Education
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JAMB resolves 5,000 complaints in five days under new Registrar
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has resolved more than 5,000 pending and unresolved complaints within five days as…
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WAEC releases 2026 WASSCE results as only 61.54 per cent secure key five credits
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that 61.54 per cent of candidates who sat the 2026 West African…
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UK opens 2026 Chevening Scholarship applications for emerging leaders
The United Kingdom Government has opened applications for the 2026 Chevening Scholarships, offering fully funded master’s degree places at universities…
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NECO rejects ‘miracle centre’ claim over Kogi school after abduction incident
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has dismissed claims that Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Kogi State is a "miracle examination…
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Sowore vows to scrap WAEC, NECO fees, promises free education if elected
The African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate for the 2027 general election, Omoyele Sowore, has pledged to abolish registration fees…
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Police confirm abduction of Oyo headmaster, kidnappers demand N30m ransom
The Oyo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of a 60-year-old headmaster, Mr Matthew Owoade, in Igbojaye, Itesiwaju Local…
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FG suspends proposed WAEC, NECO registration fee increase
The Federal Government has suspended the proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination…
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Oyo NUT demands rescue of abducted headmaster
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Oyo State Wing, has called for the immediate rescue of a primary school headmaster…
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NELFUND warns schools over withheld fee refunds
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has warned tertiary institutions against withholding tuition refunds from students or increasing school charges…
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Security operatives sweep Pan-Atlantic University campus after spotting suspicious men
The management of Pan-Atlantic University (PAU), Lagos, on Tuesday night directed all undergraduate students to remain strictly indoors after some…
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Delays disrupt ongoing WASSCE papers, force students into night exams
Significant administrative delays have disrupted the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) conducted by the West African Examinations…
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Public schools shut down across eleven local governments in Oyo
Academic activities ground to a sudden halt across public institutions in Oyo State following a major protest organized by school…
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Tinubu appoints Segun Aina as new JAMB registrar
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and…
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Davido pledges support for Babcock University music upgrade, pushes creative economy growth
Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, weekend, pledged to support the expansion of music and creative infrastructure at…
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Police Commence Investigation Into Fatal Shooting Incident At UNIBEN
The Edo State Police Command has launched an investigation into a fatal shooting incident that occurred on Sunday at approximately…
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JAMB partners with Police to disrupt high-tech exam fraud network
The Nigeria Police Force, in collaboration with the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has uncovered a sophisticated examination malpractice…
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JAMB extends 2026 Direct Entry registration to May 8
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has extended the sale of application forms for the 2026 Direct Entry, DE,…
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Wike orders direct payment of FCT teachers’ allowances amid strike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ordered the direct payment of teachers’ allowances and emoluments in…
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UTME: JAMB releases results for second, third days of examination
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has released the results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary…
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JAMB to release 2026 UTME results for April 16 candidates today
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that results of candidates who sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary…
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UNILAG student narrates alleged sexual assault by lecturer
A 20-year-old student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has testified before a Lagos State High Court regarding an alleged…
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JAMB releases 2026 UTME examination slips for candidates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that candidates who registered for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,…
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UNICAL suspends admission officer over certificate fraud
The University of Calabar, UNICAL, has taken a decisive step to protect its academic integrity by suspending a senior admission…
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Gunmen attack Ekiti State University hostels
Panic and chaos erupted late Monday night as a gang of gunmen launched a coordinated attack on students' hostels at…
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Court jails fake JAMB candidate 3 years for impersonation during exam
A Federal High Court sitting in Katsina, Thursday, sentenced a youth, Ibrahim Abdulaziz, to three years imprisonment for impersonation of…
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Enough is enough: NUC reins in parade of honorary doctorates by Ebuka Ukoh
In Nigeria, social media is often awash with celebratory posts of honorary degree recipients. The self-aggrandising stunts often feature pictures…
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FG introduces ‘No NERD, No NYSC’ rule as Education Minister unveils crackdown on certificate fraud
The Federal Government has announced stricter compliance measures in Nigeria’s education system, declaring that students whose records are not captured…
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JAMB Probes AI-Driven Syndicate Over 2026 UTME Registration Sabotage
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened an investigation into members of a syndicate allegedly using artificial intelligence…
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NELFUND breaks silence on loan diversion
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has officially responded to viral claims regarding the alleged diversion of student loans at…
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Benue Govt warns private schools against outrageous fees, unauthorised levies
The Benue State Government has warned private school owners against imposing what it described as outrageous fees and unauthorised levies…
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Cultural barriers hurting Northern Nigeria, says UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has identified deep-seated cultural barriers as a major factor hindering efforts to reduce the…
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FCT primary school teachers join ongoing strike
Primary education in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been thrown into total disarray as public school teachers officially joined…
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FG to abolish HND dichotomy, empower polytechnics to award degrees
The Federal Government has announced plans to abolish the long-standing Higher National Diploma (HND) dichotomy by granting polytechnics the authority…
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Nigerian professors to receive N140k monthly allowance
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially announced that professors in the nation's public universities will now receive an additional…
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Nigerian scholarship students in Morocco not abandoned, payment delays due to fiscal constraints — FG
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday debunked reports alleging that Nigerian students on scholarship in the Kingdom of Morocco…
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Federal Government denies abandoning students in Morocco
The Federal Government has firmly debunked narratives circulating in some quarters regarding Nigerian scholarship students in the Kingdom of Morocco,…
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Sokoto schools resume as authorities defy security fears
The Sokoto State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has officially directed all public primary and junior secondary schools across the…
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Nigerian govt prohibits admission, transfer into SS3 classes
The Federal Government has announced a nationwide prohibition on the admission and transfer of students into Senior Secondary School Three,…
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NUT threatens mass withdrawal from classrooms over incessant abductions
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has issued a stern warning, threatening to direct all teachers nationwide to withdraw from…
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Amotekun begins comprehensive patrol of all boarding schools in Ondo State
The Southwest Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun, has officially commenced comprehensive security patrols of all boarding schools across…
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