Examiners engaged by the National Examinations Council (NECO) to mark the 2024 students’ examination papers have threatened to embark on nationwide protest over the non-payment of their allowances after completing the assignment. It was learnt that the examiners have started mobilising their colleagues across the states for the planned protest. A letter written to the NECO Chief Registrar in Minna …

The first lady, Remi Tinubu, has launched the distribution of U-Lesson educational tablets to primary and secondary schools across the nine states of the Niger Delta. The initiative, organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in partnership with the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), aims to equip students with digital tools to support quality education and help Nigeria meet the …

The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark for tertiary institutions in the country. He also hinted at the possibility of reviewing the nation’s education policy. However, the minister stated that there would be no reversal of the Federal Government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree certificates obtained by Nigerians from some “fake” universities …

Parents have expressed concern over overcrowded classrooms at the Junior Secondary School (JSS), Unguwar Dodo, Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Some parents, who spoke when Daily Trust visited the school on Monday, also decried the lack of enough desks for students in the school. A parent, Mrs Rebecca Ayuba, said the majority of the students have …

Normalcy is expected to return to the Federal Universities tomorrow as striking non-academic workers of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), have announced the suspension of the ongoing nationwide indefinite strike over the four months withheld salaries. According to a circular …

The Cross River State Government has appealed to the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to provide special support to the state in providing infrastructure for the newly established University of Education and Entrepreneurship, owned by the state. The state governor, Senator Bassey Otu, who made the appeal during a recent visit to TETFund headquarters in Abuja, particularly …

The Federal Government has released funds for the payment of withheld salaries to the Non-Academic Staff Union of Federal Universities (NASU). This is a conciliatory step by the federal government in addressing longstanding salary arrears and supporting federal university staff, some of whom have embarked on strike. The announcement came from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation …

The Non-Academic Staff Unions (NASU) at Nigerian public universities have announced that their strike, which began on Monday, will continue until their members receive the four months of withheld salaries. Vice president of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Abdussobur Salaam, made this declaration after a meeting with government representatives at the Federal Ministry of Education. “We are …

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Information, National Orientation, Ethics and Values, Olusola Fatoba, has said that the new skills and vocations introduced into school curricula by the Federal Government are to enhance practical skills and employability. Fatoba, who urged parents and schoolchildren to embrace the new developments in the curriculum of primary and junior secondary schools, said, “The …

The Lagos State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Sule, has announced that the State Executive Council has approved the upgrade of Lagos State University College of Medicine (LASUCOM) to a specialised medical university, to be named the University of Medicine and Health Sciences. He disclosed this on Friday at the Conference Hall, Tetfund building, LASUCOM premises, during a stakeholders’ meeting …