The federal government has launched a new support fund for staff of universities, polytechnics and colleges of education. The Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF) will provide up to ₦10m in interest-free loans to successful applicants, repayable over five years with a one-year grace period. Education Minister Tunji Alausa said the scheme is designed to
Professor Idris M. Bugaje, Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has come under scrutiny following allegations of corruption and job racketeering published by Sahara Reporters. The online outlet, in a report on August 14, accused the Board of financial irregularities and service-rule breaches, citing unnamed staff. Nevertheless, Auwal Ahmed Ibrahim, a
Nigeria has approved ₦4.2bn ($2.8m) for 158 new research projects through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), but concerns remain about whether the investment will yield meaningful results. The 2024 National Research Fund covers housing, fertiliser development, artificial intelligence and healthcare. The government also announced plans to establish 18 innovation and entrepreneurship centres across the
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, has criticised Nigeria’s low investment in education, warning that the country lags far behind comparable nations in per-student spending. Speaking at the college of the Immaculate Conception Alumni Association annual lecture in Enugu, Chidoka said Nigeria spends less than $50 per student each year. By contrast, he noted,
Ondo State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Igbekele Ajibefun, has hailed the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) as the most important reform in the sector since the country’s return to democracy in 1999. Speaking in Akure, the former Vice-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University praised President Bola Tinubu and Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa for implementing
The Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB) has celebrated teachers and education workers who have reached the age of 70, describing them as pillars of wisdom who helped shape basic education in the state. At an event in Maryland, Lagos, the retirees were honoured with tributes, music and gifts in recognition of decades of
A 15-year-old student from Port Harcourt has emerged the winner of the 2025 Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition. Davina Phillips of Bloombreeds School took the top prize of ₦1 million and a laptop after scoring 75% in the final round. The runner-up, 16-year-old Aniki Emmanuella Onizi of Babcock High School, Ogun State, will receive ₦500,000
A Lagos academic has warned that Nigeria’s indigenous languages risk extinction unless parents and the government take urgent steps. Professor Joy Odewunmi of Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) urged parents to speak native languages to their children and make them attractive to younger generations. She said the brain can learn thousands of languages and
In the Zago community of Niger State, children go to school every day knowing they may be sharing their classroom with snakes. Zago Primary School, which has served the rural community in Lapai Local Government Area for more than 50 years, has fallen into shocking disrepair. Walls are cracked, roofs leak during rainfall, and there
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has completed a long-abandoned international conference centre at Bayero University Kano (BUK), 15 years after construction began. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, said the multi-purpose facility, which was left unfinished for over a decade, has now been delivered as part of the agency’s drive to complete abandoned
