By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Country Director of the British Council in Nigeria, Ms Donna McGowan, says research projects funded through the council’s Action Research Grants are providing practical solutions to challenges affecting teaching and learning outcomes in Nigerian schools. McGowan said this on Tuesday in Abuja at an event showcasingContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Centre for Educational Empowerment and Orientation (CEEO Nigeria), in partnership with the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), will spotlight 131 women education entrepreneurs at the 2026 Women-Led Education and Social Enterprise Impact Summit in Abuja. The Executive Director of CEEO Nigeria, Mr Davidcrown Oyebisi, saidContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike and Oluwatope Lawanson The Federal Government and its international development partners have intensified efforts to strengthen Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) as a pathway to employment, economic growth and industrial development. The commitment was reaffirmed at the 2026 National TVET Conference held on Monday in Lagos. TheContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The PLAN International, in partnership with the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Nigeria, has developed a framework to institutionalise onboarding and orientation for newly recruited teachers in Adamawa. Mr Zakari Tanimudari, Project Officer, PLAN International, disclosed this at the State-Level Validation and Adaptation of the TeacherContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of all abducted schoolchildren and teachers across the country. The coalition also called on governments at all levels to suspend activities marking the June 12 Democracy Day celebrations ifContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has called on publishers and other stakeholders in the book industry to submit textbooks and instructional materials for the 2026 Phase 1 assessment and ranking exercise. This is contained in a public notice issued on Friday in Abuja byContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Rector of Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, Mr Sefiu Adewumi, has commended the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its Skills Development Intervention in thr institution. Adewumi gave the commendation in a letter of appreciation to TETFund following the successful completion of the intervention project,Continue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Ministry of Education has commenced a two-day workshop for State Project Monitoring Officers (PMOs) under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programme to strengthen oversight ahead of the commencement of its Cohort 2 programme. This is contained in a statement made availableContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Daura Literacy and Awareness Association (DLAA) has appealed to the Federal Government and other stakeholders to intervene in the proposed closure of study centres operated by the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA). This is contained in a statement signed by its Secretary, Mr Abdullahi Aliyu, made availableContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi No fewer than 58,187 candidates on Saturday sat for the 2026 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO) for admission into Federal Government Colleges across the country. The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, disclosed this while briefing journalists after monitoring theContinue Reading
