By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says that upkeep loan disbursement is now strictly tied to the academic session of each institution. NELFUND disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by its Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. “In lineContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele A university lecturer, Prof. Rafiu Okuneye, says adequate teaching facilities and equipment are key to effective teaching and quality research in universities. Okuneye ,a professor of Physiology Education,said this during the maiden lecture of the Faculty of Education, LagosContinue Reading
Pidgin By Emmanuel Afonne Professor of Linguistics at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Christine Ofulue, says Nigerian Pidgin is becoming a global lingual franca due to its exceptional scale and wider reach. Ofulue said this in Abuja while delivering the university’s 35th inaugural lecture with the theme: “ReclaimingContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) has commenced a two-day training for enumerators on automated data collection tools aimed at tackling challenges of out-of-school children. Speaking at the training in Abuja, the Acting Executive Secretary of NMEC, Dr John Onimisi, said thatContinue Reading
Automation By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Ministry of Education has announced that all admissions into unity colleges are now fully automated and strictly conducted within the approved capacity of each school. This, the ministry, said was to eliminate previous challenges of overstretched facilities. This is contained in a statement made availableContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola Nigerian youths have been advised to seize opportunities beyond their academic fields and channel their creativity toward nation-building. The advice was given by Mr Oluwademilade Oluokun, the winner of the 2025 Policy Challenge Competition, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan onContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai A total of 3,516 students have sat for the entrance examination into Federal Capital Territory’s (FCT) Science and Technical Senior Secondary Schools. Dr Neemat Abdulrahim, Director, FCT Education Resource Centre (ERC), said during the exercise across five centres in Abuja on Saturday, that only the best wouldContinue Reading
FG imposes 7-year ban on new federal tertiary institutions Moratorium By Muhyideen Jimoh Abuja, Aug. 13, 2025 (NAN) The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal tertiary institutions. Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education announced the approval, after Wednesday’s FECContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli GOALPrime Organisation Nigeria, an NGO, has enrolled 6,588 out-of-school children into informal learning centres in Musawa Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina State. The Country Director of the NGO, Prof. Christopher Chinedumuije, said this during the distribution of learning materials to the children. He said theContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele Prof. Joy Odewunmi of Lagos State University of Education, on Thursday, called on parents to teach their children dialects to prevent extinction of indigenous languages. Odewunmi also urged governments to invest more in teachers of indigenous languages. She madeContinue Reading
