Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has issued a directive barring candidates found guilty of examination malpractice from sitting for any external examinations for three years. The directive, outlined in a letter to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was communicated by JAMB’s Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Tuesday. It
The ongoing strike by primary school teachers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has left thousands of children without education for over a month, exposing the government’s disregard for the future of Nigerian children. Since March 24, 2025, teachers across all six FCT Area Councils have refused to return to work due to unfulfilled demands,
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Bayelsa State has advocated for quality education and skills development as essential tools for promoting the overall well-being of Nigerian children. The State Director of NOA, Mrs Grace Olobio, made the call on Tuesday in Yenagoa during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Olobio said the
An industrial and computational mathematics expert, Mrs Ifeyinwa Madu, has expressed concern over the future of career development in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, citing the persistent decline in students’ performance in mathematics as a critical threat. Mrs Madu, a Chief Lecturer at Federal Polytechnic Bauchi and currently conducting research in Industrial and
The Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, is set to host its 398th Inaugural Lecture on Tuesday, May 27 2025, continuing its tradition of promoting intellectual discourse and scholarly excellence. The lecture, titled “A Threefold Cord That Is Not Quickly Broken: The Kinship of the Face, the Teeth and Quality of Life,” will be delivered by
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members to the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, officially completing the list of external members for the Council. The newly appointed members are Professor Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan (South-South), Dr Adedeji Adefuye (Southwest), Professor Sarki Abba Abdulkadir (North-West), and Professor Aminu Mohammed Dukku (North-East).
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members to the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, completing the constitution of the external members of the council. The newly appointed council members include Professor Rosemary Iriowen Egonmwan (South-South), Dr Adedeji Adefuye (South-West), Professor Sarki Abba Abdulkadir (North-West), and Professor Aminu Mohammed Dukku
Between 2018 and 2024, state governments, parents, and guardians collectively spent over ₦122 billion on the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), yet the results have remained poor, prompting renewed concerns about the state of Nigeria’s education system. In Lagos State alone, 31,596 out of 56,134 public school students failed the 2024 WASSCE despite
In Tianjin, China, a groundbreaking experiment has seen Nigerian researcher Osuagwu Obinna Ikechukwu, from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, successfully manipulate a robotic “sixth finger” using only his thoughts. This feat was achieved through a non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) developed by the Brain-Computer Interaction and Human-Machine Integration team at Tianjin University. The technology interprets
U-Recycle Initiative Africa, a non-governmental organisation, has launched the second phase of its ‘PlasticWize’ project aimed at reducing plastic pollution in universities across Nigeria. Initially introduced in 2022 with support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the programme, themed ‘Redefining Sustainable Campuses,’ is designed to empower both student leaders and lecturers to make lasting environmental
