The Yobe State Government has commenced a two-day special training for 450 newly recruited teachers as part of efforts to enhance their professional competence and align the education sector with global standards. Declaring the training open on Wednesday in Damaturu, the Head of Civil Service, Alhaji Tonga Betara, said the workshop was organised in collaboration
For decades, wealthy Nigerian families have sent their children to prestigious British boarding schools abroad. Now, those schools are coming to Nigeria. Charterhouse, one of the UK’s most elite institutions, opened a primary school in Lagos last year. Its secondary school is set to begin in September. Rugby School is also launching in Nigeria this
The Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Professor Timothy Abiodun Adebayo, has expressed support for the Federal Government’s consideration of including students from private tertiary institutions in the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. This development follows the announcement by NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, during a strategic engagement session in Enugu on May 15,
The Kogi State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Hon. Kingsley Fanwo, has given a total of N1,000,000 as education grants to Oluwi Oluseyi Matthew, who scored 337 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), and to the highest-scoring student in Mopamuro Local Government Area. N500,000 was awarded to Oluseyi, while another N500,000 was set
The Katsina State Government has initiated a headcount of students in selected government secondary schools to enhance the accuracy of education data and ensure a more effective allocation of school operating costs. The exercise, which commenced on Monday in the Katsina senatorial zone, is expected to continue over several days until all secondary school students
Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, has received full accreditation for 18 academic programmes from the National Universities Commission (NUC). The approval follows the October/November 2024 accreditation exercise conducted by the commission in Abuja. The confirmation was conveyed in a letter dated April 30, 2025, signed by Engineer Abraham Chundusu, Acting Director of Accreditation, on
Renowned historian Professor Toyin Falola will be honoured with an honorary Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) degree by the Adeyemi Federal University of Education (AFUED), Ondo. The award will be presented during the university’s 35th convocation ceremony, which will also feature the award of degrees, diplomas, certificates, and prizes to graduates from the 2017 to 2023
Engr. Ubong Idemudo, philanthropist and national leader of the Progressive People’s Resolution (PPR), has been conferred with the Harbinger of Academic Excellence in Africa award in recognition of his significant contributions to education and youth empowerment across the continent. The PPR’s national directorate of media and publicity, in a statement issued Monday in Uyo, described
The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South Federal Constituency in Ebonyi State, Hon. Chinedu Ogah, has expressed strong opposition to the West African Examinations Council’s (WAEC) proposal to introduce Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Ogah, who is the Chairman of the House Committee on Correctional Services, stated that the plan
Charles Darwin University in Australia has revealed that termites, often seen as pests, could teach homebuilders how to design cooler and better-ventilated homes. According to Lindy Burton, the university’s new Professor of Architecture, termite mounds in the Northern Territory naturally maintain their interiors at a cool temperature without requiring energy. She says these structures are
