Dr Kassim Muhammed Kassim, Executive Chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board Nasarawa State has taken a tough new stance. The Executive Chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr Kassim Muhammed Kassim, announced during the NSUBEB Education Summit in Lafia that parents who keep their children out of school will
Mining boom is quietly pushing children out of the classroom and into a future filled with uncertainty Across parts of Bauchi and Plateau states, mining has become both a blessing and a burden. The search for gold, tin, limestone, and other minerals is bringing investors, creating jobs, and driving economic activity. However, in many rural
Dr. Tunji Alausa (2nd right), Minister of Education When the Federal Government announced that four specialised institutions—including the National Mathematical Centre (NMC), the Nigerian French Language Village, the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies, and the Nigerian Arabic Language Village—will now access TETFund intervention funds, the message was clear: equity in education is not
Four months after its official rollout, EduLab 360, the free digital phonics and literacy programme which was created by Standard Bearers School (SBS) in partnership with the iAfrica Cloud School Foundation, is beginning to reshape how Nigerians access education. Launched on YouTube on August 1, 2025, the initiative is already gaining traction among key stakeholders
Nigeria’s classrooms are changing, slowly but surely. A new wave of digital learning is creeping into schools, and at the centre of this movement are sandbox games like Minecraft Education Edition. What was once seen simply as entertainment is now becoming a powerful tool for teaching problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork. Over the past year, the
It was meant to be just another school day. However, in a remote village in northern Nigeria, more than 300 children and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri were violently seized by gunmen on the night of November 21, sending shockwaves through families, communities and the nation’s already fragile education system. For the
Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development In a move that signals a significant shift in how public education is managed, the Kwara State Government has fully moved the registration for the Common Entrance Examination for Primary Six pupils to an online platform. Announced during the first-quarter Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing
Governor Siminalayi Fubara (right) and House Speaker Martin Amaewhule, of Rivers State The war of words between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and Speaker Martin Amaewhule may look like another routine political tussle in Rivers State, but beneath the loud exchanges lies a quiet tragedy—thousands of children learning inside broken classrooms while politicians trade blame. The state’s
Thousands of SS3 students across Nigeria will soon file into exam halls to write the 2026 WASSCE In barely four months, thousands of SS3 students across Nigeria will file into exam halls to write the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), an exam they have spent years preparing for. However, instead of focusing
Orji Kalu, chairman of the Senate ad hoc committee set up to look into the Safe School Initiative The Senate’s decision to launch a full-scale investigation into the Safe School Initiative (SSI) comes at a time when Nigerian families are living in fear. In a bid to confront the rising wave of school attacks, lawmakers
