15 September 2026
CSR in Education

OPM Opens Second Free School in Nasarawa

The Founder and General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries (OPM), King Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, has commissioned a new tuition-free school in Ado-Karu, Nasarawa State. The school, which was commissioned on Saturday, September 20, 2025, is the second OPM free school in the state and the 38th across Nigeria. King Chinyere reaffirmed that every Nigerian

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Colleges

Rector Jailed for Running Fake Degree Courses

Mr. Satiregun, the Founder/Rector of International College of Administration Science and Technology, Auta Balefi, Nasarawa State, has been convicted and jailed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Honourable Justice Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa of the Federal High Court, Lafia, Nasarawa State, sentenced Satiregun to a 7-year jail term without the option of

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States

Nasarawa to Host 5th FEDUGAM Games

Nasarawa State will host the 5th edition of the Federal Education Sector Games (FEDUGAM) from August 4 to 10, 2025, in Lafia. The announcement came during a visit by a delegation from the Federal Ministry of Education to the State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Kwanta Yakubu. The two-member delegation, comprising Consultant Okeyinka Matthew and

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States

Nasarawa to Host 5th Education Games Event

The Nasarawa State Government is set to host its 5th Federal Education Sector Games (FEDUGAM) in Lafia. The event, scheduled to take place between August 4 and 10, 2025, was announced during a visit by a delegation from the Federal Ministry of Education to Hon. Kwanta Yakubu, Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development in Nasarawa.

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States

Sule Orders Action Against Truants in Schools

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has warned that any teacher who skips work or abandons duty will be punished. He gave the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) full support to discipline such teachers. The governor made this clear through his Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs, Mr. Peter Ahemba, during a press

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States

Fulani Group Trains 250 Nasarawa Pastoral Women on Skill Acquisition

The Fulbe Development and Cultural Organisation (FUDECO), in collaboration with Supporting Pastoralism and Agriculture in Recurrent and Protracted Crises (SPARC), has trained and empowered approximately 250 pastoral women residing in Nasarawa State, as part of efforts to address the issues of crime in the state. The State Chairman of FUDECO, Muhammad Habib Hussaini, disclosed a

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States

Nasarawa to Educate 200,000 Students on Digital Literacy

The Nasarawa government, alongside the Adolescents Girls Initiatives for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) group, plans to educate more than 200,000 students on digital literacy.  Aisha Isoga, the Coordinator of the AGILE Project, made this known at the opening of a five-day master’s training programme on digital literacy in Lafia. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Isoga

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States

Gov Sule Approves NECO Fees for Over 24,000 Public School Students in Nasarawa

In a significant move to support education, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has approved the payment of National Examination Council (NECO) registration fees for more than 24,000 final-year students in public secondary schools across the state. This initiative, marking the second consecutive year of such support, aims to alleviate the financial burden on parents

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