The Academic Staff Union of Universities Sokoto Zone has warned that Nigeria’s public universities may be heading for another industrial crisis following what it described as the Federal Government’s failure to fully implement agreements reached with the union. The union…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has condemned the partial implementation and outright refusal by some public universities to implement the salary component of the 2025 Federal Government of Nigeria-ASUU agreement. The Zonal Coordinator of ASUU Kano Zone, Abdullahi Muhammad,…

The Federal Government has commenced the disbursement of approved outstanding 2025 allowances to beneficiaries of the Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Programme studying in partner countries abroad. This was disclosed in a statement posted by the Federal Ministry of Education via…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has urged candidates to remain patient as the printing of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination original result slips has yet to be activated. JAMB spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement issued…

The African School of Governance has said 48 students drawn from 14 African countries are undergoing leadership and governance training in Rwanda as part of efforts to develop practical solutions to the continent’s persistent challenges. The institution, headquartered in Kigali,…

The National Universities Commission has deployed 26 professionals in eight accreditation panels to assess postgraduate programmes at the Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute, University of Ibadan. A Deputy Director at the NUC, Mrs Uchenna Obidiagbo, disclosed the…

The United Nations has raised concerns over Nigeria’s widening digital education gap, revealing that 78 per cent of young Nigerians lack basic digital literacy skills despite the growing importance of technology in global education and employment. The concern was raised…

In terms of spelling, meaning, and word class, ‘loose’ and ‘lose’ have different orientations. As a result, they can be difficult to handle. They are like ‘choose’ and ‘chose’ as well as ‘lie’ and ‘lay’. Handling them carelessly will invoke…

A student of the University of Abuja, Miss Amra Onize, has emerged winner of the 2026 Amnesty International Nigeria Intervarsity Human Rights Debate. Onize clinched the top position after weeks of intense debating rounds that began on April 15, featuring…

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has said that about 80 per cent of donor funding for education over the past decade was directed to the North-West and North-East, even though the two zones continue to record the lowest literacy…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has accused the Federal Government of failing to fully implement the 2025 FG/ASUU Agreement, barely five months after both parties signed the deal aimed at restoring stability to Nigerian universities. ASUU, Abuja Zone, said…

The Director-General of the Lagos State Office of Education Quality Assurance, Dr Sulaimon Ogunmuyiwa, has called on patents to pay attention to the girl-child. This is as he cautioned young women against total financial dependence on others, warning that over-reliance…

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities, on Sunday, called on the leadership of Nigerian universities to establish Artificial Intelligence and Digital Governance Committees to drive the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence. A statement released in Ibadan, the Oyo State…

The Ekiti State Government says it has paid over N9.7bn as counterpart funds to the Universal Basic Education Commission under the Biodun Oyebanji administration in the last three and a half years, resulting in improved outcomes. The State Universal Basic…

Stakeholders in Nigeria’s publishing industry have called for stronger collaboration, technology adoption and legislative backing to ensure the survival, growth and sustainability of publishing in the country. The stakeholders spoke during a panel discussion organised by the Nigerian Publishers Association…