Workers at the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, in Ondo State on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike over the non-payment of salaries by the Ondo State Government. The striking workers, who are members of the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP), staged a peaceful protest on the institution’s campus to express their grievances. …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it uncovered 585 fake A-level certificates in 2025 alone, with four suspected already arrested by the police. The Registrar of the board, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, made this known during a closed-door meeting with the staff of the board. A transcript of the meeting was published in the JAMB weekly bulletin obtained by …

The Kebbi State Government has explained the reasons for the ongoing construction of four mega primary schools in the state. This is as the government said one of the primary school is on the verge of completion. According to the government the four mega schools formed part of the campaign promises of Dr. Nasir Idris prior to his election in …

The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa has called for the extension of the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme from one to two years. In a statement posted on NYSC’s official Facebook page on the courtesy visit of the Director-General, Brigadier General Nafiu (rtd.) to the minister in Abuja on Friday, Alausa also called for the expansion of …

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) team, led by its Executive Secretary, Arch. Sonny Echono, has visited the headquarters of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), in Abuja. The working visit aimed at promoting strategic cooperation came on the recent announcement by President Bola Tinubu, through TETFund, to focus more on restoration of infrastructure in tertiary institutions …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State. Additionally, the President appointed principal officers for the university, including Prof. Qurix Williams Barnabas as Vice Chancellor, Sanusi Gambo Adamu as Registrar, Ibrahim Dalhat as bursar, and …

Something unusual and uncommon is about to happen in our public space and nation’s tertiary education sector courtesy of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND). The trail-blazing agency is set to promote a culture of maintenance of public infrastructure. Gone were the days when every new chief executive wanted to initiate their own projects and abandon the existing ones. Last …

The Governing Council of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, has dismissed three staff members for gross misconduct, including result alteration, sexual harassment, and abscondment from duty. The decision was approved during the university’s 171st regular meeting on 12 March, 2025, and announced in an official press release signed by the institution’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Ismail Yauri, According to …

The Anambra State Government has placed a ban on the use of mobile phones by students in secondary schools across the state. Chairman of Post Primary Schools Service Commission in the state, Prof Nkechi Ikediugwu, made the announcement at the Anambra Schools’ Cultural Day celebration on Friday in Awka. Ikediugwu, according to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, …

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Messrs Samuel Badekale and Haroun Adebakin—who emerged as the best graduating students of the University of Lagos during the institution’s 55th convocation—as the state’s Education Ambassadors. The governor also presented them with cheques of N10 million each in recognition of their achievements. Abiodun, while receiving the duo in his office at Oke-Mosan, …