Education

The Centre for Public Accountability on Thursday said the Tertiary Education Trust Fund remains critical to sustaining Nigeria’s higher education sector, warning that many public institutions would have suffered worse infrastructural decay without the agency’s interventions. The group made this known during a virtual press conference while presenting findings from ...

The Federal Government on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to providing inclusive and quality education for every Nigerian child during the 2026 Children’s Day celebration at the Federal Ministry of Education headquarters in Abuja. Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, made the pledge while hosting children from different schools and backgrounds alongside ...

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics on Thursday urged the Federal Government to implement National Board for Technical Education directives on staff duties in polytechnics to stop non-teaching roles from being taken over by teaching staff. The union made the call at its South-South zonal meeting held at Federal ...

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons on Tuesday called for stronger teacher education to curb human trafficking during a training for 150 secondary school teachers in Abeokuta, Ogun State. NAPTIP Director-General, Binta Bello, said teachers must help create awareness against trafficking by teaching pupils and students ...

Finland’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on May 18 proposed stricter immigration rules for international students, including tougher language tests, stricter financial checks and delayed family reunification, to improve integration and prevent financial hardship among foreign students in the country. The proposals are currently open for public consultation until ...

The Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN) on Sunday called on Nigerian university leaders, government authorities and regulatory bodies to adopt Artificial Intelligence (AI) and digital governance systems to improve university administration, accountability and innovation across state-owned institutions during its 8th Biennial Conference in Kano State. In a statement ...

The Nigerian Academy of Science will open Nigeria’s first dedicated science museum on May 21 in Abuja through interactive exhibitions and educational programmes designed to promote scientific learning, research and innovation among students, educators and the public. The NAS–T.Y. Danjuma Museum and Library, funded by Theophilus Danjuma and commissioned in ...

The Nigeria Revenue Service Academy said on Wednesday that it will launch a digital Learning Experience Platform in Abuja on May 20 to modernise staff training through technology-driven learning, gamified exercises and performance tracking aimed at improving service delivery. Academy director, Adeolu Akinyemi, said the platform would replace periodic classroom ...

Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, said on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television that fewer Nigerians are studying abroad because improved academic stability, increased investment and uninterrupted school calendars have strengthened confidence in local universities. Alausa dismissed reports suggesting Nigeria still ranks among the top countries for outbound student ...

The South West Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Daramola Adesuyi, on Tuesday in Akure urged students benefiting from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, saying the student loan scheme has helped many youths remain in school by reducing financial ...