By Usman Aliyu Igbinedion University, Okada (IUO), Edo, has emerged overall winner in Sub-Saharan Africa at the Huawei ICT Competition. This is contained in a statement issued by the university’s Deputy Director of Public Relations, Mr Lucky Eboh, on Saturday in Benin. Eboh said the university secured the grand prizeContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NiDO) Americas – South Savannah, Georgia, says Dr Morufu Alausa, Minister of Education, has made a transformational impact in Nigeria’s education sector within one year. The organisation made this known in a statement jointly signed and issued on Friday by the NiDOContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo The Kaduna State Government, in collaboration with key stakeholders, has validated draft Gender in Education and Life Skills Policies aimed at promoting inclusive and holistic learning across the state. The validation workshop, held in Kaduna, brought together education experts, government officials, development partners, and civil societyContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze Slum2School Africa in collaboration with some Nigerian creatives and Google has produced a culturally themed folktale colouring book for children using Gemini, a generative artificial intelligence tool. A statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Tuesday said the book aimed to bridge the shortage of earlyContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released the results of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Mock, conducted on March 28. Fabian Benjamin, the board’s Public Communication Adviser, said candidates can check their results by sending “MOCKRESULT” via SMS to 55019 or 66019 using theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Concerns over Nigeria’s education system dominated discussions at the 45th anniversary lecture and AGM of Victory High School 1981 set in Lagos. Mr Babatunde Sosina, Chief Responsibility Officer of Information Builders, Nigeria, spoke on ‘Education: Restoring Credibility and Relevance in a Changing Nigeria’. Sosina said the wideningContinue Reading
By Stephen Benjamin Mrs Nanwul Keswet, Proprietress of Hephzibah Bilingual Schools, says private schools deserve support from the federal government through Universal Basic Education Board (UBEC) to boost education in the country. The proprietress also called on Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to assist private schools because of the important roles theyContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Mr Issa Aremu, Director-General, Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies (MINILS) Ilorin, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for prioritising education through unprecedented improved funding. Aremu gave the commendation on Friday in Ilorin at the 3rd Matriculation of the 19 newly admitted students of bachelor’s degreeContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government says the Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Incubation Certification (EIBIC) programme aims to transform Nigerian students from job seekers into job creators and driving innovation-led economic growth. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, said this while unveiling the programme in Abuja on Friday. AlausaContinue Reading
By Veronica Dariya The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has re-arrested an alleged examination fraud suspect, Emmanuel Akataka, reiterating that no individual or group can influence Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, gave the warning on Thursday while briefing newsmen onContinue Reading
