The West African Examination Council has banned 13 schools in Kogi State from the West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination. The schools were banned following their engagement in malpractices during the 2023/2024 WASSCE. The state’s Commissioner for ...

By Matthew Atungwu A bill to rename the Benue State University, BSU, Makurdi, to Moses Orshio Adasu University has scaled first reading at the Benue State House of Assembly. ...

By Nsikak Nseyen President Bola Tinubu has approved the dissolution of the Governing Council of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Anambra State, and the removal of Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, the institution’s new ...

Officials from Harrow School, one of the UK’s most prestigious and historic educational institutions, are currently in Nigeria to engage with current and prospective parents and students. A statement by the school on Tuesday revealed that the delegation’s visit also ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, among other academic unions, will meet the reconstituted committee on the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement with university-based unions, Saturday PUNCH can confirm. ...

By Seun Opejobi The 18 years entry age for university admission has been reversed by the newly appointed Minister of Education, Dr. Morufu Olatunji Alausa. The 18 years entry policy initiated by Professor Tahir Mamman, ...

Striking members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, yesterday turned down persuasions from the Federal Government to call off the strike. The workers ...

The Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has vowed to indefinitely shut down all activities in universities across the country from Monday (today) when they ...

The Delta State High Court in Warri has issued an order restraining the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board from implementing its recent policy requiring a minimum admissible age of 16 years for university admissions in the country pending the hearing and determination of the motion on ...

By Racheal Ayodele The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has announced that the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, for Private Candidates will start on Friday, October 25, 2024. ...

  The Kebbi State Government has announced the closure of the College of Health Technology, Jega, following a demonstration by students of the college. Commissioner for Higher Education in the state,  Isah Abubakar-Tunga, disclosed this in a release in Birnin ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, said on Thursday that universities and other tertiary institutions in the country can now admit candidates who will turn 16 by August 31, 2025. The board ...

The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, has said the new curriculum for basic schools will take effect from January 2025. Speaking during a meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, on Monday, Mamman said under the new curriculum, pupils in basic schools will be ...

  The House of Representatives has taken initial steps to provide free internet services in selected public places for Nigerians. This follows the passage of a bill last week during its first reading titled, “An Act to provide the legal framework for the ...

Sometime in June 2023, a message was sent to a top editor in a top Nigerian daily newspaper by the daughter of a late renowned columnist. It read, “I believe you will know someone in LASU, I need my transcript urgently or I will lose a job. I paid since 7th May and have heard nothing.” ...

 By Francis Ugwu The House of Representatives has passed for first reading a bill to establish the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal University of Nigerian Languages. The University, if established, would add another university to the existing ...

Covenant University has once again secured the top spot in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The ranking, which evaluates universities across various performance metrics, placed the Ota-based institution ahead of other leading Nigerian ...

By Khaleel Muhammad The Academic Staff Union Of Universities, ASUU, has warned that the Federal Government should be held responsible for any industrial unrest in Nigeria’s public universities. ASUU issued the warning in a statement ...

A lecturer at Foreign Links College of Health Technology, Moro, Osun State, Dr Nsikak Akpan, who embarked on a 150-hour marathon lecture in a bid to set a new world record for the longest lecture hour, has reached the 100-hour mark. Akpan, while speaking with ...

Dr. Nsikak Akpan, a Nigerian academic, has received approval from Guinness World Records to attempt a staggering 150-hour non-stop lecture. Akpan aims to break the existing record held by Indian Professor Arvin Mishra, who delivered a 139-hour, 52-minute, and ...

By Priscilla Dennis The National Examination Council, NECO, has released the results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, internals with 828,284 candidates, representing 60.55 per cent, ...

By Matthew Atungwu The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the 2024 SSCE internal results. The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Professor Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on ...

The Oyo State government has banned any form of meetings by head teachers or teachers during school hours, whether within or outside public school premises. The Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, announced this on ...

 By Daniel Chibuike Some schools in Abia State have resumed for the 2024/2025 academic session in Abia, thereby disobeying the State government’s directive that they should reopen on Monday, 23rd September. For this disobedience, the State ...

By Ochogwu Sunday Some parents of students of Oriwu Model College in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Sunday protested against the sudden increase of boarding fees by the state Government. It was gathered that the fees jumped from N35,000 to N100,000 ...

By Francis Ugwu Many students of the University of Benin, UNIBEN have been reported trapped in a storey building after it collapsed in the state. Sahara Reporters said the incident occurred on Ekhator ...

By Ifreke Inyang  Lagos State Government has increased boarding fees in all secondary schools from N35,000 to N100,000 per term. This was confirmed in a letter to all boarding school principals signed by the Director, Basic Education Services, ...

Ten-year-old girl Amara Henry has released her debut book to instil good virtues in Nigerian children and inspire them to become positive contributors to society. The book, “My Decade of Creative Writing,” was unveiled by the Supreme Foundation Education in Magodo, Lagos State, ...

By Ochogwu Sunday The Edo State Government has announced an indefinite postponement of resumption of all schools in the state over the hike in fuel price. The government announced this in a memo signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Nigeria’s Federal Minister of Education has clarified that the government has not stopped under-18 students from taking the West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination and the National ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board noted that 21 candidates with fake IJMB results were recommended for 2023 admissions by various institutions. JAMB, in a policy document obtained by our correspondent in Abuja, noted that 12 out of the 21 candidates were recommended ...

No fewer than 1,425 international students who gained admission to universities in the United Kingdom were denied entry at the country’s airports between 2021 and 2023. A total of 161 Nigerians were affected, as they were removed on arrival at airports across the UK. ...

By Ogaga Ariemu Eko Electricity Distribution Company has said the power supply to the University of Lagos, Akoka was disconnected due to over N1 billion in unpaid electricity bills. The company made this clarification in a statement on Thursday by its ...

 Critical stakeholders in the education sector have condemned the decision of the Federal Government to peg the age at which students can write the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, at 18, saying it will simply draw the sector back. The groups ...

Examination boards in Kenya and Uganda are now writing Nigeria to verify records presented by Nigerian candidates seeking admissions into tertiary institutions in their countries. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board made this known in a document for the  2024 policy meeting. JAMB noted ...

The Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kwara State command, Hajia Fatima Abiola-Popoola, has urged the National Universities Commission to make drug tests a requirement for admission into tertiary institutions. The commander, while answering questions from journalists in ...

The Federal Government has mandated all higher institutions in the country to “regularly submit their matriculation lists to the Federal Ministry of Education not later than three months after matriculation ceremonies.” The list, the government said, must be submitted “through the dedicated ...

By Nsikak Nseyen The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Monday released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results for school candidates. WAEC confirmed this in a post on its X page. It informed candidates who took the examination to log on to waecdirect.org to ...

Some university students who recently benefitted from the N20,000 stipend paid by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund have begun celebrating the receipt of the money. While some took to social media to share their surprise, others narrated how they spent the money on foodstuffs. A few said it took ...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has accused some tertiary institutions of aiding candidates with irregular or illegal admissions to falsify records towards mobilisation for the  National Youth Service Corps. JAMB made the allegation in a letter addressed to vice-chancellors, provosts ...

By Chika Onyesi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has raised alarm over an upsurge in the number of doctored and upwardly adjusted age declarations on NIN slips being submitted by candidates. The exam body expressed worry that the trend of underage candidates falsifying their ...

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, said yesterday it has disbursed over N1.72 billion as loans to 20,000 students in five tertiary institutions. It added that additional N850 million would be disbursed before the close of work on Wednesday to another institution, bringing the total ...

Several lecture halls at the Federal University of Lafia have been submerged by floods following a week-long torrential rainfall in the Nasarawa State capital city. Arewa PUNCH observed that most students of the institution were stranded at the school gate on Friday as they could not access their ...

The National Board for Technical Education has fully transitioned to a digital platform for all quality assurance processes, aligning with the Federal Government’s digital-driven policies and the demands of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It said efective August 2024, there will be no more ...

By Ochogwu Sunday A member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi has come under heavy criticism for gifting his daughter, Aisha, a new Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, after her graduation from secondary school. Reports had earlier emerged online stating that the lawmaker ...

  Eton College, one of the most prestigious private boarding schools in the world, has implemented a new policy requiring incoming students to use basic Nokia devices instead of smartphones. Known for educating world leaders and royalty, Eton's alumni, known as Old Etonians, include ...

By Williams Anuku The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has conceded his decision to peg the admission age of undergraduates to 18, following protests from stakeholders at the ongoing Policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB. Mamman said Heads of ...

By Musliudeen Adebayo Protest is currently ongoing among students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State over introduction of a 10-hour daily electricity supply within the campus, DAILY POST reports It was gathered that the institution introduced a 10-hour daily electricity supply with effect ...

By Francis Ugwu The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced that it has shelved the conduct of aptitude test for 2024 Direct Entry candidates. The Board instead said that other placement criteria will be considered for Direct Entry admissions. JAMB announced this on Monday ...

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has said loans applied for under the student loan scheme will be disbursed to applicants based on the academic calendars of respective institutions. The Head, Media and Public Relations of NELFUND, Nasir Ayitogo, made this known in an interview with our ...