For over three months, pupils in public primary schools across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stayed at home due to a teachers’ strike that began on March 21, 2025. The teachers were demanding better pay, including the N70,000 minimum wage, wage increases, and other outstanding entitlements. The strike was only called off on July 9
Despite being Africa’s largest economy and one of the world’s top oil producers, Nigeria is still struggling to enrol millions of its children in school. According to a UNESCO report, one out of every five out-of-school children globally is Nigerian. That is over 10 million children — a figure that puts the country at the
An education expert and Chief Executive Officer of eTutors Nigeria Limited, Mr Adeniyi Ajayi, has stated that utilising online technology is a viable solution to many problems facing the education sector in Nigeria. Ajayi, in a statement made in Ibadan, Oyo State, said that online learning can help address issues such as overcrowded classrooms, high
Some schoolchildren in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have appealed to striking teachers across the six area councils to consider their plight and end their ongoing industrial action, which has kept them out of school for over two months. The children conducted interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
Students at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife peacefully protested on Monday, demanding that the university issue them their identity cards. They gathered at the main gate, chanting that the examinations should not proceed without students having their ID cards. Issac Omoboriowo, President of the Great Ife Students’ Union, told reporters that for the past
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed deep concern over the Federal Government’s continued failure to honour agreements aimed at revamping Nigeria’s university system. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, the newly elected ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, described the government’s inaction on critical matters as a significant stumbling block to the
Political activist Aisha Yesufu has joined the ongoing debate over the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), demanding the dismissal of the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday, emotionally admitted that technical
The persistent decline in performance in the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations has once again sparked widespread concern over the state of Nigeria’s education sector. An award-winning educationist, Mr Jesuteke Prosper, has described the trend as “disheartening” and called for urgent, coordinated efforts to address the root causes of the crisis. In an
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results have sparked nationwide concern, with only 21.5% of the 1,955,069 candidates scoring above 200, the typical benchmark for university admission in Nigeria. This means over 1.5 million candidates fell below the cut-off, raising questions about the state of the country’s education system. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
