Scholars are set to converge on the University of Chicago for a conference to examine how Christianity is increasingly being mobilised to shape national identity, political authority and ideological movements across the world. The conference will bring together leading scholars…

The Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has announced that e-registration for the 2026 Universal Basic Education by Continuous Assessment Scores and Placement Test will run from January 26 to April 30, 2026. According to a circular issued…

The Gombe State Government has partnered with the North-East Development Commission to renovate and rebuild the School for Persons with Disabilities in the state, a move aimed at strengthening inclusive education. The initiative was commended on Thursday by the Gombe…

The Federal Government has proposed a total of N113,764,000,000 for key interventions in the education sector for the 2026 fiscal year. An examination of the 2026 appropriation bill lists the interventions to include school feeding, scholarships, out-of-school children programmes and…

The Federal Government on Wednesday pledged to ensure the sustainability of the signed agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, describing it as part of a broader strategy to transform Nigeria’s education sector and position the country for long-term…

The Ambrose Alli University Alumni Association (Worldwide) have demanded an immediate public apology and disciplinary action against police officers involved in the arrest and detention of students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, describing the action as unlawful and a grave…

A total of 617 of 10,584 undergraduate students of the University of Lagos will graduate with First Class degrees at the institution’s 56th convocation ceremonies scheduled to hold next week. The figure represents 5.8 per cent of the total undergraduate…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has raised concerns over alleged mismanagement of funds and governance weaknesses in some universities across the country. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Pinuwa, raised the concerns at the unveiling of the 2025 agreement between the…

The Edo State Government has announced that 38 students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, arrested during unrest in the area last weekend, will be released. The Commissioner for Education, Paddy Iyamu, told Channels Television on The Morning Brief on Wednesday…

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Obafemi Hamzat, has said Nigeria no longer needs passive graduates, but active citizens capable of solving its problems. Hamzat stated this on Tuesday in Osogbo, Osun State, at the 15th Convocation lecture of Fountain…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund says it has disbursed N161.97 billion to 864,798 students nationwide since the launch of its student loan portal, as part of efforts to expand access to tertiary education. The Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr,…

The Vice-Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos, Prof. Samuel Bandele, has renewed calls on the Federal Government to extend the Nigerian Education Loan Fund to students of private universities. Bandele, in a statement issued on Monday, said the exclusion of students…

The immediate past president of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, Prof. Sola Akinrinade, has demanded that no university professor in Nigeria should earn less than N2.5 million monthly. Speaking with The PUNCH on Monday, Akinrinade said lecturers were currently receiving…

The newly inaugurated Vice-Chancellor of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, Prof. Babatunde Omojola, has said his administration will work towards positioning the institution among the top 10 universities in Nigeria. Omojola stated this on Friday…

Last week, we started discussing the need to avoid overgeneralisation, which is the application of a language  rule too broadly. According to Cambridge Dictionary, overgeneralisation is the use of a rule of language in situations where it does not need…