The University of Lagos Distance Learning Institute (DLI) has marked World Distance Learning Day with a campaign highlighting that millions of Nigerians remain locked out of education due to poverty, geographical barriers, and other socioeconomic challenges. The event, held on campus and in the Iwaya-Yaba community on August 28, featured a sensitisation walk and outreach
Students of Information and Media Studies at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), have asked SolaceBase Communication, publisher of SolaceBase online newspaper, for a partnership to help strengthen training in journalism, broadcasting and digital communication. During a visit to the organisation’s Kano office on Monday, Abdussamad Ahmad Muhammad, the president of the National Association of Information and
Anambra State has emerged as the Best Branch of the Year at the 65th annual conference of the Science Teachers Association of Nigeria (STAN), held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The conference, which brought together science educators, researchers, policymakers and innovators from across the country, recognised Anambra for its strong performance in science teaching and innovation.
Jigawa State government says it is investing more than ₦12 billion annually in education, funding bursaries, scholarships, and new infrastructure as part of what officials describe as the state’s most ambitious drive to expand access to learning. Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof Isa Yusuf, said local and foreign scholarships now cost the state over ₦12bn
Kaduna State has slashed tertiary school fees by as much as 50%, a move officials say has brought more than 200,000 children back to the classroom and could serve as a model for the rest of Nigeria. Governor Uba Sani announced the reforms at the KADA EduPACT International Summit, which drew global education leaders to
Forty-seven million pupils and teachers will receive free laptops and tablets this year under a plan aimed at enhancing digital learning in public schools. The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) signed an agreement with the Digital Learning Network in Abuja, promising devices for children from pre-primary to junior secondary level in “smart schools” across the
More than 5,000 children who had dropped out of school are back in classrooms after an intervention by the Oando Foundation. The initiative, part of the foundation’s Foundational Learning Improvement Programme (FLIP), was piloted in 60 schools across Ebonyi, Plateau and Sokoto States. It provided literacy and numeracy support for early learners, alongside remedial classes
Schools across Kwara State are to begin cultivating orchards after the state government distributed more than 14,000 tree seedlings to 255 institutions. The scheme, launched in Ilorin on Monday, is part of the federal government’s Food Systems Transformation Pathways agenda and is being carried out with the Agro-Climate Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes project. Primary, secondary
Applications are now open for the IWRS Student Research Award, which supports graduate students investigating sentience in insects and other understudied invertebrates. The annual award, worth $2,000, is aimed at encouraging evidence-based and theoretically grounded research into the subjective experiences of these species, including pain. Funds may be used for research expenses or as a
The University of the Niger, Umunya, Anambra State, has published its provisional admission list for the 2025/2026 academic session. The announcement means that candidates who participated in the university’s screening exercise can now confirm their admission status via the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Central Admission Processing System (JAMB CAPS). Successful applicants are required to
