Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo has announced the reintroduction of Edo languages into the school curriculum across Edo State, reaffirming his administration’s commitment to preserving the State’s rich cultural heritage and promoting indigenous knowledge. The Governor disclosed this during a courtesy visit by the leadership of the Esan Okpa
The Federal Government says senior secondary school students in the arts and humanities will no longer be required to present a credit in mathematics in their Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for tertiary admissions. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by the Director, Press and
The Gbemiga Abiodun Education Support Programme, an endowment scheme put in place by the Abiodun family to support the education of indigent students in Remoland, has so far disbursed N252 million to 932 beneficiaries across Primary, Secondary, Technical, and Tertiary institutions in the state over the last three years. The
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved a final reopening for a period of 48 hours to enable tertiary institutions yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday by Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director,
The University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo State, has been named Nigeria’s best university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking 2026. The latest ranking, released on THE’s official website on Thursday, also placed the federal university between 801 and 1,000 globally, ahead of other top Nigerian institutions —
University of Jos Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has explained the rationale for its proposed industrial action. The meeting, held on Friday in Jos, was convened by the union’s Students Relations Committee. Speaking at the event, Prof. Jurbe Molwus, Chairperson of the union, thanked student leaders
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to empowering Nigerian youths and consolidating economic reforms, as the country marked its 65th Independence Anniversary. In a national broadcast from the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Tinubu described young Nigerians as the “greatest assets” of the nation, urging them to dream big
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) says it is not owing school fees of 5,000 students of Itsekiri extraction in Novena University, Ogume, Delta State. The PAP in a statement on Tuesday stated that the agency is not owing fees in Novena or any institution within or outside the country. The
The Federal Government, through the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), has closed 22 unaccredited colleges of education operating across Nigeria. The action follows a nationwide audit and inspection, including personnel verification and financial monitoring, which revealed that these institutions failed to meet operational standards. In a statement, the
Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has announced plans for the construction of a 500-bed hostel facility for the medical school of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma in Edo State. The Governor made the pledge during his campaign tour of several wards in Esan West Local Government Area (Iruekpen and