The Federal Government has upgraded 38 federal and state technical colleges as part of a broad reform to equip Nigerian youths with internationally competitive skills. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the 2025 Quarterly Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement on the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative...
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The federal government has announced a five-year suspension of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) programme to promote student growth, prioritise welfare, and strengthen Nigeria’s education system. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known in a statement released in Abuja on Saturday by the Director of Press and...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Nigeria’s higher education landscape has expanded once again as the Federal Government approved 11 new private universities, raising the national tally to 295 institutions. Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, presented provisional licenses to the new universities in Abuja on Wednesday, urging them to...
The federal government has announced the discontinuation of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by newly elected officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). He described the BEA programme...
By JOHN ONAH Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has been hailed for breaking barriers in Nigeria’s education landscape by providing full support for 501 physically challenged candidates writing the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, across 11 specialized centres nationwide. Minister of State for Education,...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced a N110 billion investment towards enhancing the study of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and nursing in 18 universities across the country. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, made this known while inaugurating the...
Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has announced the release of ₦50 billion by the Federal Government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday by Director Press, Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade...
The Federal Government has approved N120 billion to commence skills acquisition for youths across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad disclosed this at the Adolescent and Youth Ministerial Dialogue on Wellbeing, Health, and Development in Abuja on Tuesday. The event, organised by Plan International...
President Bola Tinubu has assured the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) of his government’s support to ensure the advancement of its Open and Distance Learning (ODL) structure. Tinubu gave the assurance on Saturday in Abuja at the 14th convocation of the university, where the Speaker of the House...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government has directed all tertiary institutions that have been granted waivers to recruit staff to publicly advertise the available vacancies. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday by the Director of Press in the Ministry,...
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, in his commitment to youth skills acquisition, has advocated for the extension of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) service year beyond 12 months. He stated that this would enable every Nigerian youth to be fully trained in at least one skill...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government has made a landmark public presentation of Fifty (50) Titles of Academic textbooks written by Nigerian Scholars and published under the sponsorship of the TETFund’s Higher Education Book Development Intervention Project. While unveiling the books in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister...
Bishop Matthew Kukah has described the establishment of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia (FUASK), Kaduna State, as God’s instrument for driving growth and development in the state. Kukah made this assertion on Friday in Abuja during the inauguration of the university’s Governing Council and Principal Officers. The...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- In alignment with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s commitment to affordable, clean, and sustainable energy, the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund (MDGIF), in collaboration with Femadec Energy, is set to establish Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion centres and refuelling stations across 20 federal tertiary institutions...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Government on Monday reiterated commitment towards enhancing the delivery of quality basic education across the country. Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, who spoke in Abuja particularly, expressed the determination of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration to transform education. He...
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has said President Bola Tinubu has approved the long-awaited conversion of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) into a university. Alausa confirmed the development on Friday while addressing the institution’s management during a visit. “I discussed this with President Tinubu, and he approved...
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has promised to engage stakeholders over the proposed 12-year basic education structure. Alausa disclosed this during a news conference in Abuja on Friday. The minister had earlier presented a proposal aimed at transitioning to 12 years of compulsory education within the existing...
Industrial action that may cripple academic activities in the nation’s public universities is imminent following a plot allegedly hatched by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) in cahoots with officials of the Federal Ministry of Education to frustrate the release of about N300 billion University...
The Federal Government has a 2027 target for transitioning its examination system to 100 per cent computer-based testing (CBT). Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. Alausa said that the committee...