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NELFUND saved me, UNILAG student shares drop-out survival story

A 300-level University of Lagos student, Migwe Obinna Nicholas, has narrated how the Nigerian Education Loan Fund saved him from dropping out of school, describing himself as the only member of...

Send your children to school, Borno govt urges parents

The Borno State Government has urged parents not to allow insecurity to prevent them from allowing their children to have access to education. The government made the call on Saturday at the...

FG Suspends Proposed WAEC, NECO Fee Hike

The Federal Government has suspended its proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination (NECO...

BREAKING: Tinubu Appoints 39-Year-Old Professor Segun Aina as New JAMB Registrar

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure expires on July...

Fed Govt unveils new education policy to address out-of-school crisis

The Federal Government has launched a new National Policy on Alternative Learning Pathways to expand access to education for out-of-school children, youths and adults. Dr John Edeh, the Director of Literacy and...

JUST IN: Lagos Govt rejects JAMB’s 150 cut-off mark for varsities

The Lagos State Government has faulted the decision of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to approve 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into universities for the 2026...

Fewer Nigerians leaving to study abroad, minister claims

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has dismissed concerns about a mass exodus of Nigerian students to foreign universities, saying the trend has reversed sharply under the current administration. Alausa made the...

BREAKING: Education, agriculture candidates now exempted from UTME, says JAMB

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that candidates seeking admission into Education programmes and Agriculture-related non-engineering courses in College of Education and Polytechnics will no longer be required to...

FG mandates drug tests for secondary school students

The Federal Government has introduced stringent new measures to combat drug and substance abuse in secondary schools, including mandatory drug testing for students and temporary suspension for those who repeatedly test...

BREAKING: FG bans ‘Dr’ prefix for honorary degree holders

The Federal Government on Wednesday banned recipients of honorary degrees from prefixing “Dr” to their names in official, academic, or professional usage. It declared that the use of the title by such...

Ogun schools resume for third term

All public and private primary and secondary schools, as well as government technical collegesop in Ogun State, are to resume for the third term of the 2025/2026 academic session on Monday. The...

TASUED appoints Prof. Oladipo as New Vice Chancellor

The governing council of Tai Solarin Federal University of Education has announced the appointment of Prof. Samuel Ekundayo Oladipo as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. According to a statement on...

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