The Universal Basic Education Commission has said a $552.18 million World Bank grant will target 29 million children, 500,000 teachers, 65,000 public schools and 10,000 non-formal learning centres across Nigeria. The programme, known as Human Capi…
Togo has announced plans to replace its national geography curriculum and classroom maps by the end of 2026, becoming the first country to formally implement a new United Nations resolution aimed at correcting historical map distortions. The anno…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has dismissed widespread claims that technical glitches and Computer-Based Testing (CBT) failures compromised candidate performance in the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE…
UTURU, Nigeria — The management of Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) has lifted the immediate suspension of Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze following widespread public commentary and union intervention. The economics lecturer was suspended in August aft…
The African National Congress electoral framework mandates that municipal councillor candidates without a matric certificate sign a binding undertaking to complete the qualification during their term or face disqualification. The internal require…
Abia State University has suspended Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze of the Department of Economics with immediate effect over Facebook posts in which he claimed some professors at the institution earn less than ₦400,000 a month and that certain tricycle r…
A University of Lagos student has secured the first prize at the Huawei Global Information and Communications Technology Competition in Shenzhen , China, outperforming thousands of international tech contenders. Peter A. Fagbola, an undergraduate …
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey announced she will close the residential campus of the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa at the end of 2027. The landmark institution, which opened nearly twenty years ago, will transition its ope…
Sixteen-year-old Osasere Okundaye has made history as Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant after successfully qualifying through the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Her milestone, which broke a four-year national record, h…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a stark warning regarding the persistent closure of educational institutions in conflict-prone regions, asserting that the disruption of learning poses a direct threat to long-term national stability. Se…
The Joint Admissions and Accountability Board (JAMB) has officially announced plans to conduct make-up examinations for candidates who faced technical disruptions during the recently concluded 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). …
Kano State has reinforced its commitment to educational reform by allocating 30 percent of its 2026 budget to the Ministry of Education. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Dr. Ali Haruna Makoda , announced that over ₦430 billion of the record …
Caleb University has officially appointed Pastor Foluke Adeboye , wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), as its new Chancellor. The university’s Governing Council confirmed the appointment in a statement releas…
Authorities at Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD), West Africa’s premier academic institution, have indefinitely suspended all student associations and shuttered campus residences following a violent confrontation with security forces that left one …
Student leaders at Kano State Polytechnic have issued a formal three-day ultimatum to the institution's management, demanding an immediate sit-down to address a controversial increase in registration and tuition fees. The move follows the recen…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially begun the implementation of the renegotiated 2025 agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities , fulfilling a key promise to increase the allowances of academic staff by 40 per cent . This…
The Federal Government has honoured an Ogun State primary school teacher, Mr Francis Taiwo Solanke , with a ₦50 million cash prize as Overall Best Teacher of the Year. Solanke, who teaches at Ansar-ud-Deen Primary School in Ogun State, topped a fi…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has officially dismissed viral reports claiming that current student beneficiaries are being mandated to begin loan repayments immediately. The agency described a circular recently circulating on social med…
Nigeria has emerged as the most represented nation in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject . 24 Nigerian universities successfully entered the global league tables, signalling a significa…
The Ogun State Government has officially fulfilled its commitment to rewarding academic excellence by distributing multi-million naira cash prizes to outstanding students and educators. This gesture, aimed at reinforcing the state’s position as Nig…
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