The Federal Government has approved 26 trade courses under a revised technical education curriculum set to take effect from the 2025/2026 academic session. The Federal Ministry of Education announced that all Federal Science and Technical Colleges will be converted to Federal Technical Colleges under the new framework. Each institution will offer a minimum of six
The Federal Government has approved 12 years as the new minimum age for admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) for pupils who have completed six years of primary education. This development is contained in a new policy document on Non-State Schools, unveiled last week by the Federal Ministry of Education. The directive aligns with
The Sokoto State Government has cleared over ₦500 million in unpaid tuition fees, securing the release of certificates for students it sponsored to study at Integral University, India. The debt was inherited from the previous administration. Deputy Governor Idris Mohammed Gobir presented certificates to two Master’s degree graduates and stated that 18 others had received
An industrial and computational mathematics expert, Mrs Ifeyinwa Madu, has expressed concern over the future of career development in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, citing the persistent decline in students’ performance in mathematics as a critical threat. Mrs Madu, a Chief Lecturer at Federal Polytechnic Bauchi and currently conducting research in Industrial and
The House of Representatives has passed a second reading of a bill aimed at eliminating the discrimination between holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor’s degrees in Nigeria. The bill, which is a private member bill, was sponsored by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Hon. Fuad Laguda, who heads the House Committee on Federal Polytechnics
