Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has approved the creation of the Mai Mala Buni College of Integrated Science (MMB-CIS) in Damaturu. The new school will merge modern education with Islamic values, a model already working in Malaysia and Indonesia. Announcing the development, Prof. Adam Idriss, Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, stated that
Students of Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, have raised an alarm against their Head of Department (HOD) of Mass Communication, Mr Chuks Nwabudike, accusing him of extortion. According to the students, especially those in ND II and HND II, their results are being withheld and not posted on the notice board. Instead, they are allegedly asked
The Director-General of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Mrs Funke Adepoju, has been named the 2025/2026 AIG-Blavatnik Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government. Her selection places her among a select group of Nigerians who have held the fellowship, including former INEC Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega and ex-FIRS Chairman
The Vice Chancellor of Caleb University, Prof. Olalekan Asikhia, has shared his plans to move the school to greater heights after spending his first 100 days in office. Prof. Asikhia, a professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, spoke during the university’s 2025/2026 academic colloquium, where he unveiled a seven-point agenda aimed at repositioning Caleb University for
Governor Seyi Makinde has increased the monthly subvention to Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, by N35 million to ease its financial challenges. The governor announced on Tuesday during a meeting with professional bodies at the hospital over their ongoing strike. He assured them that his administration was committed to restoring industrial
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has opened its recruitment portal for teaching positions across the state, with approval from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a statement, the board said the exercise is part of the administration’s efforts to improve the quality of education in Lagos. Interested and qualified candidates can apply exclusively online
Abubakar Sani Sambo, Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, has called on the federal government to close what he described as a “100-year publishing gap” in Nigeria, saying it has hindered the growth of education across Africa. Sambo, a former vice-chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, made the remarks in a statement to the press
A Nigerian teenager from Ogun State has had his ambition of attending university fully funded after excelling in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Sodiq Anuoluwapo Shoyode, 17, achieved one of the highest scores nationwide, with top marks in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry. His performance caught the attention of Alhaji Kamorudeen Yusuf, Personal Assistant
Cambridge University Press & Assessment has signed a partnership agreement with the African Union’s Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) to develop educational initiatives aimed at preparing Africa’s youth for the future. The agreement was signed in New York on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. Africa is home
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has pledged to sustain efforts to transform Nigeria’s universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education into globally competitive institutions. Speaking on Monday at a town hall meeting in Ilorin for stakeholders in the North-central zone, TETFund Board of Trustees member Nurudeen Adeyemi highlighted the Agency’s role in advancing higher education
