The Presidency has outlined major reforms in Nigeria’s education sector under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, said the initiatives are part of the federal government’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Key highlights include the introduction of a student loan scheme to support higher education and the return
A young Nigerian, Oluwajomiloju Adeparusi, has made the country proud in Ireland after bagging distinctions in nine subjects at the OFiaich Institute of Further Education, Dundalk. Adeparusi studied Business and Computing and came out top in all her courses, earning her admission into the prestigious Trinity College Dublin. She will now study for a combined
Lagos Mainland Local Government is set to distribute free exercise books to primary school pupils across the area tomorrow, Friday, September 20 2025. The event will take place at the LMLG Secretariat at 11:00 am under the leadership of Mayor Jubril Kolawole Emilagba. The initiative is part of efforts to ease the financial load on
Joy filled Agbado in Ogun State as more than 600 pupils received free school supplies through Project Equip by OPay, a partnership between OPay and REEL Foundation. The initiative, which was themed “Empowering Education and Learning for Pupils in Ifo LGA”. The pupils were given whole school packs containing branded bags, sandals, notebooks, socks, and
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Zaria (FUEZ), Prof. Isa Yahaya Bunkure, has chaired his first Academic Board and Management Meetings since assuming office. He was introduced to the board by Deputy Vice Chancellor, Dr Suleiman Balarabe, who described the body as the highest authority on academic matters, made up of deans,
The bill to give legal backing to the Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi (FUTIA), will soon be passed by the National Assembly, according to Senator Ekong Sampson, who represents Akwa Ibom South. Sampson, Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, confirmed that the bill has already scaled through the first, second, and third
The Development Research and Project Centre (dRPC) has given Rising Hope Girls’ Educational Foundation a ₦5 million grant to build digital labs in ten underserved communities in the FCT. One of the labs has already been opened at Junior Secondary School, Chikakore, Kubwa. It comes with computers, whiteboards, and internet modems to help students connect
Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced that the Alternative High School for Girls in Osogbo will officially begin academic activities on September 22, 2025, as schools across the state resume for the first term. The school, built by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, and handed over to the state government in December 2024, is designed
The Chief of Staff to Anambra State Governor, Mr Ernest Ezeajughi, has called on parents to take full advantage of the state’s free education policy to secure a brighter future for their children. Speaking in Awka, Ezeajughi stressed that Anambra remains the only state offering pure free education, backed by heavy government investment in schools.
Prince Emmanuel Amgbaduba, a prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) member in Delta State, has extended educational support to pupils and students in Burutu Local Government Area. At Amazuo Primary School in Okrika, Prince Amgbaduba distributed cash and learning materials to pupils of the school, emphasising that education remains the foundation of any progressive society. He
