Alex Onyia, CEO of Educare and pro-education advocate, calls for a reform of the Nigerian educational sector. Alex stated that the educational sector needs transformation. He emphasised the importance of this sector in the country and how it serves as a building block of every economy. Onyia discussed the benefits of implementing sound educational programmes
The Federal Government confirms it has started the concurrent implementation of bachelor’s degree programmes across 15 approved Federal Colleges of Education in Nigeria. This move follows President Bola Tinubu’s recent assent to the legislation empowering Federal Colleges of Education to award both the Nigeria Certificate in Education and Bachelor’s degrees in education. Speaking at a
The Oyo State House of Assembly has passed a motion advocating the integration of mental health education, counselling services, and structured support systems across schools in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the house decried the alarming statistics and emotional struggles of students faced by depression, anxiety, bullying, and substance use.
Babajide Kolade-Otitoju, Group Controller, Current and Public Affairs, TVC Communications Limited, and ACE Broadcaster, has lamented the undervaluing of practical skills in Nigeria, particularly in light of the country’s growing youth population and increasing skills gap. He made this known at a public lecture themed: “Technical Education and National Development: The Place of AI, Its
When Professor Toyin Falola stood before students and staff at Karl Kumm University, Vom, to deliver the institution’s first distinguished lecture, his message was loud and clear: Africa’s future depends on how it rethinks education today. Education, he argued, has always been tightly linked to power — political, economic, and social. From colonial times to
The Abia State Government has called on newly recruited teachers in the state to uphold high standards of professionalism and commitment in their work. This was made known by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Basic and Secondary Education, Kenechukwu Nwosu, during a two-day orientation programme held in Umuahia for the newly engaged teachers.
Education experts and human rights groups are deeply concerned about the impact on students in Nigeria due to issues with major examinations. They claim that these issues are jeopardising the future of many students and denying them their right to a quality education. Examinations like JAMB and WAEC are supposed to help students move to
The Honourable Minister of State for Defence and Ex-Governor of Zamfara, Bello Matawalle, has received accolades from a coalition of fourteen local civil society organisations for making an extraordinary impact on the State’s education sector. Matawalle was said to have released funds to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), enabling the State to get a
The Chairman of the Bayelsa State Council of Traditional Rulers, King Bubaraye Dakolo Agada IV, states that Nigeria’s poor leadership and growing public anger are attributed to a faulty education system inherited from colonial times. King Dakolo spoke during the 2025 Feast of Barracuda held in Yenagoa. The National Association of Seadogs organised the event—Pyrates
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has issued a directive barring candidates found guilty of examination malpractice from sitting for any external examinations for three years. The directive, outlined in a letter to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), was communicated by JAMB’s Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in a statement on Tuesday. It
