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
By Kennedy Sheyin The African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja, on Friday inducted its first Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students in Leadership and Governance, and Policy and Strategic Studies. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the institution’s President, Prof. Azikiwe Onwualu, in a speech at the ceremony,Continue Reading
By Edith Tsokar The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has inaugurated a Technical Working Group to fast-track the establishment of the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Alausa, while inaugurating the committee in Abuja on Friday, described the proposed institution as a strategic intervention aimedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the outgoing Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, on Friday, said strong institutions built on integrity, technology and transparency remained the key to sustaining public confidence in tertiary admissions system. Oloyede stated this during the handover ceremony to his successor, Prof. Segun AinaContinue Reading
By Edith Tsokar The Federal Government has begun moves to train about 11,700 teachers in Federal Unity Colleges in Artificial Intelligence (AI), following the signing of an agreement for the nationwide rollout of an AI Teacher Capacity Development Programme. The Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, FolasadeContinue Reading
