By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Federal Ministry of Education have agreed to introduce a compulsory drug integrity test for students of tertiary institutions. The organisations also agreed to review the secondary school curriculum to incorporate drug education. The agreement was reached between theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has unveiled the Accelerated Basic Education (ABE) programme, aimed at mobilising 80 million under-served young non-literate Nigerians and adults still outside the reach of basic literacy. The programme aims to meet non-literate youths and adults wherever they are in the six geopolitical zones ofContinue Reading
By Hilary Akalugwu The Head of Department (HOD), Linguistics, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Prof. Joy Uguru, has commended ex-students of the department for remembering to give back to their alma mater. Uguru made the commendation in Nsukka, while receiving chairs, tables, ceiling fans and other items donated by the ClassContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele A Professor of Linguistics, Portuguese and Translation Studies, Tayo Ajayi, on Tuesday called for greater rapprochement and collaboration between Brazilian and African linguists and anthropologists in order to deepen studies related to African heritage in Brazil. Ajayi made the callContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola The Vice-Chancellor (VC), University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Kayode Adebowale, has commended alumni contributions and faculty leadership for sustaining infrastructural growth in the institution. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adebowale stated this in Ibadan on Tuesday while inaugurating four major projects executed by theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Lawmakers, policymakers, and education stakeholders have called for urgent reforms to integrate practical skills and entrepreneurship into Nigeria’s education system to curb rising youth unemployment. They made the call at the 2025 Uwais-Maiwada Aid Foundation (UMAF) Impact Forum in Abuja on Monday. The theme was “Building Opportunities:Continue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye Gov. Ahmed Ododo of Kogi has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to enhance schoolgirl enrolment and retention through cash transfer in the state. Ododo gave the assurance on Monday in Lokoja at the inauguration ceremony of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme under the Adolescent Girls Initiative forContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has stressed the need to bridge the gap between international best practices and the urgent developmental needs of Nigeria’s higher education system. He made the call on Monday in Abuja at the inauguration of the Diaspora BRIDGE, with the theme “STEMMingContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas No fewer than 32 students under the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Postgraduate Scholarship Programme have graduated with distinction from Coventry University in the United Kingdom (UK). The students received their postgraduate degrees in various fields during the graduation ceremony held in Coventry on Thursday. Dr SamuelContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Youths in International Trade and Commerce (OY-ITC), an NGO, has called on school authorities, especially private schools and parents to prioritise students’ education to enhance their knowledge. Dr Chinedu Amadi, President of the NGO, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
