The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has committed N6 billion to the establishment of ICT Experience Centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones as part of efforts to strengthen digital skills and human capital development in the country’s tertiary institutions. First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Thursday formally commissioned the...
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The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has launched a major digital education intervention under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, removing data costs from access to approved educational platforms for millions of learners in senior secondary schools and tertiary institutions. Speaking at the launch of the...
Civil society organisations (CSOs) and the media in Borno State have been urged to strengthen monitoring and advocacy around government budgets for child rights and protection. The call was made at a one-day training workshop organised by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), in collaboration with SOS Children’s...
The Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has been turbaned as the Maji Dadin Gidan Mangoro in recognition of his contributions to the development of the community. The traditional honour was conferred on Wushishi on Thursday in Minna, Niger State, during the commissioning of the...
ABUJA, NIGERIA – Vice-President Kashim Shettima is scheduled to unveil a posthumous biography of the late Brigadier Musa Usman, the pioneer Military Governor of the former North-Eastern State, on Monday, September 14, 2026. A press release, signed by Hassan Tanimu Musa Usman (FCA), on behalf of the family, says...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustained investment in education, saying it remains central to securing a better future for the younger generation and positioning Borno as a hub for intellectuals and skilled professionals. The governor made this known on Wednesday while hosting...
The Federal Government has directed stakeholders and relevant agencies to design a comprehensive operational roadmap for the nationwide rollout of the 112 national emergency number. Accordingly, it constituted a committee comprising the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), the Federal...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the reported attack on Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), and his entourage in Benue State and urged President Bola Tinubu to “direct the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu to take over the investigation...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, member of the House of Representatives representing Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State, on his 50th birthday on September 9. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, celebrated Jibrin, a dependable political ally, on this milestone, lauding...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) called on political parties to move beyond rhetoric and take concrete, measurable steps to strengthen women’s participation and representation in Nigeria’s political process ahead of the 2027 General Elections. The call was made during a high-level Engagement with Political Parties on Strengthening Women’s...
The Kaduna State Government has said human capital development will remain the major focus of its 2027 budget, with education, health and agriculture receiving priority attention in the proposed Appropriation Bill. The Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Hon. Muktar Ahmed Monrovia, disclosed this on Wednesday while opening the 2027...
A leading socio-cultural organisation in Akwa Ibom State, Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio (MMI), has criticised the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, over what it described as the alleged uneven distribution of employment opportunities into key federal agencies in the oil and gas sector. The group alleged...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has assured the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) of the state government’s intervention and support for the completion of the National Integrated Power Project (NIPP) located along the Ikot Ekpene–Ikot Abasi axis of the state. Governor Eno gave the assurance when he...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State has said it will base its campaign for the 2027 governorship and State House of Assembly elections on the achievements of Governor Uba Sani’s administration rather than personal attacks on opposition parties and their candidates. The party also pledged to conduct...
The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the enrolment of 16,000 Nigerians into the first cohort of the Digital Training Academy (DTA), a free Federal Government-backed initiative designed to equip young Nigerians with globally recognised digital skills. The National Coordinator, Special Projects and Innovation Unit (SPOIU), Federal Ministry of...
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has warned heads of tertiary institutions against compromising the integrity of accreditation exercises, saying officials who manipulate the process risk losing their jobs while private institutions could have their licences revoked. Alausa issued the warning on Wednesday in Abuja at the inauguration of...
The Federal Government has announced the full payment of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) to academic staff in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for the period January to August 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday shortly after inaugurating the...
Presidency on Tuesday dismissed claims by Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, that suspected political thugs prevented him from visiting Yelwata community in Benue State, accusing the former Anambra State governor of seeking publicity. Presidential spokesperson Daniel Bwala, reacting to Obi’s account in a post on his...
Federal Ministry of Education has announced the full automation of academic certificate evaluation and authentication, eliminating the need for applicants to visit the Ministry physically. The Honourable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, said the initiative is a major step in the Federal Government’s digital transformation agenda and aligns...
Ondo State Government has raised the 2026 budget from N524.411 billion to N769.384 billion, with the additional resources targeted at roads, water, healthcare and other critical infrastructure across the state. The Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Mr Olaolu Akindolire, disclosed this after the State Executive Council meeting, saying...