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NABTEB reports 300% rise in enrolment for technical education exams in Nigeria

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 15, 2025

The number of candidates applying for Nigeria’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) entrance exams has risen sharply by nearly 300%, growing from 7,547 applicants in 2024 to 30,000 in 2025. This information was made public by the Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the

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UNICAL clinical lecturers suspend duties over exclusion in VC selection

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 14, 2025

Clinical lecturers at the University of Calabar have begun an indefinite suspension of their duties, citing what they call intentional exclusion from the ongoing process to select the university’s new vice chancellor. This action was communicated in a letter dated June 13, 2025, addressed to the vice chancellor and issued by the University of Calabar […]

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64,000 candidates take NECO’s national entrance exam into Federal Unity Colleges

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 14, 2025

A total of 64,000 pupils from Nigeria, as well as from the Benin Republic and Togo, participated on Saturday in the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE), organised by the National Examinations Council (NECO), for entry into Federal Government Colleges. The exercise was overseen in various examination centres in Abuja by the Minister of State […]

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NUT urges Tinubu to enforce welfare packages for teachers

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 9, 2025

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure the full implementation of the welfare packages that were approved for teachers by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2020. Comrade Audu Amba, who serves as the National President of the union, made this call during an interview with the News Agency […]

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NUT criticizes WAEC, NECO’s CBT transition, says it won’t curb exam malpractice

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 9, 2025

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has criticized the federal government’s order requiring a complete changeover to computer-based testing (CBT) for WAEC and NECO exams by 2026, arguing that this strategy will not eliminate exam malpractice in Nigeria. During an interview in Abuja, the NUT National President, Comrade Audu Amba, made this known, claiming that […]

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UniPort Grieves Loss of Student in Off-Campus Shooting Incident

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 9, 2025

The University of Port Harcourt (UniPort) has expressed profound grief over the passing of a 300-level computer science student, Mr. Godwin Francis Akpakpan, who was reportedly shot and killed in a tragic incident that occurred off-campus and involved security forces. In a statement issued by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Sammy Kpenu, the university […]

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Delta Government Approves N6.7bn to Access UBEC Grant

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 9, 2025

The government of Delta State has approved N6.7 billion as its counterpart contribution to secure funding from the Universal Basic Education Commission, aimed at boosting education in the state. This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, on Saturday in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. He […]

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Katsina Education Commissioner Introduces New School Operational Guidelines

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 8, 2025

The Katsina State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hajia Zainab Musawa, has introduced a set of new operational guidelines aimed at private and community schools, aligning with Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda’s plans for education reform. During a sensitisation workshop held on June 2, 2025, in Katsina, the Commissioner stated that these new guidelines […]

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US-Based Pastor Plans Spiritual Conference Tour in Nigerian Universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 8, 2025

A Nigerian pastor based in the United States, Pastor Akinsola Kings, has unveiled his intention to host a series of Christian conferences across universities in Nigeria to ignite spiritual awakening among students. The event, titled Global Campus Reignition, is being coordinated by the American International Christian University, South Carolina, USA, in collaboration with

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UNIZIK Denies Link to Man Who Died After Jumping from 3-Storey Building

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 8, 2025

The authorities of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, located in Awka, Anambra State, have stated that the individual who lost his life after leaping from a 3-storey building in Ifite-Awka was not enrolled at the university. Reports indicate that the deceased, identified as Kenneth Oyeaka Rapuchukwu, jumped from a building known as Seat of Wisdom Lodge on […]

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American School Introduces U.S.-Based Model to Strengthen Nigerian Curriculum

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 8, 2025

Abraham Lincoln American Academy has implemented a curriculum rooted in the U.S. education system to raise the standard of learning in Nigeria and to nurture critical thinkers and students who can compete globally. The Head of School in Abuja, Jessica McAllister, speaking during the academy’s graduation event held over the weekend in Lagos, highlighted the […]

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Deeper Life High School Celebrates Outstanding 2025 UTME Results

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 8, 2025

The leadership of Deeper Life High School has commended the achievements of their students in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. As stated by the school, a total of 900 students from 22 different campuses nationwide took part in the exam, with 865 results already released and 35 still awaiting release. The institution, which is […]

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US judge temporarily halts Trump ban on foreign students at Harvard

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 6, 2025

A US district judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the Trump administration, stopping the enforcement of a ban that prevents Harvard University from admitting international students. President Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday that blocks the university from enrolling foreign students, who make up a quarter of its student population and contribute

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Nasarawa SUBEB Suspends Lafia Education Secretary

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 6, 2025

Kassim Mohammed-Kassim, who serves as the executive chairman of the Nasarawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has placed Usman Aliyu, the education secretary of Lafia Local Government, on suspension for not being present at his workplace. Mr. Mohammed-Kassim announced the suspension on Thursday in Lafia during unannounced visits he made to several schools and

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Ooni: How Wike became a minister under Tinubu should be studied by universities

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 6, 2025

Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Ooni of Ife, has called on universities to examine the path Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), took to become part of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The Ooni made this statement on Thursday while speaking at the 2025 Distinguished Personality Lecture hosted by Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, […]

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UNIZIK student jumps to death from 3-storey building after taking hard drug

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 6, 2025

A student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, whose identity remains unknown, died after jumping from a three-storey building, allegedly under the influence of hard drugs. The heartbreaking event happened around 8:00 p.m. on Thursday at a student lodge near Royal Kitchen junction, located close to the university’s entrance in Awka, Anambra State. Eyewitnesses stated […]

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Babcock University expels student accused of drug peddling, fetish practices

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2025

Babcock University, located in Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, has dismissed Master Oladipupo Siwajuola, a student whose mother claimed he went missing in a May 3, 2025, social media post and blamed the university for failing in their duties and contributing to his disappearance. The university made the expulsion public on Tuesday following the conclusion of a […]

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OAU refutes claim of 2 students being arrested during Wike’s campus visit

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2025

The authorities of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun State, have refuted reports that the Department of State Services (DSS) detained two students who staged a protest while the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, was delivering a lecture on Tuesday. At the gathering held inside Oduduwa Hall, where Wike gave […]

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Prof Jibril Aminu, ex-Education Minister and diplomat, passes away at 85

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 5, 2025

Prof. Jibril Aminu, a distinguished Nigerian academic, diplomat, and statesman who previously held the post of Minister of Education and later served as Ambassador to the United States, has passed away. He was aged 85. Family members and associates have confirmed his passing. Aminu died in Abuja on Thursday following an extended illness. His funeral […]

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2025 WASSCE English Exam Not Cancelled, WAEC Confirms

Fadiran Ifeloluwa June 4, 2025

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has denied rumors suggesting that the English Language examination held as part of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates was cancelled. A fabricated press statement, dated Friday, May 30, 2025, spread across various social media platforms, falsely alleged that the English