The Federal Government says it has successfully conducted the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination for admission into Federal and State Technical Colleges. During the exercise, the Federal Ministry of Education said it piloted a computer-based test, coordinated by the National…

Students across higher institutions are set to compete for the N25m total prize money in the IWEMI National Academic Research Impact Challenge. INARIC is an academic initiative by the Retail Development and Investment Company Africa designed to unlock the intellectual…

Ikeja Senior High School, Lagos, has emerged winner of the second edition of the World No Tobacco Day Inter-School Debate Championship 2026, clinching the N200,000 top prize in a keenly contested competition that brought together schools across Nigeria. The grand…

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities has expressed concern over the prolonged delay in concluding the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement between university unions and the Federal Government, warning that its members are becoming increasingly agitated as the process…

The Rotary Club of Ikeja has inaugurated a solar-powered vocational training centre at Ikeja Junior High School, Lagos, to equip students with practical skills for self-reliance and entrepreneurship. The facility, funded by the club in collaboration with Rotary International District…

The Nigerian Publishers Association has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed National Textbook Ranking System, warning that the policy could increase the cost of textbooks, stifle competition and create shortages of instructional materials across the country. The association also criticised what…

A member of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Umar Faruk-Lawal, has said the Federal Government’s student loan programme is helping to break financial barriers that have long prevented many Nigerians from accessing higher education. This is as…

The Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, has lamented Nigeria’s continued dependence on foreign technical expertise despite being Africa’s largest oil-producing nation. Ahmed spoke at the opening of a Petroleum Technology Development Fund-sponsored training on computational catalysis…

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s polytechnic education sector have decried what they described as persistent discriminatory admission policies and systemic neglect of polytechnics. For the 2026 admissions, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board sets the minimum baseline for university admissions at 150,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…