The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has announced a major revamp of Nigeria’s technical education curriculum to reduce overload, strengthen trade competencies, align with global standards, and prepare young Nigerians for current industrial demands. Boriowo Folasade, the Director of Press and Public Relations of the Ministry of Education announced this in a press
The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has released the 2025 June/July National Business Certificate (NBC) and National Technical Certificate (NTC) examination results, recording significant improvements in Mathematics performance. Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of NABTEB, Dr. Mohammed Mohammed, announced the results at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. He said 85,805 candidates
The Government of the Czech Republic has opened applications for its 2026/2027 scholarship programme for students from selected developing countries. The initiative, part of the country’s foreign development cooperation, will support full-time study at public universities. More than 20,000 foreign nationals have benefited from the scheme since the late 1950s. According to the guidelines, eligible
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, a member of Standard Bank Group, has announced the opening of applications for its 2025 University Scholarship Programme, with a N160 million investment earmarked for 200 outstanding students. According to a statement, each beneficiary will receive full tuition support as well as N800,000 in a dedicated trust fund to aid long-term
Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof Folashade Ogunsola, has stressed that the African Union’s 2063 Agenda can only be achieved through an educated and enlightened citizenry. She made the remark in her welcome address at the Fourth International Colloquium of UNILAG’s Distance Learning Institute (DLI), held under the theme “Future-Proofing Open, Flexible
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and immediate past Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2025 Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) Annual Conference. The event will hold on Thursday, October 9, 2025, at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, with the theme: “Reconciling
Popular civic accountability group, MonITNG, has lamented the abandonment of the Niger State Library Board Headquarters in Minna, describing it as a symbol of government neglect of education. In a statement on Thursday, the platform decried that the facility, located less than two kilometres from the Government House, has deteriorated into a state of ruin.
The House of Representatives has reopened probe into the operations of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), after fresh allegations of irregularities in the disbursement of student loans across tertiary institutions. Prof Paul Sunday Nnamchi, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships and Higher Education Financing, Banking and Other Ancillary Institutions, Anti-Corruption,
The Kano State Government has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to strengthen accountability and deliver targeted support to the education sector. Central to the partnership is the Kano State Education Emergency Response Strategy, which is expected to address learning disruptions, improve donor coordination, and channel resources towards
Emos Joshua, a Principal Assistant Education Officer of Government College Azare, Bauchi State, has been sacked over alleged sexual harassment. This was confirmed in a statement by Mr Saleh Umar, the Information/Public Relations Officer (IPRO), Bauchi State Civil Service Commission (CSC), on Thursday in Bauchi. He said the commission approved the dismissal during its 32nd
