House of Representatives Committee on University Education has invited Minister of Education, Dr. Morufu Alausa, to address allegations of indiscriminate sacking of university vice chancellors and dissolution of governing councils. Committee Chairman Rep. Abubakar Fulata announced the invitation, citing petitions against the minister, which highlighted concerns over the stability...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government is set to build eight state-of-the-art medical simulation centers across Nigeria to enhance medical education and training. To oversee this initiative, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has inaugurated a 19-member Implementation and Monitoring Committee for Medicals Simulation Centers, chaired...
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to fully transitioning to Computer-Based Test (CBT) examinations for the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and other exam bodies by 2026. Dr Alausa made this known while monitoring the conduct of WAEC’s CBT examinations in Abuja on...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– The Minister of Education, Hon. Mahmoud Tunde Alausa, has officially flagged off a two-week Train-the-Trainer Workshop for 600 Tsangaya and Islamiyya teachers across the North East region. The workshop, organized by the Nigeria Arabic Language Village (NALV) in collaboration with the North East Development Commission...
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa says 24 federal institutions have been powered by solar energy under the “Energising Education Project’’ of President Bola Tinubu led administration. Alausa, who disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the Collaboration Agreement Signing Ceremony with the Vice Chancellors of beneficiary institutions added...
The Federal Government has upgraded 38 federal and state technical colleges as part of a broad reform to equip Nigerian youths with internationally competitive skills. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the 2025 Quarterly Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement on the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative...
The federal government has announced a five-year suspension of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) programme to promote student growth, prioritise welfare, and strengthen Nigeria’s education system. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known in a statement released in Abuja on Saturday by the Director of Press and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Nigeria’s higher education landscape has expanded once again as the Federal Government approved 11 new private universities, raising the national tally to 295 institutions. Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, presented provisional licenses to the new universities in Abuja on Wednesday, urging them to...
The federal government has announced the discontinuation of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by newly elected officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). He described the BEA programme...
By JOHN ONAH Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has been hailed for breaking barriers in Nigeria’s education landscape by providing full support for 501 physically challenged candidates writing the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, across 11 specialized centres nationwide. Minister of State for Education,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced a N110 billion investment towards enhancing the study of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing in 18 universities across the country. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known while inaugurating the...
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced the release of ₦50 billion by the Federal Government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by Director Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade...
The Federal Government has approved N120 billion to commence skills acquisition for youths across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad disclosed this at the Adolescent and Youth Ministerial Dialogue on Wellbeing, Health, and Development in Abuja on Tuesday. The event, organised by Plan International...
President Bola Tinubu has assured the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) of his government’s support to ensure the advancement of its Open and Distance Learning (ODL) structure. Tinubu gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja at the 14th convocation of the university, where the Speaker of the House...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government has directed all tertiary institutions that have been granted waivers to recruit staff to publicly advertise the available vacancies. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Press in the Ministry,...
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in his commitment to youth skills acquisition, has advocated for the extension of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) service year beyond 12 months. He stated that this would enable every Nigerian youth to be fully trained in at least one skill...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has made a landmark public presentation of Fifty (50) Titles of Academic textbooks written by Nigerian Scholars and published under the sponsorship of the TETFund’s Higher Education Book Development Intervention Project. While unveiling the books in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister...
Bishop Matthew Kukah has described the establishment of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia (FUASK), Kaduna State, as God’s instrument for driving growth and development in the state. Kukah made this assertion on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of the university’s Governing Council and Principal Officers. The...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- In alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to affordable, clean, and sustainable energy, the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), in collaboration with Femadec Energy, is set to establish Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion centres and refuelling stations across 20 federal tertiary institutions...