Story Summary: Non-Academic Staff Union of Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic escalated their strike by barricading all gates to the institution, demanding a 65-year retirement age. Students and lecturers were blocked from entering the campus, disrupting early morning lectures. The union…
Story Summary: Clarification from Ministry: The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that students under 18 are not prohibited from taking WASSCE or NECO exams. Minister’s Statement: Dr. Yusuf Sununu, Minister of State for Education, addressed the issue on International…
Story Summary: Lagos State Government has approved Yoruba Language as a subject for the 2025 placement tests. Permanent Secretary Mr. Abayomi Abolaji announced the decision at a stakeholders’ meeting in Alausa. Primary six pupils will be tested on Yoruba Language…
Education experts and other stakeholders in the education sector have called on the new administration of President Bola Tinubu to increase the budgetary allocation to 30 percent for quality teaching and learning. The stakeholders who gathered in Lagos on Friday…
By Abiodun Busari | Leading global organisation that advocates for girl’s education, Malala Fund in collaboration with other civil society organisations has advised the incoming administration on how to overhaul Nigeria’s education. Co-Founder, Malala Fund, Malala Yousafzai and former…
By Rotimi Olawale | The new administration in Nigeria faces the task of reimagining education in the country, as the sector continues to grapple with various challenges that hamper the country’s economic growth and development. Critical stakeholders have developed a blueprint…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N320,345,040,835 as the 2023 intervention funds for government-owned tertiary educational institutions in the country. The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund,TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, revealed this in Abuja on Wednesday, during the Fund’s annual…
Kenneth AFOR | In a bid to highlight the performance of public schools across the thirty-six (36) states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Youthhub Africa with support from Christian Aid recently launched the Education Performance Ranking. Mir…
…Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. As the world commemorates the fifth International Day of Education, Save the Children International is concerned about the increasing number of out-of-school children in Nigeria. According to the…
In the midst of Nigeria’s many intrigues and the drama playing out on the political scene, which is like the longest episode of all the Real Housewives franchises combined, the ASUU eight-month-long strike action is a distant memory. However, history…
