The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N2.5 billion for the Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD) in Katsina State. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Umar Adam-Katsayal, said the 2025 intervention will focus mainly on infrastructure and academic growth. About N1.3 billion is set aside for new facilities and programme upgrades, while N240 million will fund
The Ebidowei of Taraki Kingdom, High Chief Maxwell Diffre, has donated 30,000 notebooks to pupils and students in government schools across Patani Local Government Area. The distribution, held at the Council Secretariat on Thursday, marked the fourth edition of his annual educational support programme. The event drew community leaders, government officials, and excited schoolchildren. Chief
The Federal Government has rolled out a new technical education curriculum to help Nigerian students gain skills that fit today’s industries. Education Minister, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, said 26 trade subjects have been reviewed and simplified to meet both global and local economic needs. The fresh curriculum aims to remove overload, sharpen practical skills, and
The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has stressed the need for stronger cooperation among key institutions that support Nigeria’s governance system. He made the call in Abuja when the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Hon. Justice Babatunde Adejumo, paid him a courtesy visit.
The Kano State Government has transported 588 students to 13 northern states under the 2025/2026 Students Exchange Programme. The initiative is designed to promote unity and cultural integration among young people across the region. The students were conveyed to Adamawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa, Katsina, Kebbi, Taraba, Nasarawa, Yobe, Kaduna, Sokoto, Borno, and Kwara states. According
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has trained key education officials in Kaduna State on how to track and analyse budgets to improve funding and accountability in the sector. The three-day programme, which ended on Wednesday, brought together local government officials, ministry staff, and school representatives. It was part of the Reaching Out-of-School Children Project,
The Lagos State University (LASU) women’s football team, known as LASU Queens, has been disqualified from the 2025 FISU University World Cup in Dalian, China. The team, which earned the right to represent Africa after winning the 2024 All Africa University Games, was denied accreditation for failing to meet the organisers’ squad requirements. FISU rules
Comrade Adeleke Wasiu Adewale has been elected the new Chairman of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo. He takes over from Comrade Mathias Kolawole Oluwo, who previously led the union. The election also produced new executives, including Comrade Ajao Ibrahim S. as Treasurer, Comrade David Monday Onoja
Officials of the Benue State Government have visited pupils of LGEA Primary School, Ater, in Ukum Local Government Area, who were injured in an explosion on the school premises. The Executive Chairman of the Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Grace Adagba, and the Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Dr Margaret Adamu, led a
The Adamawa State Government has pledged to sustain Global Partnership for Education (GPE)-funded projects aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children in the state. The GPE initiative, implemented by UNICEF, has provided accelerated learning programmes for 12,000 children across Adamawa over the past year. Speaking at the project’s closing ceremony in Yola on Friday,
