Education
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Associate Professor Smart Olugbeko as the substantive Provost of the Federal College of Education, Ilawe-Ekiti, Ekiti State. The appointment was announced by the Governing Council of the…
Students of the Department of Theatre Arts, Federal University Lokoja, on Sunday staged a series of drama presentations at Karaworo Community, New Layout, as part of their 2026 Community Theatre Project aimed at promoting unity, self-help, peaceful coexistence and community…
Six final-year students of the Department of Estate Management, University of Lagos, have been offered automatic employment by real estate firm, Jide Taiwo & Co. The firm also unveiled a N1m scholarship and rewards package, which will go to the…
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, have emerged winners of the 2026 University Duel and Smart Challenge competitions sponsored by MTN Nigeria, earning a total of N4m in prize money and scholarships. While the winners of the University Duel…
The Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, Anambra State, has dismissed five staff members, including two professors, two senior lecturers, and one principal assistant registrar for gross misconduct. In a statement on Monday, the university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Harrison Madubueze,…
The St. Charles Grammar School, Osogbo Old Boys Association–Diaspora has rewarded outstanding students and teachers of the school with cash gifts totalling N3m. The presentation took place on Wednesday at the school premises in Osogbo, Osun State. Speaking at the…
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions has demanded parity in allowances with the Academic Staff Union of Universities in ongoing renegotiations with the Federal Government. General Secretary of NASU, Mr Peters Adeyemi, made the position of the…
The Federal Government says it has successfully conducted the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Federal and State Technical Colleges. During the exercise, the Federal Ministry of Education said it piloted a computer-based test, coordinated by the National…
Students across higher institutions are set to compete for the N25m total prize money in the IWEMI National Academic Research Impact Challenge. INARIC is an academic initiative by the Retail Development and Investment Company Africa designed to unlock the intellectual…
Ikeja Senior High School, Lagos, has emerged winner of the second edition of the World No Tobacco Day Inter-School Debate Championship 2026, clinching the N200,000 top prize in a keenly contested competition that brought together schools across Nigeria. The grand…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has expressed concern over the prolonged delay in concluding the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement between university unions and the Federal Government, warning that its members are becoming increasingly agitated as the process…
The Rotary Club of Ikeja has inaugurated a solar-powered vocational training centre at Ikeja Junior High School, Lagos, to equip students with practical skills for self-reliance and entrepreneurship. The facility, funded by the club in collaboration with Rotary International District…
The Nigerian Publishers Association has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed National Textbook Ranking System, warning that the policy could increase the cost of textbooks, stifle competition and create shortages of instructional materials across the country. The association also criticised what…
A member of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Umar Faruk-Lawal, has said the Federal Government’s student loan programme is helping to break financial barriers that have long prevented many Nigerians from accessing higher education. This is as…
The Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, has lamented Nigeria’s continued dependence on foreign technical expertise despite being Africa’s largest oil-producing nation. Ahmed spoke at the opening of a Petroleum Technology Development Fund-sponsored training on computational catalysis…
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s polytechnic education sector have decried what they described as persistent discriminatory admission policies and systemic neglect of polytechnics. For the 2026 admissions, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board sets the minimum baseline for university admissions at 150,…
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