The Chairman of the Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) of Lagos State, Dele Oshinowo, has obtained the 2024 General Certificate Examination (GCE) for 200 students in the LCDA. The council boss said he did that to boost the dwindling interest in education among young Nigerians and to support striving parents during the current economic challenges. Oshinowo, who spoke through …

Following unsatisfactory responses from the WAEC representatives, the committee resolved that WAEC must submit all its bank statements from 2018 to the present within a week. A committee member, Awaji-Inombek Abiante, described WAEC as uncooperative, emphasising the need for accountability. “WAEC Nigeria was an uncooperative witness in this process, shielding and denying Nigerians the value of the country’s investment in …

The Federal Government says it has revoked the contract of the company handling the construction work for its smart school infrastructure in Kebbi State and re-awarded it to another contractor. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, disclosed that the construction work of the smart school in Bayelsa State was also undergoing due process to revoke the contract …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has identified poor governance, academic corruption and inadequate funding as some of the critical issues affecting tertiary education in Nigeria. The Acting Executive Secretary of the NUC, Chris Maiyaki, made this statement during the 2024 Registry Lecture at Babcock University, Ilishan, on Tuesday. Maiyaki said there had been a decline in the nation’s university system …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said 72 per cent of the candidates who sat this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) got credits in five subjects, including English Language and Mathematics. Addressing reporters yesterday while announcing the release of the results, WAEC’s Head of National Office (HNO), Dr. Josiah Dangut, gave a comparison of the percentage …

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) disclosed, on Monday, that it had partnered with the Council for Registration of Engineers in Nigeria (COREN to curb the rising cases of school building collapse in the country. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, spoke on Monday, during the training of staff of the commission’s department of physical planning, on enhancing …

The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Wednesday, announced what it described as a significant milestone, receiving the highest number of student loan applications within a 24-hour period since the launch of its portal on 25 May 2024. In a statement on Wednesday, NELFUND said it “recorded 9,687 student registrations, with 7,975 completed loan applications”, on 7 August 2024. The …

The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB) has said it will, between 8 and 23 August, interview 8,197 candidates for recruitment as primary school teachers in the state. The 8,197 applicants scored 50 per cent in the computer-based assessment test earlier conducted by OYOSUBEB. In a statement on Wednesday, the OYOSUBEB Chairman, Dr Nureni Adeniran, said the interview sessions …

The first female President of the Student Union Government, University of Calabar, Blessing Alims, has explained why she appointed 50 individuals for advisory roles in her administration. Alims, who recently gained the attention of netizens after being announced the President in the university’s 49-year history, announced the appointment of the aides in a viral letter dated August 1, 2024. However, …

The Kwara State government on Monday warned the head teachers of public primary schools in the state against charging illegal fees for the common entrance examination slated for Saturday. The government said it had paid all the required fees for all the pupils participating in the examination. It also directed the school heeds to guide against any form of malpractice …