In a quest to expand its global Presence, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has established a new examination Centre in London, United Kingdom. NECO Registrar/Chief Executive, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi who unveiled the new Centre in London, explained that the NECO SSCE Centre with Barnfield Education Ltd (BEP Education)...
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By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETFund), has commissioned two landmark projects worth N4.089 billion at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, IBBU, Lapai, Niger State, executed under its 2023 Special High Impact Intervention and 2020/2021 merged interventions. The projects which are the Remodelled University Senate Building...
As Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi (MOAUM) prepares to usher in a new Vice Chancellor, strong indications suggest the incoming administrator will face a mix of high expectations and pressing challenges. The current Vice Chancellor, Professor Joe Tor Iorapuu, whose tenure officially ends in early November, has been on...
National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted operational licence to Imo state government to operate its fourth state university NUC Executive Secretary, Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu presented the operational licence recognizing the University of Innovation, Science and Technology, Omuma, Imo State to the State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, in Abuja, on...
Following the recent symbolic flag-off ceremony of free school materials, Taraba State Governor, Dr. Agbu Kefas, is poised to kick off full-scale distribution of the items across schools in the state within the coming days. The official flag-off, which took place on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at Nyabusara Primary...
Nigeria’s university system finds itself at a familiar and distressing crossroads once again. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has initiated a two-week warning strike, not out of convenience or defiance, but as a crucial reminder of the government’s unfulfilled commitments. Central to this deadlock is the Federal...
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding towards Educational Environment Improvement at Model Schools for Basic Mathematics, Science and Pre-Vocational Education in Nigeria. This project, is aimed at improving the learning environment in selected model schools across Nasarawa, Benue,...
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has temporarily shelved its planned nationwide strike following encouraging efforts by the Federal Government to address lingering grievances. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, ASUP National President, Shammah Kpanja, confirmed the suspension of the strike action, which had been set in...
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, spends nearly ₦4 billion annually on electricity, a burden its Vice Chancellor, Professor Adamu Ahmed, has described as “crippling and unsustainable.” Speaking at a press conference to mark the university’s 63rd anniversary on Saturday at the Senate Building, Samaru Campus, the Vice Chancellor said...
Fifty years after its establishment, the University of Jos (UNIJOS) said it has continued to thrive without ever receiving the take-off grant traditionally provided to new universities by the Federal Government, a gap it describes as a long-standing setback to its infrastructural and academic growth. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tanko...
● Promises sensitisation in Kaduna State to ensure compliance As the October 6 deadline for the enforcement of the regulations for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) programme approaches, renowned scholar and former Vice Chancellor of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi, Prof Abubakar Sani Sambo, has...
Kano State has secured the top position in the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) organized by the National Examinations Council (NECO), showcasing remarkable academic excellence. According to a statement from Governor Abba Yusuf’s spokesperson, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, this achievement reflects the state’s robust educational reforms and consistent investment in...
National Examinations Council (NECO), has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE internal, results, 54 days after the last written paper. NECO Registrar, Prof Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the release of the results in Minna, Niger State on Wednesday, said out of the 1,358,339 candidates who sat for...
Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a stern directive mandating that all secondary schools, both public and private, ensure their teachers possess proper certification or face losing their status as examination centres for major public examinations. In a memo released on Thursday, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa,...
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in Zone D, covering South-South and South-East Nigeria, has thrown its full support behind a 21-day ultimatum issued to the Federal Government to address critical challenges plaguing polytechnic education. The ultimatum, effective from August 18, 2025, was announced following the union’s National Executive...
West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed its commitment to fully transitioning the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) to Computer-Based Testing (CBT) by 2026, ensuring a seamless shift that upholds global standards. During a sensitization session with the National Assembly Committee on Education in Abuja on Tuesday,...
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has delivered a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria, demanding urgent action to address critical challenges plaguing the polytechnic education sector. The announcement was made by the Chairman of ASUP at Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech), Mr. Monday Ojo, during a...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of an imminent crisis in the nation’s university system over the Federal Government’s failure to review lecturers’ salaries for more than 15 years and refusal to implement the 2009 FGN-ASUU Agreement. At a press conference on...
Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Ibadan Zone, has called on the Federal Government to urgently implement the Yayale Ahmed report, submitted in February 2025, to avert a potential strike in public universities. Speaking at a press conference in Ibadan on Monday, August 25, 2025, Prof. Biodun Olaniran, ASUU...
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has fiercely opposed the Federal Government’s proposal to outsource quality assurance processes in polytechnics, warning of severe consequences for academic standards. At a press conference in Bauchi on Friday, ASUP Zone B Coordinator, Mr. Lumpye Simji, announced a 21-day ultimatum issued to the...