A leading educational firm in Nigeria, Learn Africa Plc, has raised concerns about the growing menace of piracy in the country’s publishing industry, calling on the Federal Government to take quick action to combat the issue crippling legitimate publishers and eroding the quality of education in the country. The Managing Director, Hassan Bala, who disclosed
A 2002 study tour by participants of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) has been recalled as a defining moment in understanding the link between education and governance in Nigeria. Course 24 participants of the Senior Executive Programme, under Integrated Research Group 2, visited Niger and Ogun States to assess governance across
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Education, has unveiled the 2025–2027 Communication Strategy and Framework. The framework, aimed at strengthening policy engagement, transparency, and public trust in Nigeria’s education sector for national development, was unveiled in Abuja by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. Alausa, at the launching in Abuja, said, “The strategy
Airtel Nigeria’s intervention at Oremeji Primary School 2 in Ajegunle, Lagos, has been highlighted as a model for education development, leading to a broader plan by Airtel Africa Foundation to adopt more schools across the continent. In 2010, Airtel rebuilt the collapsed Oremeji school after discovering children learning under trees and in unsafe classrooms. The
The chairman of Geometric Power Aba Limited (GPAL), Prof Barth Nnaji, has called for the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into Nigeria’s education system. Nnaji, a renowned engineer and former minister of Power, made the call at the 2025 Annual Fafunwa Foundation Lecture, held at the Muson Centre in Lagos. The annual event is instituted
The Old Students Association of Federal Government College, Ilorin, has held a Valedictory Assembly in honour of the school’s late pioneer principal, Chief Amos Olaniyan. In his remarks during the tributes to the deceased, the school’s current Principal, Dr Geoffrey Agbo, said Olaniyan laid a solid foundation for the college. He added that his name
Approximately 2.3 million learners nationwide have benefited from recent interventions and reforms in Nigeria’s basic education over the last six months, according to the federal government. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in Abuja on Monday while delivering a keynote address at the launch of the Federal Ministry of Education’s Communication Strategy (2025–2027).
Adeniyi Ajayi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of E-Tutors Nigeria Limited, has called for the adoption of hybrid learning models in Nigeria’s secondary schools. Ajayi noted that physical classrooms have their benefits, but the future lies in hybrid learning, a combination of physical and online approaches. While saying that combining digital platforms with physical
The Lagos State Government has reassured its commitment to educational excellence by honouring outstanding educators, students, and staff in Education District VI during the 19th Annual Merit Award Ceremony held recently at Ikeja Senior Grammar School, Oshodi. The event, themed “Rewarding Excellence”, celebrated top performers across categories, including Best Principal, Teacher, School, Student, Non-Teaching Staff,
The application portal for the 2024/2025 academic session of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) will officially close on Tuesday, September 30 2025. This was announced in a statement by Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of Strategic Communications at NELFUND, on Monday. Oluwatuyi said the closure marks the conclusion of the second complete cycle of the
