Education NELFUND disburses ₦86bn to 449,000 students August 15, 2025 Friday Omosola The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has paid out ₦86 billion in student loans, benefiting 449,000 students. This was confirmed by the fund’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, during an interview…
Education Ban on new federal universities: Evaluate existing ones – ASUU, CONUA August 13, 2025 Alade Adisa While the federal government on Wednesday announced a ban on the setting up of new federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, academic staff unions in the university system have…
Education JAMB screens over 500 exceptional underaged candidates for admission August 13, 2025 Alade Adisa The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is set to screen over 500 outstanding underaged candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session. The exercise is slated…
Education LASU calls off strike August 12, 2025 Friday Omosola The Senate of Lagos State University (LASU) has called off its strike and approved the resumption of academic and social activities across the institution, effective Wednesday. In a statement issued…
Education Students face mental health challenges over WAEC results technical glitch August 10, 2025 Fatimah Idera Some students are grappling with the low performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination results released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), leading to mental health challenges…
Education Nigeria News ASUU: Lecturers grapple with hunger, poor facilities August 10, 2025 Helen Okechukwu The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government (FG) of neglecting the nation’s tertiary education sector, warning that continued inaction could trigger another industrial dispute.
Education FG confirms resolution of WAEC result glitch, pledges stronger exam security August 8, 2025 Friday Omosola The Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that a technical glitch which affected some 2025 WASSCE results has been resolved, assuring Nigerians of its commitment to safeguarding the credibility of…
Education AbdulRazaq approves N20bn for school infrastructure revamp August 4, 2025 Friday Omosola Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved the allocation of an additional N20 billion in the state’s supplementary budget to further upgrade school infrastructure. He said the new investment…
Education LASU postpones second semester exams indefinitely amid staff strike August 2, 2025 Friday Omosola The Lagos State University (LASU) Senate has announced the indefinite suspension of all academic activities, including the 2024/2025 Second Semester Examinations, in response to an industrial action by the institution’s…
Education Nigeria’s education in crisis, says UBEC secretary August 1, 2025 Oloye Abuja, Nigeria – The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Aisha Garba, has raised alarm over what she described as a “crisis of great magnitude” in…
