Education

Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Refinery and chairman of Dangote Group, has released details of the alleged foreign education tuition allegation against the chief executive officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory, Farouk Ahmed. In a document circulating publicly on Tuesday and personally signed by Dangote, the billionaire investor, it was stressed that […] More

Governor of Kebbi State, Dr. Nasir Idris, on Friday, met with President Bola Ahmad Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, to discuss lingering security challenges and development initiatives in the state. In a statement by the Special Adviser on New Media to the Governor, Aliyu Bandado, the governor expressed his gratitude to the President for […] More

The Founder of the Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management (IBUAM), Comrade Isaac Balami, on Thursday paid a courtesy visit to the Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, at the Government House in Maiduguri, where both parties announced new scholarship opportunities for youths in the state. Balami, who described the visit as a […] More

The management of Abdullahi Fodio University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Kebbi State, has announced an immediate suspension of academic activities, directing all staff and students to vacate the campus without delay. The directive was contained in an internal memo issued by the Office of the Registrar and Secretary to Council. The notice, signed by […] More

The Federal government, through the Ministry of Education, has further made clarification on the closure of schools in the country due to the current spate of insecurity. In a statement signed by Boriowo Folasade, Director, Press and Public Relations, the Federal government said that some of the stories making the rounds in the media regarding […] More

Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State has ordered every public and private secondary school in the state to “immediately deboard their students” because of rising insecurity across the country. The order was issued in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Augustina Godwin. According to her, the growing attacks nationwide have turned boarding […] More

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to halt the plan by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, to implement Computer-Based Testing, CBT, for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, warning that the initiative could trigger widespread academic failure, psychological distress, and even fatalities among students. The decision followed the […] More

The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has appointed Professor Joshua Olalekan Ogunwole as its new Vice-Chancellor. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Chairman of the university’s Governing Council, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN). This follows a council meeting held at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) headquarters in Abuja. Ogunwole, a professor of Soil […] More

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, says it will commence its 2025 Batch C registration on Tuesday, 4 November, 2025. The NYSC, in a notice on its official Facebook account on Sunday, said registration for both foreign-trained and locally-trained graduates will run from 4 – 9 November. “Important notice. Online registration for 2025 Batch C […] More