Twelve of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram militants in 2014 will next Saturday graduate from the American University of Nigeria, Yola, in what the institution’s president has described as a global testament to resilience and the power of…

The University of Lagos, Akoka, has reaffirmed the importance of private sector partnerships and philanthropy in sustaining quality education, as it inaugurated newly renovated facilities in its Faculty of Education. The university made the call in a statement issued on…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University branch, has demanded the immediate payment of outstanding entitlements owed to its members, warning of possible escalation if the state government fails to act. The demand was contained in a communiqué…

The Calabar Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has warned of a looming “total, comprehensive and indefinite” strike in state-owned universities over the Federal Government’s non-implementation of agreements, unpaid allowances and continued neglect of staff welfare. The ASUU…

The National Universities Commission has approved seven academic programmes for Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State. This was contained in a statement issued by the Head of Media and Publicity of the university, Olaniyi Adekanye, on Wednesday. According to the statement,…

Operations across federal universities and inter-university centres are set to be disrupted from Friday as the Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities confirmed the commencement…

The Niger Delta Development Commission said it has conducted a Computer-Based Test for 6,200 shortlisted applicants from the nine Niger Delta states for its Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. Speaking during the CBT held on Thursday at the Rivers State University,…

The 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has drawn mixed reactions from education stakeholders, who commended some reforms but faulted recurring technical and logistical challenges. The examination, which held from Thursday, April 16…

The Nigerian Publishers Association has rejected the proposed nationwide textbook ranking policy, arguing that it could amount to a constitutional breach and trigger far-reaching disruption across Nigeria’s education and publishing sectors. The NPA in a statement on Wednesday by its…

The Imo State Government has announced a crackdown on examination malpractice, particularly the ‘sorting’ of results in secondary schools. The Imo State Commissioner for Education (Primary and Secondary), Prof. B.T.O. Ikegwuoha, disclosed this in a statement made available to The…

Some scholars have called on the Federal Government to reverse the cancellation of the National Language Policy, describing the decision as a setback to the nation’s linguistic and educational development. The scholars gathered for the University of Ibadan Senior Staff…

The Federal Government has clarified that the inclusion of the Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship in the 2026 national budget does not signal a reversal of its decision to discontinue new awards under the scheme. In a statement issued on Thursday…

More than 500 Nigerian graduates of Liverpool John Moores University, who completed their studies through Unicaf, were honoured at a special graduation ceremony held at the Oriental Hotel, Lagos. The event, held on January 31, celebrated the academic achievements of…

The Federal Government has signalled the imminent take-off of a landmark one-megawatt solar electrification project at the newly established Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Okeho, in Oyo State marking a major milestone in the institution’s infrastructure development. The project,…

Benedict Umeozor, a first-class graduate of Business Administration and the overall best graduating student at the just-concluded University of Lagos convocation, tells GRACE EDEMA that he resolved to graduate with a first-class degree after discovering that his faculty and department…