsity Confirms Tinubu's Graduation, Identity, Disowns Certificate Submitted to INEC
The release of Mr Tinubu's Chicago State University (CSU) records to Atiku Abubakar, since Monday, has inflamed controversies concerning Mr Tinubu's identity and education at the… Read more »
Nigeria: World Teachers Day - Group Calls for Enhanced Minimum Wage for Nigerian Teachers
The organisation also called for the provision of decent classrooms, libraries, laboratories and other functional facilities that ease the job of teachers. Read more »
October 04, 2023
West Africa: Ecowas, World Food Programme Hold Conference On School Feeding
The conference, according to the organisers, was also aimed at sharing knowledge and best practices on the implementation of school meal programmes using locally-sourced food. Read more »
October 02, 2023
Nigeria: Popular Nigerian Academic Umaru Shehu Dies
Mr Shehu was born in Maiduguri on 8 December 1930. Read more »
Nigeria: WAEC Appoints New Head for Nigeria
At WAEC, Mr Dangut served in different capacities from the Assistant Registrar to Deputy Registrar in different departments across the council's zonal offices. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Teachers Make 50-Person Shortlist in Global Teacher Prize
The two Nigerian teachers were part of the 50 teachers shortlisted from a pool of over 7,000 nominations and applications from 130 countries around the world. Read more »
September 28, 2023
Nigeria: Two Nigerian Institutions Make Top 1,000 List of Global Universities
The number of Nigerian universities in the top 1500 also dropped from nine last year to seven this year. Read more »
September 26, 2023
Nigeria: Another Nigerian University Bows to Pressure, Reduces Fees After Meeting With Protesting Students
PREMIUM TIMES reported how OAU joined other public universities to hike school fees a trend that has attracted protests across some campuses. Read more »
September 25, 2023
Nigeria: Survivor Recounts How Boko Haram Kidnapped 110 Female Pupils From Dapchi School
A pupil abducted by the Boko Haram insurgents said she still dreams of the chaos and the flying bullets. Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Sets Target to Address Out-of-School Children Challenge
Mr Sununu said the national target is to reduce out-of-school-children numbers by at least a quarter in the next two years. Read more »
September 24, 2023
Nigeria: Reps Seek to Use 'Alternative Schooling' to Reduce 14m Out-of-School Children
Part of the initiative is to ensure a significant reduction of poverty in the six geopolitical zones of the country. Read more »
September 22, 2023
Nigeria: SSANU Threatens Legal Action Against Proscription in Nigerian University
It, therefore, asked the university to withdraw the proscription and allow the trade union to operate on the campus without hindrance. Read more »
September 21, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Lecturers Demand Payment of Withheld Salaries
The statement by the ministry, however, noted that all academic activities were grounded during the period of the prolonged strike. Read more »
September 20, 2023
Nigeria: Lagos Agency Set to Honour 24 Schools, Premium Times' Journalist for Promoting School Safety
Mrs Esuruoso said the selection criteria were strictly based on compliance with safety practices and the promotion of school safety initiatives. Read more »
September 19, 2023
Nigeria: Fee Hike - Group Demands Enforcement of Tinubu's Directive to Tertiary Institutions
President Bola Tinubu in July directed the institutions to "avoid an arbitrary increase in sundry fees payable, and where possible defer further increases." Read more »