The Abia State Government has inaugurated new members of the Fisher Education Development Trust (FEDT) Board. Prof. Kenneth Kalu, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), on Thursday, July 24, 2025, disclosed that the appointment of the new board members aligns with the vision and plans of the Abia State Government, led by His Excellency Dr
Mr. Ukandu Eme Ukandu, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of FirstCap Limited, has described education as a powerful weapon to change the world. Ukandu shared this information at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), on Thursday, July 24, 2025, during its 54th Convocation Lecture themed “Education to Rise: From Struggle to Global Strength.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has urged Nigerian schools to adopt the Model Sexual Harassment Policy as part of the efforts to curb sexual harassment in schools. Dr Musa Adamu (Chairman of the ICPC) made the call on Thursday, July 2, 2025, at the Stakeholders’ Engagement on Sexual Harassment Prevention
The Kano State Government has dispatched 588 students under the Students Exchange Programme to their respective states for the third term of the 2024/2025 academic year. Balarabe Abdullahi Kiru, the Director of Public Enlightenment, Kano State Ministry of Education, in a statement he signed, disclosed that the students were transported to Yobe, Adamawa, Bauchi, Kwara,
Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, have condemned the institution’s governing council’s newly approved dress code, describing it as a violation of their constitutional rights. The council has signed that students with dreadlocks, crop tops, off-shoulder clothing, coloured hairstyles, and sagging trousers will be rusticated. In the statement released by the school’s student
Tijani Abdulkareem, the Osun Defender’s campus reporter, has been elected as the speaker of the Students’ Representative Council in the Faculty of Education at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. In the election supervised by Comrade Nasir Hameed, the head of the faculty’s electoral committee, Abdulkareem received 21 votes, while his opposition candidate received eight votes.
The Kogi State Government has promised to provide quality education to people with special needs in the state. Wemi Jones, Kogi Commissioner for Education, stated this at the end-of-session party and graduation ceremony at the Lokoja School for the Deaf and Special Needs. Jones, represented by Mrs. Omolayo Barikisu Onasare, the ministry’s acting permanent secretary,
The Bayelsa College of Health Technology has commended the Bayelsa Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) for ensuring that the college received full accreditation for all its courses. Mrs. Victoria Denenu, the college’s governing council chairman, applauded the EDTF during the inauguration ceremony of a solar inverter-powered borehole on Thursday, July 2, 2025. Highlight past interventions,
The Ministry of Defence has embedded environmental sustainability into the curriculum of all Armed Forces Primary and Secondary Schools in Nigeria to improve climate responsibility and reform youth education. Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, disclosed this at the flag-off ceremony of the National Green School Programme held at the
Grooming Centre Nigeria, a microfinance institution (MFI), has announced that it provides university research grants to indigent students in both private and public tertiary institutions nationwide. The MFI stated that it prioritises research projects tailored to addressing societal problems and alleviating poverty in Nigeria. Mr. Egulefu Chikezie, the institution’s head of special projects, said this
