The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says it has made significant progress in improving access, quality and infrastructure in Nigeria’s basic education sector in just seven months under its Executive Secretary, Aisha Garba. Garba, who joined UBEC in December 2024 after years at the World Bank, has introduced major reforms, overhauling the curriculum to include
The First City Monument Bank Ltd. (FCMB), in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), have rolled out the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women course to promote entrepreneurship. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women is a global initiative that helps foster economic growth through practical education, interactive activities, and instruction to entrepreneurs around the world. They collaborate with
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its dedication to providing Nigerians with practical and employable skills by implementing the National Policy on Skills Development in Formal and Non-Formal Education. The policy covers reforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), teacher training, strong public-private partnerships, non-formal education, and the curriculum. Speaking at a sensitisation workshop, Dr.
Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, has rolled out initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality of educational institutions in Nigeria to make them outstanding at the international level. Alausa noted that the government has set in motion programmes to provide teaching aids and equipment, improve teaching quality, and rehabilitate infrastructure. The minister added that
The Oyo State Government has shared about 18,000 tablets with public primary and secondary school teachers across the state’s 33 local government areas. The intervention programme was initiated by the Global Partnership in Education, sponsored by the World Bank in partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission and the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board.
A disturbing trend is quietly growing across Nigeria: the rise of cultism among pupils in primary and secondary schools. In communities where children once carried backpacks and dreams, some now wield cutlasses and gang signs. From Lagos to Bayelsa, police reports have exposed a shocking wave of school-age cult activity. Pupils as young as eight
In a July 2025 report by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Nigeria’s education system was shown to be steeped in a deep crisis that could take years to address. Interestingly, there are nearly 32 million children in primary schools, but only about 915,913 teachers are available to teach them. This leaves the teacher-pupil ratio
In a quiet corner of Lagos, Anthony Nwachukwu Isiani is doing something extraordinary. A mechanical engineer by training, Isiani has found his true purpose not in the oil and gas fields, but in Nigerian classrooms. Nearly 30 years ago, he founded School Development Support International (SDS) to bring engineering solutions into education. It all began
Africa must stop treating its knowledge systems as backwards and start building an educational future rooted in its heritage, language, and philosophy. This was the main thrust of a powerful call by Prof. Oseni Taiwo Afisi, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of Lagos State University (LASU), during the university’s 108th Inaugural Lecture held at the Buba
Some scientists have recently made a breakthrough in the study of how light behaves in tiny, specially designed structures, known as photonic microstructures. These tiny structures are particularly designed to control light in special ways for advanced technology. This study has since been published in the journal Engineering, and it is generating much excitement in
