The Education Rights Campaign (ERC) and parent associations have criticised the Federal Ministry of Education for its subject selection for the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), describing it as unclear. According to the groups, the ministry failed to specify clearly in the statement released on December 6 whether it can be academically
Fifty abducted students of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Agwara Local Government, Niger State, have escaped from their abductors and reunited with their loved ones. The students were abducted on Friday, November 21, 2025, after gunmen attacked the school and kidnapped 303 pupils and 12 teachers. Daniel Ator, the state Chairman of the Christian Association of
Moses Yamu, the Edo State Police Command public relations officer The Edo State Police Command has arrested 21 students of Ogioma Secondary School, aged 13-17, for violence. Moses Yamu, the command’s public relations officer, said the students were arrested after acting on intelligence that they had trooped into Osemwende Public Secondary School on motorcycles to
Mr. Fatai Adegoke, a teacher, beaten to death by students Students of Soun High School have beaten Mr Fatai Adegoke, a teacher, to death. In a statement by educators, they expressed, “With deep pain and righteous indignation, we mourn the tragic and avoidable death of Mr Fatai Adegoke, a dedicated teacher who was brutally attacked
Alhaji Ibrahim Oniye, the First Makama of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Parents Teachers Association (PTA) joined dignitaries and educators in celebrating the 2025 World Teachers’ Day in Ilorin. The event was attended by Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, and the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Muhammad Lawal Olohungbebe,
Parents of students at Admiralty University of Nigeria (AUN), Delta State, have voiced frustration over the school’s decision to restrict hostel spaces for the 2025/2026 academic session. In a statement signed by its PRO, Makut Alfred Mashat, the university said only freshers (100-level and direct entry) and final-year students would be prioritised for hostel allocation.
Parents in Lagos State have expressed mixed reactions over the requirements for enrolling children into Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) in government schools for the 2025 academic session. The controversy arose after some parents claimed they were asked to present a tax clearance certificate, reportedly at a fee of ₦10,100, during the admission process. Social
Parents and guardians whose children and wards attend the Admiralty University of Nigeria (AUN) in Delta State are gripped with fear over the accommodation crisis at the school. While the problem may not be entirely unrelated to the increased student population and infrastructural capacity, parents demand an urgent solution. They express concern over the limited
Two weeks into the new academic session, public senior secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis have yet to begin admitting new Senior Secondary School One (SS1) students, despite the release of Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results. At Government Day Secondary School, Adewole, a staff member confirmed that registration would commence only after a scheduled staff
The family of a University of Lagos student who drowned at Eleko Beach has raised troubling questions over the circumstances of his death. Oluwadamilola Balogun, 27, had just been sworn in as president of the Nigerian Universities Education Students Association (UNILAG chapter) when he joined colleagues for what was described as a celebratory outing. Days
