By Jumoke Olaitan The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina, has resolved more than 5,000 pending complaints within five days, in a bid to improve service delivery to candidates. This is disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by theContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar The Federal Government has given approval for the recruitment of 3,252 verified Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) teachers in Unity and Technical Colleges nationwide. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, said that the recruitment aimed at strengthening teachers’ capacity andContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Government has inaugurated the Governing Board of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), charging members to drive reforms aimed at strengthening Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, gave the charge on Thursday during the inaugurationContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has unveiled a new National Diploma (ND) curriculum in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for polytechnics. The Executive Secretary of NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, said at the unveiling in Abuja on Thursday, that the curriculum was developed in response to the growingContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu/ Nifemi Fawehinmi The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld 167,486 results of candidates who sat for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. Head of National Office (HNO), Dr Amos Dangut, revealed this while announcing the release of the resultsContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Government says it will establish Autism Centres in the six geopolitical zones in 2027 to strengthen autism care and expand specialist training across the country. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, disclosed this during an engagement with stakeholders in Abuja on Wednesday. Alausa said theContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has directed vice chancellors, rectors and provosts to dismiss any student found culpable, after due investigation, of kidnapping or related crimes. Alausa gave the order in Abuja during a meeting with the Governing Council and Management of theContinue Reading
Development By Abiodun Lawal The Vice Chancellor, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Prof. Oyedunni Arulogun, has urged Nigerian youths to embrace entrepreneurship as a pathway to innovation, value creation and sustainable national development. Arulogun stated this at the university’s 2026 entrepreneurship exhibition, held in Abeokuta on Monday. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has disowned a fake document soliciting financial support for the production, printing and nationwide distribution of the Revised Basic Education Curriculum for 2026/2027. The Executive Secretary of NERDC, Prof. Salisu Shehu, made this known in a statement issuedContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan Education stakeholders have urged the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, to retract her remarks on the accreditation of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) universities in Nigeria, describing the comments as misleading. The call is contained in a statement co-signed by JerryContinue Reading
