By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has announced plans to train no fewer than five million Nigerian youths in industry-relevant, entrepreneurial, and income-generating skills over the coming years. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the live press launch of the Technical and Vocational Education and TrainingContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput Prof. Maria Ofure, a Literature Professor at Federal University Lokoja (FUL), has called on women to engage more actively in literary writing to help transform society and gain importance. She made the appeal during the university’s 27th Inaugural Lecture titled “Navigating a Room of Her Own: Women’sContinue Reading
By Moses Kolo Prof. Sadiya Sani-Daura, Director/Chief Executive of the National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, says the recent innovations at the institute accounted for the rising enrollment of teachers. Sani-Daura said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the institute’s headquarters in Kaduna. She recalledContinue Reading
By Moses Kolo Prof. Sadiya Sani-Daura, Director and Chief Executive, National Teachers’ Institute (NTI), Kaduna, has commended President Bola Tinubu for reengineering the education sector in the country. The Tinubu administration has introduced sound programmes to advance professionalism in teacher training under its Renewed Hope Agenda. Sani-Daura said this inContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo The Federal Government has inaugurated fibre-to-home to hostels at the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) as part of plans to ensure 24- hour internet supply to special institutions nationwide before the end of 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, said at an event in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Veronica Dariya Some school children in Bwari Area Council of the FCT have appealed to striking teachers in the six-area councils, to consider their plights and call off their two months industrial action. The children made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the recently conducted 2025 UTME resit examination for candidates at impacted centres. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Sunday by the Board’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin.Continue Reading
By Folasade Akpan/Funmilayo Adeyemi A group of 47 Nigerian medical students who escaped war-torn Sudan in May 2023 are now struggling to register for the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council (MDCN) examination due to a document snag. The students, many of who fled or were evacuated by the FederalContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced a full scholarship for all female indigenes of the state who scored 250 and above in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The UTME is conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for candidates seeking admission intoContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Ministry of Education has condemned the incident in which candidates sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) at night using torchlights. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, expressed his displeasure in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by theContinue Reading
