The Kaduna State Government has flagged off a partnership with the Street to Scholars Foundation to support out-of-school and street-connected children, with a target of eliminating the state’s estimated 187,000 out-of-school children within one year. The Commissioner for Finance, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed, stated this at the official flag-off of theContinue Reading

Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Imo State University (IMSU) chapter, has vowed to sustain  the ongoing strike until the full implementation of the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU agreement and the resolution of outstanding welfare  affecting its members. The union, which commenced the industrial action on August 10, 2026, said itsContinue Reading

The Bauchi State Government has renovated 250 schools across the state and spent more than ₦800 million to pay examination fees for 24,917 students, the state Ministry of Education has said. The Commissioner for Education, Abdulkadir Ibrahim, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, highlighting the administration’s interventions to improveContinue Reading

Hello Chinese S3, a Chinese-language teaching programme jointly produced by the Center for Language Education and Cooperation of China’s Ministry of Education and StarTimes, has concluded its season after 40 consecutive weeks on air. The programme combined Mandarin lessons with human-interest stories and coverage of China-Africa exchanges, aiming to makeContinue Reading

The Federal Government has disbursed N38.93 billion to 166 public tertiary institutions nationwide under the Needs Assessment Revitalisation Fund. The intervention fund aims to address infrastructure gaps and improve teaching and learning facilities. The disbursement covers 79 universities, 46 polytechnics, and 41 colleges of education, with funds earmarked for approvedContinue Reading

…appeals to govs on commitment to implementation The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has said the $552.18 million World Bank grant for Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE-EDU) programme is targeting 29 million children, 500,000 teachers, 65,000 public schools and 10,000 non-formal learning centres across Nigeria. The programmeContinue Reading

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, Osun State, Prof. Akeem Olawale Lasisi, on Monday affirmed that women are increasingly breaking cultural barriers in medical education, with female students accounting for 67.38 per cent of the university’s student population. The Vice-Chancellor attributed the trend to changing societalContinue Reading