Fountain University, Osogbo (FUO), has announced that its Nursing Class of 2025 achieved a 100 per cent pass rate in the Midwifery Professional Examinations conducted by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). The feat, which has drawn celebrations from students, faculty, parents, and administrators, marks a historic milestone for the institution’s nursing department.
The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has been thrown into unrest following management’s decision to raise tuition fees for the 2025/2026 academic session by between 100% and 120%, leading to protests by the Students’ Union Government (SUG). Under the new schedule, fresh students in Engineering and Environmental Design are to pay ₦250,000, while Communication, Media, and
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday donated 32-seater Toyota Coaster buses to the School for Special Needs, Ilorin, and Queen Elizabeth School. The gesture follows requests from the schools and builds on ongoing government support since 2019. Speaking at the School for Special Needs in Oyun, Ilorin, AbdulRazaq said the intervention was aimed at
The Osun State Government has launched the first cohort of its free digital skills training programme in a significant move to promote youth empowerment and digital innovation. The flagship initiative under Governor Ademola Adeleke’s 5 Point Development Agenda is being implemented through a strategic partnership between the Office of the Special Adviser on Sustainable Development
A former education Secretary, Mr Samuel Dangiwa, and six others have been abducted by armed men in Kufana town, Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Monday, September 13, saw the gunmen taking the victims to an undisclosed location, plunging the community into anxiety. Security analyst
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has flagged off the construction of a National College that will help boost technical and vocational education and training across the state. The project is part of a broader overhaul of the education sector, which includes the revitalisation of technical colleges in Igarra, Irrua and Benin City. The state
Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, the Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, has disclosed that the state has started implementing the Federal Government’s new approved curriculum to ensure that students achieve optimal performance. Recall that the Federal Government has approved subject offerings for Nigeria’s newly revised Basic and Senior Secondary Education Curriculum. A statement by
Free shuttle buses and boats have resumed operations across Ondo State, courtesy of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa’s OUR EASE agenda, as schools reopen. The initiative is designed to ease student transportation, reduce the financial burden on parents, and improve access to education. The resumption was confirmed by the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on
The third Egypt-Nigeria educational fair has opened in Abuja, bringing together top Egyptian universities to strengthen academic cooperation, expand scholarship opportunities, and promote cross-border innovation. The fair, which runs from September 15 to 20, began at the Hilton Abuja Hotel and will continue in Kaduna, Zaria, and Kano. Participating institutions include Cairo University, Ain Shams
The Federal Government has approved the inclusion of Mandarin as one of the international languages to be taught in senior secondary schools across Nigeria. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Dr Danlami Hayyo, Secretary of Education for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), during the commissioning of the 14th Chinese Corner at Government Secondary School,
