Dr. Bello Zakariyau Adebayo, Head of the Department of Biology at Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, has called for sweeping reforms in Nigeria’s teacher education system to address declining standards and restore dignity to the profession. In an interview, Adebayo blamed the sector’s challenges on a lack of professionalisation, weak regulation, and public bias
In a bid to strengthen its combat readiness, the Nigerian Army has laid the foundation for the Nigerian Army Special Forces School (NASFS) in Doma, Nasarawa State. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, who performed the ceremony, explained that the initiative was conceived to sharpen the skills of elite troops and
Mrs. Rose Ezewu, the Delta State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, has described physical and health education as the foundation for talent discovery, sports excellence, and social transformation. Ezewu remarked while addressing participants at the state conference of the Nigeria Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPHER-SD), held at the Delta
Prof Igbekele Ajibefun, the Commissioner for Education in Ondo State and former Vice Chancellor of the Adekunle Ajasin University, has praised the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration for implementing the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) programme after years of delay by previous administrations. Ajibefun commended both President Bola Tinubu and the Minister for Education, Dr.
University of Ilorin 2023 best graduating student with CGPA of 4.97, Ayodeji Akinsanya, has begun a fully funded Doctor of Philosophy programme in Mathematics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States, where he will also serve as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Akinsanya, who arrived in the United States three weeks ago, described the new
The Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa, has unveiled plans by the federal government to tackle the menace of out-of-school children in Nigeria. While addressing senior reporters over the weekend in Abuja, the minister announced wide-ranging reforms to reposition the education sector with new funding, incentives, and programmes to tackle the most pressing challenges. He outlined
Baptist Academy, Lagos, one of the oldest educational institutions in Nigeria, has continued to make good its promise of building students who are values-driven in education, arming them with all the necessary skills to excel locally and internationally, across various fields of endeavour. These are the claims of Olumide Ajomale, President of the Baptist Academy
The Nigerian Navy has celebrated the passing-out parade of the 2025 set of Young Sailors at its training school in Ikot Ntuen, Akwa Ibom State. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, represented at the ceremony by the Chief of Administration of the Nigerian Navy School, Rear Admiral Gabriel Aligwe, congratulated the graduating
The 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has ranked Ibarapa North Local Government Area as the poorest-performing in Oyo State. Findings show that an insufficient number of teachers, poor facilities, and a declining interest in education are driving the low performance. In Ayete, Tapa, and Igangan, several government schools lack teachers for key
Smart DNA, a leading DNA centre in Nigeria, has released its 2025 Annual DNA Testing Report, revealing a high rate in immigration-related DNA cases amid the country’s ongoing “Japa” wave, while paternity disputes remain a recurring issue. According to the report, released on Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria’s paternity exclusion rate remains at 25 per cent,
