Wednesday, June 17

Education

Varsities, Polytechnics Can Tackle Insecurity, Says YABATECH

The Chairman, Governing Council of Yaba College of Technology, Prof. Funso Afolabi, has said that Nigeria’s tertiary institutions have the capacity to develop innovative security technologies and community-based solutions to address the country’s evolving security challenges. Afolabi stated this during…

TETFund Inaugurates 40-Room Hostels at Bauchi Varsity

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund has inaugurated two 40-room female hostels at Sa’adu Zungur University, Bauchi State. According to a statement by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Auwal Hassan, the projects, located at the institution’s Gadau Main Campus and Yuli…

Gombe Varsity Students Threaten Protest

Beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund at the Federal University Kashere, Gombe State, have threatened to stage a peaceful protest over the delayed refund of school fees paid before receiving support under the student loan scheme. The students, who…

WAEC Warns Schools, Supervisors Over Extortion of Candidates

The West African Examinations Council has warned school officials and examination supervisors against alleged extortion of candidates, including illegal fees for transportation of scripts, welfare packages and unauthorised “cooperation” charges during the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The…

JAMB Mop-Up UTME Slip Printing Portal Now Open

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that candidates scheduled for the 2026 Mop-Up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination can now print their examination notification slips ahead of the exercise. The mop-up examination is scheduled to hold on Saturday, June…

UNN dismisses attack rumour, bans motorcycles on campus

The Management of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has assured staff, students and visitors of their safety following the circulation of a social media post alleging an impending terrorist attack and mass abduction on the Nsukka campus. In a statement…

Oyo raises concern over late-night exams

The Oyo State Government has expressed deep concern and sympathy for students, parents and guardians affected by the delays experienced during the ongoing 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, conducted by the West African Examinations Council. This was conveyed…

OAU Fulfilled Founding Fathers’ Vision, Says TETFund Boss

The executive secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, has said the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has lived to the ideals of its founding fathers, breeding experts in various fields of human endeavors. Echono, while delivering a lecture…

Nigeria’s Teacher Training Outdated for Modern Classrooms

A curriculum scholar and Frederick N. Andrews Fellow at Purdue University, United States, Christabel Anumenechi, has raised concerns that Nigeria’s teacher education system is still designed for an outdated classroom model, despite the rapidly changing realities of where and how…

CPN Pushes for Post-Rescue Support for Abducted Students

The Child Protection Network Nigeria, in collaboration with a coalition of non-governmental organisations, has called for urgent strengthening of child protection systems across the country. This is as they urged federal and state authorities to establish sustainable structures for the…

Teachers Demand Urgent Action on Abductions

Education stakeholders on Wednesday raised concerns over the growing insecurity in schools across the country, urging governments at all levels to take urgent steps to protect teachers and students from attacks, abductions and other forms of violence. An estimated 603…

New Book Tackles Financial Stress & Poor Habi

Author and financial educator, Yemisi Adepoju, has unveiled a new book aimed at helping individuals break free from debt cycles and chronic financial stress, while addressing the behavioural and emotional patterns behind poor money management. The book, Broke After Pay…

Some Private School Teachers Earn N20,000

The Registrar of the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, Dr Ronke Soyombo, has expressed concern over the poor remuneration of teachers in some private schools, revealing that some educators still earn as little as N20,000 monthly. She spoke on Wednesday…

Gombe denies underfeeding students, blames WAEC timetable

The Gombe State Ministry of Education has dismissed allegations of underfeeding students at Government Girls Mega College, Doma, attributing complaints by some final-year students to disruptions caused by the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination timetable. Some Senior Secondary…

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