By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Universities Commission (NUC) has formally recognised the newly established Taraba State University of Tropical Agriculture, Science, Technology and Climate Action, Gembu, as the 69th state-owned university and the 313th university in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, announced this at aContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by its Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani. Sani said that a total of 186,291 candidates registeredContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Government has committed more than N217 billion within two years to strengthen medical education and healthcare training across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this at the inaugural International Conference of the Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences (FBCS), College of Medicine,Continue Reading
By Edith Tsokar The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) says its reform in teacher training is designed to produce digitally competent, highly skilled and globally competitive educators. Executive Secretary of the commission, Dr Angela Ajala, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday, while reeling out her achievements after 100Continue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli No fewer than 5,600 school bags have been distributed to vulnerable adolescent boys and girls across 10 public secondary schools in Sandamu Local Government Area of Katsina State. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Yusuf Jibia, disclosed this during the distribution of 500 kits at GovernmentContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved five new academic programmes for Veritas University, Abuja. The university’s Head of Corporate Affairs and Communications, Mr Ben Agande, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Agande said the newly approved programmes were B.Sc. Artificial Intelligence, B.Sc.Continue Reading
By Peter Davou Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has lauded the commitment of the state’s College of Education, Gidan Waya (KSCOE) to scholarly research and innovation, describing as “critical” to driving sustainable development. Sani gave the commendation in Gidan Waya on Tuesday, at a three-day International Conference with theContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli The Coal City University, Enugu, has dismissed media reports alleging that academic activities in the institution were disrupted by workers strike, describing such claims as “false and misleading”. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Afam Ituma, made the clarification on Monday in Enugu while reacting to recentContinue Reading
By Edith National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) says it is leveraging technology to improve teacher education, institutional governance and quality assurance across colleges of education in the country. The Executive Secretary, Dr Angela Ajala, stated this in Abuja on Monday, at the opening of a four-day training ofContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Lagos State Government has charged private school operators to adopt the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) as part of efforts to improve teaching. The government said that the adoption would also boost learning outcomes and expand access to digital education. The state Commissioner forContinue Reading
