The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Dr Angela Ajala, has unveiled plans to introduce a competency-based digital curriculum across Nigeria’s colleges of education, stating that her administration is determined to restore the prestige of teacher…

The Executive Director of the Oye Ibidapo-Obe Foundation for Educational Transformation, Mrs. Olushola Ibidapo-Obe, has said the proposed Oye Ibidapo-Obe Technical University will advance science, technology, innovation and industrial growth in Nigeria. Speaking in a statement on Wednesday, the widow…

The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Angela Ajala, has unveiled plans to introduce a competency-based digital curriculum across Nigeria’s colleges of education, declaring that her administration is determined to restore the prestige of teacher education…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Oyo State Wing, has hinged the reopening of public schools in the state on the government putting adequate security measures in place. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the NUT directed teachers in public…

The Federal Government will continue to prioritise skills acquisition, particularly among young Nigerians, as part of efforts to reduce the overreliance on paper qualifications and promote self-reliance, the Registrar of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board, Dr Mohammed Aminu…

The management of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has suspended a lecturer captured in a viral video physically assaulting candidates of the Interim Joint Matriculation Board programme within the institution’s premises. The video, which surfaced on social media on Monday, showed…

A journalism lecturer at Crescent University, Abeokuta, Dr Kola Adesina, has proposed a new education framework, called MASHET, in place of the widely adopted STEAM model. According to Adesina, MASHET, which stands for Maths, Arts, Science, Humanities, Engineering and Technology,…

The Federal Government has invested N220bn in medical education and training over the past two years to strengthen Nigeria’s healthcare workforce and improve the quality of medical training, Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has said. The minister also announced that…

Coal City University, Enugu, has dismissed allegations of unpaid staff salaries and a prolonged staff strike as “false, misleading and capable of damaging the university’s reputation.” The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Afam Ituma, stated this on Monday during a…

Sixteen Nigerian students have emerged among the world’s best in the 2025 June and November Cambridge examination series, winning the “Top in the World” awards. The students were honoured at the British Council Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards held…

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, as Chairman of the Governing Board of the National Universities Commission. Ogundipe succeeds Emeritus Prof. Olufemi Aina, who was appointed by Tinubu in July 2025…

Scholars and researchers have expressed concern over the growing use of artificial intelligence tools in academic work, warning that it is fuelling a new wave of plagiarism and weakening research integrity. Keynote speaker, Prof Laurent Fourchard of SciencesPo, Centre for…

The National Universities Commission has approved five new undergraduate programmes for Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, expanding the institution’s academic offerings ahead of the 2026/2027 academic session. This was disclosed in a statement obtained by PUNCH Online on Monday, noting that…

Three public school students have emerged winners of the Kwara State Inter-Local Government Quiz Competition on Agricultural Education Training Programme, carting home a total prize of N850,000. At the end of the competition, Torkuma Perfect of St Anthony Secondary School…

The Universal Basic Education Commission is set to begin the verification of 518 schools across the country ahead of the implementation of its 2025 School-Based Management Committee-School Improvement Programme. The verification exercise, which will begin at the end of June…