The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) will host a series of workshops as part of the 2025 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP), following the arrival of two visiting scholars from Virginia State University, Professors Richard Omotoye and Laban Rutto. The workshops, aimed at enhancing academic and stakeholder engagement, would focus on thematic areas
Delegates of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) have inspected the agency-sponsored projects on the campus of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, stating that it would not tolerate poor execution of its projects. The exercise, led by a member of the Board of Trustees representing Southwest, Hon. Sunday Adepoju, involved the team inspecting projects
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has announced a N2bn intervention fund for various infrastructural developments at the state-owned Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Ojere, Abeokuta. The Governor also announced a cash award of N2.5m each for the best-graduating students from the 2015/2016 to the 2023/2024 academic sessions. Abiodun announced this at the 15th combined convocation of
Academic activities have resumed at the University of Jos following a brief disruption caused by a peaceful student protest over poor sanitary conditions in the hostels. The situation has since been resolved through dialogue between the university administration and student representatives. The University Administration has been actively working to address the issue of delayed cleaning
The primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have announced that they will join the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in its protest over the continued closure of public primary schools in the nation’s capital. “We, the primary school teachers, will be joining the NANS-organised protest tomorrow by God’s grace,” said
The Federal Government has released a comprehensive policy for the strategic planning and regulation of non-state schools nationwide. Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, stated that the policy will improve the quality of Nigeria’s education sector and promote greater accountability. Alausa noted that the policy will set clear guidelines for infrastructure, teacher quality, curriculum delivery,
The Federal Government has released a comprehensive policy for the strategic planning and regulation of non-state schools nationwide. Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, stated that the policy will improve the quality of Nigeria’s education sector and promote greater accountability. Alausa noted that the policy will set clear guidelines for infrastructure, teacher quality, curriculum delivery,
Mr. Babajide Olesin, Chairman of the Kehinde Olesin Foundation and the Teens Think International Competition stakeholders, has appealed to the public to focus on teenage guidance, disclosing that teenagers might engage in illegal activities without it. They made this statement at the Grand Finale of the Fifth Teens Think International Essay Competition, held in Ikeja,
Dr. Ali Makoda, Kano State Commissioner of Education, has ordered a thorough investigation of the death of two boys from the Government Boarding Secondary School. The boys, Hamza Tofawa and Umar Dunguruwa, were harmed by senior colleagues with a local metal object known as “Gwale-Gwale.” Bashir Muhammed, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, read
The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Ogun State has commenced an indefinite strike, shutting down all primary and secondary schools due to unpaid benefits. In a statement released by the body, the leadership directed its members to withdraw their services and stay at home, starting from midnight on Tuesday, July 15, 2025. This followed
