The Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun, Delta State, has announced the opening of its portal for the 2025/2026 supplementary Post-UTME screening exercise. The announcement was contained in a statement signed by the Registrar, Dr. (Mrs.) Jane Omoyine, who said the exercise is part of the university’s academic expansion strategy to meet manpower demands
Dr. Segun Osifeso, a veteran educationist and Nigeria’s first Air Survey Navigator, has called on the Federal Government to formally recognise Kenechukwu Morayo Uba, a student of Caleb International College, Lagos, who emerged as the world’s best candidate in the 2024 Cambridge IGCSE English Language Examination. Kenechukwu secured the highest global score in English Language
Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Chief of Staff to the President, has beckoned on stakeholders to support the government’s efforts in increasing access to education for Nigerian children. Gbajabiamila stated this during the inauguration of a new building at “Let It Shine Academy, LISA,” located in the Sangotedo area of Lagos State. LISA is a secondary
Ambassador Emmanuel Idiagi, the Country Director of the Murdock-Thompson Centre for Teachers, has appealed to the federal government to prioritise the welfare of teachers in Nigeria. Idiagi made this call at the 2025 Summer Fellowship for Innovative Teachers (SFIT) conference and awards ceremony held at Kingsville Schools, Jahi in Abuja. He emphasised that a well-compensated
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has outlined key facilities schools must provide ahead of the complete migration of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination to computer-based testing (CBT) by 2026. During a sensitisation programme in Port Harcourt recently, Head of Examinations, WAEC, Mr Lucky Njoagwuani, said schools must put in place a minimum
Two senior officers of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), who were mentioned in an online publication, have denied allegations of illegal promotion. Dr. Zakari Abdullah and Dr. Yilleng Moses Titus describe the report by an online media outlet that they were upgraded to the rank of deputy director, while still on probation, as
Nigerians in the United Kingdom have begun exploring legal means to extend their stay in the country, following the UK government’s message reminding international students that once their Visa expires, they should return to their country of origin. The UK government claimed that asylum applications from work, study and tourist visa-holders accounted for 37 per
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has stated that teachers in the state are critical agents in the actualisation of the shared prosperity agenda of his administration. Oyebanji stated this in Ado-Ekiti when he received the new leadership of the State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), led by its Chairman, Comrade Lawrence
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has praised Plateau and Bauchi States for their commitment to child nutrition and healthcare, following a visit by its Representative in Nigeria, Ms. Wafaa Saeed. During her visit to Plateau, Saeed met Deputy Governor Josephine Piyo and members of the State Executive Council. She handed over 5,300 cartons of
MAAUN Group of Universities have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Canada, on online English Language Training, student exchange and other areas of mutual benefit. MAAUN Group comprises the Canadian University of Nigeria, Abuja, the Franco-British International University, Kaduna, the Maryam Abacha American University of Niger, Maradi
