The Minister of State for Education, Prof Suwaiba Said Ahmad, has described the National Library as Nigeria’s apex repository of knowledge and an irreplaceable guardian of the nation’s intellectual heritage. Ahmad remarked in a post on her official X account after joining First Lady Oluremi Tinubu at a press briefing on the library project. She
The Kano State Government has approved the recruitment of additional mathematics teachers for deployment across secondary schools in the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Dr Ali Makoda, announced the decision during the distribution of admission letters to Senior Secondary School One (SS1) students at Maryam Aloma Girls’ Secondary School in Kano. Makoda said the
Dr Stella Ifeyinwa Anumnu, a specialist in educational management at the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, Lagos, has called on Nigerian tertiary institutions to integrate knowledge management with entrepreneurship training to drive innovation, job creation, and national prosperity. Delivering her inaugural lecture titled “Knowledge Management Versus Entrepreneurship: The Missing Link,” Anumnu argued that embedding
The Airtel Africa Foundation, in collaboration with UNICEF, has launched a plan to positively impact over 10 million lives across the continent by 2030 through education, digital inclusion, environmental sustainability, and financial literacy programmes. The announcement was made on Tuesday at a press conference in Lagos State, where the foundation was formally launched. In his
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has warned that deep-seated corruption in Nigeria is undermining the education sector and jeopardising the country’s future. Speaking at an International Anti-Corruption Conference hosted by the University of Lagos in partnership with PANAFSTRAG and CISLAC, Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, Executive Director of CISLAC and the chief of Transparency International
The Federal Government has unveiled a plan to achieve 95% digital literacy among Nigerians by 2030, with a specific target of training and empowering at least 30 million citizens by 2027. Kashifu Abdullahi, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), disclosed the initiative during the Grand Finale of the Tech4Dev Digital for All
The Federal University Lokoja (FUL) has launched the International Centre for Climate Change, Floods, and Environmental Sustainability (I3CFES) to address the growing environmental challenges in Nigeria. The centre, inaugurated at the university’s lecture theatre, is designed to focus on research, policy advocacy, and community-based solutions to climate change. It will also provide consultancy services, support
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) office in Osogbo, Osun State, was thrown into confusion on Tuesday as hundreds of candidates seeking services were left stranded. Many had travelled from towns such as Ife, Ede, Ikire, Ikirun, and even Oko in Oyo State to resolve issues like changing institutions, changing courses, and admission regularisation.
With graduate unemployment still a pressing concern across Nigeria, Sokoto State is intensifying efforts to make entrepreneurship a central part of higher education. At the Shehu Shagari College of Education on Thursday, academics, policymakers, and students gathered to debate how entrepreneurship can reduce joblessness and foster self-reliance. The 9th Annual Economics Lecture, organised by the
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has flagged off the zonal stage of the National Campus Debate, bringing together students from universities and tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Themed “Unity in Diversity: Defining National Identity in Nigeria’s Multicultural Society”, the debate aims to encourage dialogue among young Nigerians on national identity and cohesion. The contests, running from
