The Sokoto state Commissioner for basic and secondary education, Prof. Ladan Ala, has directed principals of public secondary schools across the state to suspend the collection of fees with immediate effect. The directive follows the constitution of a committee by the ministry to review
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The Executive Chairman of the Zamfara State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB), Professor Nasir Garba Anka, Makaman Sokoto South, has expressed profound appreciation to His Excellency, Dr. Dauda Lawal, the Executive Governor of Zamfara State, for his unwavering support towards the development of basic education in the state. This was contained in a statement by […]
Schools nationwide have resumed a new academic year, and along with this comes the attendant joys and challenges associated with the start of new sessions. From day care centres to secondary schools, learners flood into new and higher classes of learning, while another hundred thousand commence the journey of their educational careers for the first […]
The School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG) will hold its Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2025 on October 4 at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, marking the culmination of a programme designed to equip students with leadership skills to shape Africa’s future. This year’s graduation theme, “Embracing and Preparing Leaders of a New […]
University non-teaching staff under the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have declared plans to embark on strike from September 22 if the Federal Government fails to resolve lingering labour issues. The unions, in a formal notice
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the results of the 2025 June/July National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) examinations. The released results is with significant improvements in candidates’ performance, particularly in Mathematics. The Registrar/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Mohammed Mohammed,
The Delta State Government has proscribed the Association of Unregistered Private Schools across the state, with a pledge to overhaul the education sector in the state. The Commissioner for Primary Education, Dr. Kingsley Ashibogwu, stated this when owners of recently closed private schools in the state paid him a visit in his office in Asaba. […]
The Ebonyi State Government has ordered an immediate clampdown on all illegal and substandard schools across the state. The State Government’s policy is part of the sweeping reforms aimed at rescuing the education sector from decay. Commissioner for Education, Dr Donatus Chukwuma Ilang, warned that the era of mushroom schools lowering standards of Education in […]
The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Sir Monday Onyeme, FCA, on Wednesday, received a report from the Committee set up on Certificate Racketeering Investigation and Suspension of Affected Staff at Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku. Sir Onyeme at the occasion which took place in Asaba, thanked the committee for carrying out a detailed work, assuring that […]
We know a good education equips learners with important foundational skills literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional competencies which are essential for work and life. These skills help today’s children become tomorrow’s productive workers and enable workers to reskill or upskill later in life. Investing in education is also an economic imperative for individual prosperity
Aherhoke Okioma Lecturers in the Bayelsa State owned Niger Delta University, Ammassoma have staged a peaceful protest around the university campus against the recently introduced Federal Government Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund loan scheme. They also described loan as a deliberate generational bondage of the university lecturers as they have tied the Student with
The Delta state government has released the 2025/2026 academic calendar for all public and private schools. In a statement, Patricia Iniovosa-Okakwu, functioning permanent secretary in the ministry of basic and secondary education, announced the dates. She signed on behalf of Rose Ezewu, commissioner for secondary education, and Kingsley Ashibogwu, commissioner for primary
Bauchi’s Saadu Zungur University (SAZU), Gadau has cautioned members of the public, especially admission seekers to be ware of fake admission letters currently in circulation. The Public Relations Officer of the University, Auwal Hassan who made this known in a press release Saturday evening, said imposters have devised means of defrauding unsuspecting members of the
Scientists in the country have described research, particularly at the instance of laboratory technologists, as a leg of the university tripod that cannot be overestimated. They are unanimous in the call to governments at all levels to prioritise better funding of research in Nigerian universities. The calls were made during the Fifth Biennial Conference/Workshop of […]
Nkuzhi Learning Foundation has organized workshops and camps for teenagers and young adults since 2016. Over the years, the foundation has used these leadership camps to guide young people in making sensible decisions, building character, and preparing for adulthood. In the same spirit, Nküzhi Learning Foundation has again carried on with this initiative and has […]
Conversations that shape the future are often the hardest ones to have. Too many times, the issues young people wrestle with are brushed aside at home, leaving them to figure out life’s biggest questions on their own. This is why UNFILTERED, a flagship programme of the Nkuzhi Learning Foundation, exists. Founded in 2016 by Ijeoma […]
No fewer than 1000 students and 15 Staff of the Bauchi owned Sa’adu Zungur University Gadau have been trained by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in collaboration with the University on career choices and professional development. A press statement from the Public Relations officer of the university, Auwal Hassan made available to newsmen Saturday, […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated three Nigerian students, Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli, for emerging world champions at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Competition held in London, United Kingdom. The TeenEagle is an English language skills competition, with the goal of giving every student globally the chance to stand out
The Delta State Government has released the results of the 2025 Cognitive/Placement Examination, recording its best-ever performance since the exam began 34 years ago. A cognitive/placement examination is a test designed to assess a pupil’s reasoning ability and academic readiness for the next level of education. In Nigeria, it is commonly referred to as the […]
By Tunde Opalana Federal Government has dismissed as untrue the purported cancellation of the 2025 West African Examples nation Council, WAEC examinations due to widespread malpractices. The Federal Ministry of Education on Sunday described the rumoured news on docial.mrdia as “false and misleading” and as well disassociated itself from the fake news. Boriowo
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