Board of Trustees (BOT), Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has taken a final stand on the issue of delay in completion of approved projects in all its beneficiary institutions, warning that affected institutions will not get approval to commence new projects in the 2027 allocation cycle. For the affected...
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Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, CON has declared that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is expanding access IN higher education by removing the financial barriers that have long prevented many qualified Nigerians from pursuing their academic aspirations, while investing over ₦1 trillion in the past two years...
Nigeria Government has commenced a three-day Master Training Workshop to strengthen teacher professional development through mobile-based learning, with the programme expected to reach at least 2,000 teachers and school leaders nationwide, while placing special emphasis on empowering female educators. Organised by the Federal Ministry of Education in partnership with...
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has intensified efforts to improve basic education in Kano State with the delivery of nearly 4,000 classrooms and support for strategic teacher recruitment aimed at expanding access to quality learning and advancing the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Aisha...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has commissioned and handed over a multi-million naira office complex and a Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre, built by his administration, to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Maiduguri. The state-of-the-art facility, located along the Maiduguri-Dikwa Road, serves as the JAMB’s...
Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Wednesday disclosed that he held talks with the Swiss Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Egloff, on strengthening cooperation in key sectors critical to Nigeria’s development. Obi made this known in a post shared on his official X handle, where he...
The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has approved a downward review of fees for the assessment and ranking of textbooks, a move aimed at easing the financial burden on publishers and authors ahead of the implementation of the Federal Government’s National Textbook Ranking System. The review was...
The Federal Government has commended the Kano State Government for its sustained investment in education, describing the recruitment of thousands of teachers and expansion of learning infrastructure as a major boost to human capital development and quality education. Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, gave the commendation on...
Senior Special Assistant to the Kaduna State Governor on the School Feeding Programme, Fauziya Buhari-Ado, has commended Governor Uba Sani for what she described as transformative interventions in the education sector, particularly efforts aimed at increasing school enrollment and retention through the state’s feeding initiative. Speaking after receiving an...
President, Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Dr Safiyya Hassan Shaibu on Wednesday 15 July 2026, commissioned newly constructed educational and welfare facilities at Bola Ahmed Tinubu Barracks and Mogadishu Cantonment in Abuja. The projects include crèche, nursery school, market stalls, perimeter fence, playground and renovated restrooms. Commissioning the...
The Presidential Candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi has insisted that Education and healthcare remain the bedrock upon which every prosperous nation is built. Releasing his Part 2 of the Roadmap to a New Nigeria on Thursday, Obi wrote on his handle that “Education and Healthcare...
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, has approved the release of ₦1.968 billion to cover examination fees for students in public basic and secondary schools across the state, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to providing free and compulsory education. The governor disclosed the approval in a post shared on his...
Just wondering. Why is there a debate about who will win the 2027 Presidential election? It is no brainer. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will trounce all the splintered opposition candidates by a very wide margin. Each time I hear some people argue on this matter, I shudder at the...
Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, will lead discussions on the achievements, reforms and challenges in Nigeria’s education sector under the administration of President Bola Tinubu at the 2026 Education Summit organised by the Education Correspondents Association of Nigeria (ECAN). The summit, scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 2026,...
The Federal Government has approved a new registration fee of N50,000 for candidates sitting the Senior School Certificate Examinations (SSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO), with the new rate taking effect from the 2027 examination cycle. The approval was conveyed...
Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Arc. Sonny Echono, has unveiled plans to broaden participation in the 2026 National Research Fair and Exhibition as part of efforts to accelerate the commercialisation of research findings and strengthen collaboration between academia, industry and investors. Speaking on Friday in...
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has disclosed that it facilitated the mobilisation of over ₦100 billion in previously unaccessed matching grants by states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as part of efforts to transform Nigeria’s basic education sector. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Hajia Aisha Garba, made this known...
National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education (NCAOOSCE) has noted the public interest generated by reports concerning certain projects contained in its 2026 Appropriation Act that fall outside the Commission’s statutory mandate. In a statement by Special Adviser, Media and Communication Nura Muhammad, the Commission clarified that these...
2027 Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has unveiled an ambitious education agenda for the 2027 general election, promising free public education from early childhood to the university level, semester grants for students, nationwide digital learning infrastructure and a commitment to dedicate 30 per cent of Nigeria’s national budget to education....
A retired vice principal and respected teacher,Mayor Tajudeen Ojeifo, has died at the age of 73 after a prolonged illness. He passed away on June 27, 2026, in Agbede, according to a family statement issued by his son, Frank Ojeifo. An alumnus of Auchi Polytechnic and the University of...