Call them President Bola Tinubu’s kids; then Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s children. You won’t be wrong. For in reality, that sums up the story of five young Deltans who left Nigeria as national champions to compete in Qatar and returned to the country as global champions. They brought honour and...
Education
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos– Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has outrightly rejected the proposed Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF), describing it as a “poison chalice” and a bait designed to entrap its members. Speaking to journalists shortly after the Congress of the University of Jos chapter, the...
Sokoto State Government has disclosed spending N4.7 billion over the past two years to cover registration fees for students taking external examinations, ensuring access regardless of their families’ financial lcircumstances. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja, the state’s Commissioner for Basic...
Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has revealed that Nigeria has achieved tremendous digital transformation in basic education with a total of 21 Smart Schools currently in operation across the country with the injection of over $10 million by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to support the project Executive Secretary...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja– President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, Rukayya Muhammad Fema, and Hadiza Kashim Kalli on emerging world champions in English language communication skills and debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global competition in London, United Kingdom. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that 17-year-old Nafisa was named the...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday charged state governors to prioritise the welfare of Nigerians by investing more in their future, putting more money in rural electrification, agricultural mechanisation, poverty eradication and infrastructure. President Tinubu spoke on Thursday in an address at a meeting of the National Economic Council...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has commended the efforts of the chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr. Mohammed Kasim, assuring him of full support of the assembly. The Speaker, made this known when when he...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja Newly appointed Chairman Governing Board of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura has pledged to give necessary support in the bid to revamp basic education in Nigeria. He appreciated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing him as the chairman of UBEC, promising...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has identified the importance of collaboration, innovation, and strategic planning in delivering quality basic education. Executive Secretary noted that UBEC remains committed to building inclusive and sustainable education systems that empower learners, improve outcomes, and...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – Kaduna State Government is set to go into partnership in bringing together global development partners, government agencies, and education stakeholders to co-create a homegrown and inclusive education model. To achieve this desired goal, the state government is to host a high-level international education summit,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, has reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening basic education in his state Governor Lawal stated this when he, paid a courtesy visit to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in Abuja on Thursday. The visit was a familiarization meeting...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to deepening collaboration with Saint Lucia in education, culture, and technology. The President visited the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in Morne Fortune, Castries, on Tuesday, the fourth day of his State Visit to Saint Lucia. He engaged...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – In a major steps to modernise Nigeria’s public universities through digital innovation, the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), on Tuesday July 1, 2025, formally launched the Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project in Abuja. The initiative, backed by a €38 million credit...
The Malala Fund has pledged $50 million to tackle barriers hindering girls’ access to education worldwide, with a significant portion allocated to Nigeria. According to Nankwat Dakum, Communications Manager for the Fund in Nigeria, the funding is part of a new five-year strategy titled “Strengthening Rights and Securing Resources...
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has announced plans to recruit 4,000 additional teachers to bolster the state’s education sector. This move is aimed at strengthening the state’s teaching workforce, particularly in primary and secondary schools. The governor made this disclosure during the June edition of his media chat, “Gov....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Bauchi State Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, on Wednesday reaffirmed his administration’s unwavering commitment to strengthening basic education during a working visit to the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) headquarters in Abuja. Speaking during the visit, Governor Mohammed emphasized the critical importance of foundational learning,...
A professor of English Grammar and Applied English Linguistics, Roseline Adejare, has disclosed that Nigerian teachers commit grammatical errors every 16 minutes in a particular classroom. Speaking at Lagos State University’s 107th Inaugural Lecture, Adejare lamented the declining standards of English language teaching. “The standard is getting lower, and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has applauded the role of women in advancing education and shaping future generations through education, administration, research, and mentorship. The Minister made the commendation at the opening ceremony of the 2nd national conference of the...
Nigeria’s federal university system is at a perilous crossroads. Beneath the surface of swelling student populations, convocation speeches, and shiny accreditation plaques lies a festering reality: our universities are slowly dying—not from a lack of talent or potential, but from the weight of structural contradictions, policy inertia, and a...
By BARBARA KALU, Awka– Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has approved ₦6.154 billion as counterpart funding for Anambra’s Universal Basic Education (UBE) grants for 2022 to 2024. This approval will enable the state to access an equal matching grant from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), amounting to ₦12.308...