Monday, July 27, 2026

Education

May 5, 2026

Foundation plans sponsorship of WAEC, skills for inmates

The Barak and Jael Foundation has unveiled a nationwide initiative to sponsor skill-acquisition programmes.

Benjamin Kalu
May 5, 2026

Tinubu group sponsors 300 students for NBAIS exams in Katsina

Speaking at the event in Katsina, education commissioner Yusuf Suleiman-Jibia, said the gesture was a welcome development.

May 5, 2026

Kaduna: SUBEB distributes tablets to new teachers in smart school

The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board has provided tablets to 20 newly deployed teachers at the Universal Basic Education Board Model Smart School.

May 5, 2026

NBTE leads overhaul of agric curricula to boost skills

The National Board for Technical Education has initiated a process to review and develop an agricultural curriculum to improve skills and productivity.

Idris Bugaje
May 4, 2026

Students protest death of colleagues in Cross River, decry poor healthcare facilities 

“We are angry, and we are here to show our disapproval of this decay in public health facilities,” she said.

University of Cross River
May 3, 2026

Jigawa, Kano, Katsina record highest number of out-of-school children

Nigeria currently accounts for about 18.3 million out-of-school children, the highest number globally.

out-of-school children
May 1, 2026

Low access to early childhood education in North-West raises concern

UNICEF has raised a fresh alarm over the persistently low access to early childhood education in Jigawa, Kano and Katsina.

Schoolchildren in public school
May 1, 2026

OPay signs new MoUs with four more schools, expands access to ₦1.2 billion 10-year scholarship programme

This expansion is in line with the brand’s ongoing commitment to support academic excellence and empower the next generation of Nigerian leaders.

OPay
May 1, 2026

Nasarawa assembly lauds Gov Sule’s minimum wage approval for tertiary institutions

Also appearing before the committee was the Ministry of Education, Lafia, which appeared separately to discuss its 2026 budget performance in Lafia.

Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule