Education
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Parents, teachers, higher institutions’ students body and other concerned persons have blamed the poor West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, results on system failure. The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, released the results for school candidates on Monday, July 5. Out of the 1,969,313 candidates who sat for the examination, only 754,545 candidates, representing […]
Following the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, political analyst Bayo Ayanga has absolved the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) of blame, citing instead what he described as a broader collapse in educational values and discipline among students and institutions. The results, made public by the Head of WAEC’s […]
A 17-year-old Northern Nigerian girl, Nafisat Aminu from Yobe State, has emerged as the top performer in English Language in a global final held in London, United Kingdom. This is according to results of the TeenEagle Global Finals in the UK announced on Monday. Reports showed that Nafisa Aminu defeated 69 countries and surpassed 20,000 […]
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. In a statement posted via its official X account on Monday, August 4, 2025, the examination body announced that candidates who participated in the 2025 WASSCE can now access their results […]
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved seven additional undergraduate degree programs for Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti (BOUESTI), bringing the institution’s total accredited programs to 85 within just five years of establishment. According to a statement released on Monday by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Temitope Akinbisoye, the newly […]
Academic activities have been halted at the Lagos State University following the commencement of an indefinite strike by staff unions. The aggrieved staff ceased work on Thursday over unresolved issues with the university management. The Joint Action Committee, comprising the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic […]
The Federal Government has pledged to put an end to industrial actions by academic unions in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, following a direct order from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, revealed that the President has mandated his administration to ensure that strikes by […]
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government is committed to ending the era of strikes in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions, promising improved engagement and fulfilment of agreements with academic unions. Alausa gave the assurance during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday, saying President Bola Tinubu had issued a firm directive to […]
The National Youth Service Corps has urged prospective corps members deployed to various states for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ stream 1 orientation exercise to avoid late-night journeys to the orientation camp. The Public Relations Officer of the scheme in Bauchi State, Jacob Unogwu, made the call while speaking in an interview with journalists in the […]
The Federal Government has launched a loan fund to support staff of tertiary institutions. The fund, known as the “Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund,” is designed to enhance the welfare and professional development of academic and non-academic staff in universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Each academic and non-academic staff member will be eligible to […]
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