The Bauchi State Government has demoted the Vice Principal (Academics) of Jibril Aminu Model Secondary School to a classroom teacher after she was found guilty of giving severe corporal punishment to students. Babangida Barau, Chairman of the State Special Schools Management Board, confirmed the decision after an emergency meeting on Tuesday. He urged parents to
Stakeholders in Bauchi State have urged the state government to prioritise gender-responsive education financing in the 2026 budget to promote inclusive learning opportunities for girls. The call was made on Tuesday at the Girls’ Budget Townhall themed “Our Voices, Our Budget: Girls Speak for Inclusive Education 2026,” organised by the Young Leaders Network (YLN) in
The Bauchi State Government has begun producing exercise books and chalk locally for public schools, aiming to enhance educational quality and promote self-reliance. The initiative, announced by Commissioner for Education Muhammed Lawal during an inspection of the production facility at the Bauchi State Education Resource Centre (ERC) on Friday, is part of broader efforts to
The safe delivery of quadruplets in Bauchi State has been hailed as a significant success of Nigeria’s maternal healthcare reforms. On September 18 2025, 35-year-old Hauwa Usman gave birth to two boys and two girls via caesarean section at the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Azare. She had been referred to the hospital
At least 150 alumni presidents from Nigerian universities will gather in Bauchi State from October 2 to 5, 2025, to discuss the worsening funding challenges in the country’s higher education sector. The conference, themed “Bridging the Gap: Alumni-Driven Solutions for Sustainable University Funding,” is being organised by the Association of Nigerian Universities Alumni (ANUA). According
Officials from Bauchi State and education stakeholders have reviewed the state’s 2025 second-quarter budget performance, highlighting challenges in meeting education sector targets. The meeting, organised by the Young Leaders Network (YLN) in partnership with the state Ministries of Education and Budget, Economic Planning and Multilateral Coordination, was held under the Strengthening Advocacy for Girls Education
Bauchi State has launched its 2025/2026 school enrolment campaign in partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and UNICEF. The ceremony took place at Government Secondary School, Kirfi, headquarters of Kirfi Local Government Area. State Commissioner for Education, Dr Muhammad Lawal Rimin Zayan, said the campaign would mobilise traditional rulers to support enrolment drives.
Seven students of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, who faced dropping out over unpaid tuition fees, have received scholarships from the university’s branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Branch chair, Dr Angulu Haruna, said the intervention was prompted by the economic difficulties students face. Two of the awards, worth ₦200,000 each,
The First Lady of Bauchi State, Dr Aisha Bala Mohammed, has urged greater investment in grassroots education after touring a series of recently renovated Islamiyya schools in Alkaleri Local Government Area. Among the schools visited was Noorul Islam Islamiyya, her childhood alma mater, where she told pupils that combining religious and Western learning was vital
