The Federal Government and education providers have been urged by the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) to adopt mother-tongue learning in non-formal education. The Commission warns that continued reliance on foreign languages is limiting progress in reducing illiteracy. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Kano to mark International Literacy Day,
The Federal University of Agriculture, Health, Science and Education (FUAHSE) has directed all students to vacate the hostels as the 2024/2025 academic session ends on Friday, September 12, 2025. According to a notice signed by the Registrar, Barr. (Dr.) Chris Igbokwe, students are to leave the hostels no later than 12 noon on Sunday, September
A lecturer at Sokoto State University, Dr. Maria Abdullahi, has urged students to take vocational skills seriously as a way to survive and succeed in today’s tough economy. Speaking to economics students, she reminded them that with Nigeria’s unemployment rate now above 33%, relying only on office jobs is no longer realistic. Dr. Abdullahi explained
President Bola Tinubu has mourned the death of Chief (Mrs.) Leila Euphemia Apinke Fowler, founder of the Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls, Lagos, passed away recently at the age of 92. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the President described her passing as a “massive loss” to her family, the education
Mrs. Leila Fowler, founder of the Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls in Lagos, has died at the age of 91. The school announced her passing in a statement, describing her as a trailblazing educator, lawyer, and philanthropist who devoted her life to advancing girls’ education in Nigeria. Fowler established the all-girls institution in 1991
A Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) committee has uncovered a large-scale cheating scandal involving 6,319 candidates in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Presenting its report in Abuja on Monday, the committee, chaired by Dr Jake Epelle, said the malpractice was sophisticated and enabled by technology. It documented 4,251 cases of “finger blending”,
Al-Muhibbah Open University, Abuja, has appointed Professor Yahuza Bello, former vice-chancellor of Bayero University, Kano, as its new pro-chancellor and chairman of the governing council. The announcement was made during a joint session of the institution’s Board of Trustees and Governing Council in Abuja. Speaking at the meeting, the university’s chancellor and Bauchi State First
The Katsina State Government has withdrawn the operating licenses of all private and community schools, effective August 13, 2025, as part of efforts to improve education quality. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, signed by Commissioner Hajiya Zainab Musa-Musawa, and shared by the ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Malam Sani
The Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, has dismissed reports that it was ordered by the Edo State Government to restart the process of appointing a substantive Vice-Chancellor. In a statement signed by the Principal Assistant Registrar for Media and Protocol, Otunba Michael Aladenika, the Council said the selection exercise it conducted remains
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told Nigerian graduates to key into the opportunities his government is opening through the Renewed Hope Agenda. He said this during the 42nd convocation and 50th anniversary of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, where he was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad. According to Tinubu, the
