Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), has unveiled a fresh method of teaching to boost Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Africa and beyond. The new style, called the Model-And-Surpass Pedagogy (MSP), was introduced at the 2025 International Conference of the International Research Group, co-hosted with
The National Library of Nigeria (NLN) has secured full accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) for the Centre for Advanced Library and Information Management (CALIM) to run a diploma programme. The organisation also matriculated its third set of diploma students and remodelled the Centre with standard hostel accommodation. National Librarian and Chief
Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, has called on Nigerians to embrace discipline, resilience, and civic responsibility, stressing that the nation needs citizens with character more than soldiers with weapons. Marwa appealed on Saturday during the 38th anniversary reunion of the Nigerian Military School (NMS) Class of 1982
The Katsina State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission (KTPCACC) recently disclosed that it has launched investigations into alleged fraud involving secondary school principals and local government officials, with missing funds running into millions of naira. According to the commission, four principals in Danja, Rimaye, Maigora, and Kurami are being probed for mismanaging ₦6.6 million in
The Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN) has called for a partnership with the National Universities Commission (NUC) to review the curriculum for radiography programmes in Nigerian universities. The proposal was made during a courtesy visit to the NUC headquarters on Wednesday by a delegation led by RRBN Registrar, Professor Mark Chukwudi Okeji. He said
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has launched a unified Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) portal to standardise data management across polytechnics and technical institutions in Nigeria. The initiative was announced in Kaduna on Tuesday in a statement by Mrs Fatima Abubakar, Head of Media and Publicity at NBTE. NBTE Executive Secretary, Prof Idris Bugaje,
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has reiterated its commitment to tackling unaccredited institutions operating illegally as polytechnics. Speaking during an accreditation visit to Harvard College of Science, Business and Management Studies in Abeokuta, Dr Fatimah Kabir Umar, NBTE Director of Polytechnic and Allied Programmes, warned that such schools threaten students’ futures and undermine
The Centre for Human Rights and Advocacy in Africa Network has strongly condemned the demolition of the Margaret Lawrence University Teaching Hospital (MLUTH) multi-billion naira Cancer Centre by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Saturday. The University Teaching Hospital, a world-class facility, is situated within the upscale River Park Estate in Abuja.
Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), Prof. Paulinus Chijioke, has assured that the dignity of teachers in Nigeria will soon be restored as colleges of education begin running degree programmes alongside the Nigerian Certificate in Education (NCE). Speaking in an interview, Chijioke explained that 18 colleges have been selected for
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has directed that lecturers in polytechnics and other Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions who do not obtain a Master’s degree within five years of employment will be moved to non-teaching roles. In a circular dated 10 September and addressed to rectors and provosts, NBTE Executive
