Niger State is investing N5 billion to reopen the Nigerian College of Aviation mini campus at Minna’s Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport, a move aimed at reducing the high costs of sending students abroad for aviation training. Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago said on Tuesday that the project would provide local training opportunities in flight, air
Rising costs of textbooks are piling pressure on Nigerian families, as schools frequently change recommended materials, a politician has warned. Ambassador Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, a chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), said many parents are being forced to buy new books each term instead of reusing those passed down from older siblings. In
Private school owners in Edo State say at least 10 proprietors have put up their schools for sale, citing what they describe as excessive taxation by the state government. The concern was raised at a one-day town hall meeting in Benin City, convened by the Coalition of Association of Private Schools (CAPS) to discuss new
The management of Aminu Saleh College of Education has announced stricter enforcement of examination rules ahead of the second semester assessments for the 2024/2025 academic session. In a circular issued on Tuesday, September 9, the Registrar, Suleiman Shehu, said the move follows concerns over student behaviour that could disrupt the smooth conduct of examinations. Students
The Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies (CAILS), Ilorin, has launched a campaign to protect children from social vices in partnership with the Bazarab Educational Foundation. The sensitisation programme, themed “Safeguarding the Child Against Social Vices,” was organised through the college’s Directorate of Centre for Degree and Professional Programmes. It brought together
Mind Builders Schools in Lagos have celebrated an exceptional performance in the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), with every graduating student recording distinctions across nearly all subjects, including English and Mathematics. At a colourful ceremony, students, parents, and staff were rewarded with gifts, plaques and cash prizes. Guests applauded continuously as names
A prominent Islamic scholar and educationist, Sheikh Imam Hamzat Yusuf Abdulraheem Ariyibi, has died in Ilorin at the age of 65. The founder of Imam Hamzat College of Education and proprietor of the Imam Hamzat Group of Schools passed away shortly after Juma’at prayers on Friday, September 12. Born in 1960 in Ilorin, Ariyibi began
Emos Joshua, a Principal Assistant Education Officer of Government College Azare, Bauchi State, has been sacked over alleged sexual harassment. This was confirmed in a statement by Mr Saleh Umar, the Information/Public Relations Officer (IPRO), Bauchi State Civil Service Commission (CSC), on Thursday in Bauchi. He said the commission approved the dismissal during its 32nd
The Federal College of Medical Laboratory Science Technology (FCMLST), Jos, has officially commenced National Diploma (ND II) Direct Admission (Recertification) for Medical Laboratory Technologists. The college has also opened applications for short-term certificate courses in Applied Immunology and Vaccine Science, Phlebotomy, and Mortuary Science. Eligible candidates for the ND II recertification include holders of an
Starting from the 2025/2026 academic session, 18 Colleges of Education in Nigeria will begin offering degree programmes alongside the Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE), following a new approval by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE). Professor Paulinus Chijioke, Executive Secretary of the NCCE, revealed this in a recent interview. He explained that the
