The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said it will no longer accept low-quality projects in tertiary institutions. Hon. Sunday Adepoju, a TETFund Board of Trustees member, made this statement while inspecting a project sponsored by TETFund at the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State. Adepoju praised the school management for the quality of the project
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised Yobe State for its “failure to address the prolonged challenges of the education sector in the state.” Prof. Muhammad Ibrahim Jawa stated that many public schools lack teachers and teaching and learning materials. According to him, the state of education in Yobe is demoralising the teachers and denying
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to establish five additional technical colleges across its IBILE divisions. Mr. Tolani Alli-Balogun, Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, mentioned this at the 2025 Lagos Youth Skills Day: “Equipping tomorrow’s leaders with skills for a brighter future.” Alli-Balogun implored parents, caregivers, and community leaders to contribute to raising
Dibu Ojerinde, former Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), have agreed to settle Ojerinde’s fraud case out of court. Eteya Ogana, Ojerinde’s lawyer, revealed that though the ₦5.2 billion case was supposed to open on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, both parties
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has uncovered 9,469 fake admissions across 20 tertiary institutions in Nigeria for the 2024 academic session. The examination board revealed that the admissions were outside the Central Admission Processing System (CAPS). According to Mr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, such an admission, “regardless of its intentions, is illegal.” Some
Nigeria’s failure to update its senior secondary school curriculum since 2011 raises serious concerns among education experts, who warn that the country risks falling behind in global competitiveness if urgent reforms are not implemented. Speaking on the issue, Professor Salisu Shehu, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), emphasised the
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has announced plans to collaborate with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to engage the National Assembly on resolving the issue of unpaid salaries for teachers in government-owned schools in Abuja. He spoke on Wednesday at the official launch of the National Policy on Non-State
American Tower Corporation (ATC) Nigeria and the ProFuturo Foundation have announced a strategic partnership to transform the educational sector through digital innovation and technology. The programme, implemented with the Kukah Centre, is expected to benefit over 5,600 schoolchildren and 34 teachers across 11 schools in Kano, Kebbi, and Taraba states. The initiative is part of
Governor Dauda Lawal has distributed conditional cash transfers to 8,225 adolescent girls in all 14 local government areas of Zamfara State. On Wednesday, the governor officially commenced the disbursement of funds for the ACRESAL and Agile Projects at Garba Nadama Hall, J B Yakubu State Secretariat in Gusau. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state has approved N3 billion for the renovation of 13 boarding schools allegedly shut down by Abdullahi Ganduje, his predecessor. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Ibrahim Adam, special adviser on information to Yusuf, said the affected schools would be upgraded. “The renovation became necessary due to the dilapidated state
