The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) will on Tuesday, August 26 2025, hold its monthly Research Seminar Series (NRSS) with a focus on electricity pricing and affordability. The session, themed “Balancing Electricity Tariffs and Consumers’ Wallets: Insights from Nigerian Households and Firms’ Ability to Pay,” will explore how tariff adjustments can be
The Girls’ Education and Skills Partnership (GESP) of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has received strong praise from UNICEF and Generation Unlimited (GenU), with both organisations pledging support to expand the programme to reach one million girls across Nigeria. A delegation led by GenU’s CEO, Kevin Frey, visited Yabatech to inspect the GESP facilities. Frey
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has resolved to embark on a nationwide strike to push for its demands. This was confirmed on Tuesday, August 19, in a communiqué, accusing the federal government of delaying on outstanding issues. Meanwhile, the body says the date of the nationwide protests will be communicated to its members
The Pharmafluence Education Advancement Network (PEAN), in collaboration with the British Pharmacological Society, have scheduled an outreach on Saturday, August 23, at the Ungwan Rimi Market in Kaduna to promote safe medicine use. PEAN disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, through its leader Kenneth David, who announced that the event aims to educate traders,
FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has disclosed he has directed the FCT Mandate Secretary on Education to release the list of schools that have been renovated and are being renovated, in a bid to prove the works done by his administration in the educational sector. Speaking during the commissioning of the completely rehabilitated Phase 2 Water
Dr. Adekoya Olatunde Owosibo, the outgoing provost of the Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology (FCAH&PT), Ibadan, has appealed for the reinstatement of the institution’s eligibility for the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). He emphasised that access to such funding is critical for improving facilities and curbing the ongoing issue of brain drain
August 17, 2025, marked 80 years since the first UK publication of Animal Farm by George Orwell, a political allegory that continues to make waves worldwide. Published in 1945 after multiple rejections for its criticism of Josef Stalin, the novella achieved immediate success upon release by Secker & Warburg. Orwell, who died in 1950 at
The Federal Government has begun implementation of a landmark reform allowing Colleges of Education across Nigeria to independently run both the National Certificate in Education (NCE) and degree programmes without university affiliation. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Said Ahmad, described the initiative
A recent study has revealed that the ‘Play, Learn and Act Now’ (PLAN) climate game is an effective tool for improving retention of climate change concepts among Nigerian students. The validation came from a doctoral dissertation defended by Tine Agernor at Benue State University, Makurdi. According to the research, students exposed to the PLAN game
The United States Department of State has announced that Nigerian visa applicants who fail to provide a five-year social media history risk being denied entry into the country. According to the directive, all applicants must submit details of their social media accounts as part of the eligibility requirements for securing a US visa. The US
