Saturday, October 10, 2026

Education

October 9, 2025

ASUU, NAAT urge collaboration to improve university education

Mr Piwuna explained that rivalry among the unions would not benefit the university system.

ASUU and NAAT logos
October 9, 2025

Reps pledge support for examination bodies, praise exceptional UTME candidates

The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Examination Bodies has pledged legislative support for examination bodies to ensure they effectively discharge their mandates.

UTME candidates
October 9, 2025

Regulatory oversight of private schools compromised, says exam ethics chair

The founding chairman of Exams Ethics Marshals International, Ike Onyechere, says the regulatory oversight of private schools in Nigeria has been compromised.

Students sitting exam
October 8, 2025

JAMB screens 176 underage candidates with outstanding UTME results

The official age for university admission in Nigeria is 18 years, though the national policy allows entry from age 16.

JAMB
October 8, 2025

Strike: Tinubu govt begins final phase of negotiations with ASUU

The federal government has announced the commencement of the final phase of negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities and other tertiary education unions.

President Bola Tinubu signing Students Loan Bill into law
October 8, 2025

Nigerian government’s policy inconsistency major obstacle to development: Emir of Kano

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said that persistent policy inconsistency was a major obstacle to the country’s economic and agricultural development.

Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
October 8, 2025

Yabatech deepens partnership with semicolon Africa

Yabatech has reaffirmed the institution’s dedication to empowering Nigerian youths through strategic partnerships that drive innovation and skills development.

Yabatech
October 8, 2025

ASUSS lauds Governor Mutfwang over new teachers’ retirement act

The Plateau chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools has commended Governor Caleb Mutfwang for approving the Teachers’ Retirement Act 2022.

Plateau State governor, Caleb Mutfwang
October 8, 2025

Governor Soludo says Anambra nears zero out-of-school children

Mr Soludo says the resuscitation of the public school system has yielded remarkable results in literacy, numeracy, and school enrolment across Anambra.

2025 World Teachers’ Day celebration
October 7, 2025

UNIBEN bans students’ sign-out celebration

He said the university would not condone any form of disorderly conduct or unauthorised gathering during or after examinations.

UNIBEN