At the 27th Convocation of the Nigerian Academy of Letters in Lagos, the Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty, Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, spoke strongly about the place of education in Nigeria’s future. Receiving the honorary fellowship of the academy on behalf of himself and two other awardees, the traditional ruler used the moment to remind
Rice has become one of the most important foods in Nigeria. From weddings to Christmas celebrations, Sunday lunch to burial ceremonies, rice is always present on the table. However, despite many government programmes and billions of naira invested, the country still cannot produce enough rice to feed its people. In Ekoi Atan Ubom village, Ini
The federal government has said no new federal universities, polytechnics, or colleges of education will be created for the next seven years. Many people believe this decision makes sense because Nigeria already has many schools, yet many of them are struggling to survive. Right now, the country has over 70 federal universities, 42 polytechnics, and
At the Emmanuel Alayande University of Education in Oyo, Professor Tunji Olaopa delivered a lecture that raised two important questions. The first question was: “What happens if Nigeria puts artificial intelligence (AI) at the centre of its education reforms?” Moreover, how can such reforms be sustained in the long run? His answers were meticulous, showing
In Ejigbo, a community in Lagos State, a young boy named Emenike Ogbuja suddenly lost interest in going to school. Worried, his father was moved to ask him why. Emenike told his father that the school had hired a new teacher, the wife of the pastor who owned the school, but she was not trained
The Trump administration has cancelled more than 6,000 student visas, citing overstays, legal violations, and, in a small number of cases, support for terrorism, a US State Department official said on Monday. The move is part of a broader hard-line approach toward student visas, which has included tighter social media checks and expanded screening of
Sokoto State Government has announced plans to fully digitalise its basic and secondary education system within the next two years. Governor Ahmad Aliyu Sokoto described the initiative as a significant step to improve teaching quality, strengthen supervision, and enhance policy implementation across schools. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Professor Ahmed Ala, said the
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has inaugurated a special committee to investigate 6,458 cases of technology-driven malpractice detected during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The 23-member panel was inaugurated on Monday in Abuja by JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who expressed concern over the increasing sophistication of examinationm fraud. “This year
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has expressed alarm over deteriorating education standards in the country, alongside worsening economic conditions and rising insecurity. At its Standing Committee meeting in Owerri on August 15 2025, the Guild highlighted challenges, including high inflation, unemployment, poverty, and the effects of rising fuel prices and exchange rates on ordinary
About one in three teachers in Nigeria’s basic schools are unqualified, a situation UBEC says is undermining the quality of education across the country. Data for the 2022/23 academic year show that only 70.8 per cent of teachers meet official standards, leaving 492,912 without proper credentials. The South West has the lowest share of qualified
