Friday, June 26, 2026

Education Minister

February 12, 2026

Ex-chancellor Merkel will not run for German presidency, says spokesperson 

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is currently serving his second and final term, which is set to end in March 2027.

Angela Merkel
January 27, 2026

Tinubu arrives in Türkiye for state visit

President Bola Tinubu arrived in Ankara, Türkiye’s capital, on Monday for a state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.

President Bola Tinubu
June 27, 2025

Reps summon education minister over alleged sack of vice-chancellors

Ms Maikudi and Mr Kaita told the committee that, to date, they had not received any letter regarding their disengagement.

Tunji Alausa
April 8, 2025

Suspected bandits kill herder, abduct Federal University of Birnin Kebbi student

The university spokesperson said that the suspected bandits stormed the campus at about 3am on Tuesday.

Governor Nasir Idris
August 24, 2024

FG approves sacking of workers who used fake degrees from Benin, Togo institutions to gain employment

Mr Mamman said, “N NYSC has about 21,684 students parading fake certificates from the Benin Republic, obtained between 2019 and 2023.’’

Tahir Mamman
January 24, 2024

Education minister promises execution of presidential order on ASUU’s exclusion from IPPIS

Mr Mamman gave the assurance during a meeting with the leadership of the committee of Provost of Colleges of Education.

Education minister, Tahir Mamman (CREDIT: PUNCH) and ASUU logo( CREDIT: WIKIPEDIA)
January 9, 2024

Tinubu’s government inaugurates committee to combat fake certificates

“Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman, will this afternoon, inaugurate an inter-ministerial committee on degree mills.”

Bola Tinubu and fake CSU certificate
November 3, 2023

Safe Schools: Interior minister tells security agencies to be proactive about intelligence gathering

“At every point in time, the security agencies must be ahead of the criminals. If we are creative, we will always give these criminals a hard time…”

NORTHERN SCHOOLCHILDREN IN CLASS
October 12, 2023

Education minister to punish lecturers for sexually exploiting students

The minister received the report of a committee that examined allegations of sexual harassment by Cyril Ndifo of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar.

Tahir Mamman
September 13, 2023

Nigeria’s tertiary education landscape in need of total overhaul: Minister

The minister added that President Bola Tinubu is aware of the challenges of Nigeria’s higher education and fully prepared to confront them headlong.

Tahir Mamman