The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education, Angela Ajala, has cautioned that continued neglect of teacher education could have far-reaching consequences for national development. Ajala made the remarks in Abuja during a courtesy visit by the…

The Kogi State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Lokoja to condemn the increasing cases of schoolchildren abductions and attacks on educational institutions across the country. The protest, organised in line with…

The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, has announced plans to unveil the N10bn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Centre of Excellence in Intercultural Dialogue and Youth Empowerment on June 8. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Simeon Bamire,…

Koladaisi University, Ibadan, has bagged the National Universities Commission’s full accreditation for health science programmes including Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Public Health, Human Anatomy, and Human Physiology. The approval was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Vice-Chancellor, Prof…

Authorities of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, have expelled 365 students for gaining admission into the institution using falsified academic documents. The affected students, enrolled for various Higher National Diploma programmes, were found to have presented fake National Diploma results and…

The Chancellor of Lagos State University, Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, has outlined the university’s intention to pursue partnerships with Ivy League and other leading international institutions as part of efforts to enhance learning, research and global opportunities for its students. Ogunsanwo…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Benue State University branch, on Monday, ordered the commencement of an indefinite strike over non-payment of promotion arrears, among others. This was conveyed in a statement by the branch’s chairman, Dr Ali Ako and…

Ebola scare has again resurfaced globally. Our prayer is that it will not find its ugly way to Nigeria this time around, knowing how tragic and disruptive it was in 2014. While one further prays that the scourge be defeated…

The Child Empowerment Fund, on Thursday, donated a six-month supply of sanitary pads to 100 girls at the Children Correctional Centre for Girls, Idi-Araba, Lagos, as part of activities marking the 2026 Menstrual Hygiene Day. The donation, carried out under…

Authorities of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, have expelled 365 students for gaining admission into the institution using falsified academic documents. This was according to a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the polytechnic, Mr Yemi Ajibola and made…

The Faculty of Education, Lagos State University, is set to host its 2nd Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, June 3, with a focus on a SWOT analysis of Nigeria’s education sector. The lecture, scheduled to hold at Makanjuola Hall, LASU, will…

The Nigeria Union of Teachers has threatened to shut down schools across the country if another attack occurs in any school, following the recent wave of kidnappings and killings involving teachers and pupils in parts of the country. There have…

The proprietor of Preston International School, Akure, Dr Toyin Ajayi, has decried poor funding of education in Nigeria, warning that the situation continues to undermine quality learning across all levels of the sector. Ajayi raised the concern on Wednesday in…

Safe Schools Initiative and other federal interventions designed to secure learning environments are once again under scrutiny as fresh concerns mount over continued attacks on schools across the country, with education stakeholders warning that policy efforts are yet to translate…

The Centre for Public Accountability has described the Tertiary Education Trust Fund as a critical lifeline sustaining Nigeria’s struggling higher education sector, warning that many public tertiary institutions would have faced deeper infrastructural decay and academic setbacks without the agency’s…