The foreign affairs ministry has mourned Nnani Marian, a 23-year-old Nigerian medical graduate of Kharkiv National Medical University in Ukraine.
The police said one of the abducted students was rescued.
The group described the move as a step toward strengthening secondary education.
The executive secretary commended Mr Zulum for prioritising education despite prevailing challenges.
Mr Mohammed said enrolment dropped significantly, with 15,290 candidates registering for the examination compared to 29,260 candidates recorded in 2025.
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says Nigerian universities must become centres of innovation, enterprise and industrialisation to accelerate economic growth.
Mr Fenemigho, however, warned that without deliberate preparations, the initiative could remain an ambitious idea rather than a project.
The state government said in a statement on Monday that it remained fully committed to ensuring the victims’ safe return to their families.
He said the implementation of the education intervention was being carried out in batches, with the first phase covering Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Kogi and Kaduna states.
Nnani Adaobi Merian, a graduate of Kharkiv National Medical University, who was injured in a Russian strike, has died.
