Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has praised the management of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) for its “developmental role in advancing educational infrastructure to enhance teaching and learning in the country”. Represented by his deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, at the 2024 TETFund Management Retreat in Calabar, the state capital, Otu maintained that without TETFund’s intervention impact, …

The minister of education, Tunji Alausa, says President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed that history should and will be reintroduced as a subject in Nigeria’s basic schools. History, reports indicate, was removed from Nigeria’s basic school curriculum in 2007, eliciting sharp criticism that spanned years. In many cases from then on, historical topics were taught with little depth as part of …

More than N18.5 billion has been paid to tertiary institutions as student loans, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintude Sawyerr, has confirmed. Sawyerr, who spoke on a TVC programme monitored yesterday by Leadership News, said additional N5.5 billion has been paid directly to 115,000 students as pocket cash. He said the payments covered the …

The management of the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta has called on the alumni to move closer to the school and avail it the needed support on critical structural and infrastructural development in the institution. According to a statement on Thursday by the Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta Muslim Alumni (MAPAMA), Mr. Tajudeen Balogun, …

A former governor of Osun State and prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, has called for a comprehensive shift away from traditional learning systems in Nigerian educational institutions. Akande stressed the importance of equipping graduates with practical skills to ensure they can contribute meaningfully to national growth and economic development. Speaking at his residence in …

President Bola Tinubu has consented to a proposal to establish a federal university in Southern Kaduna. Vice President Kashim Shettima revealed this “at the weekend during a condolence visit to the Kukah family on the death of Yohanna Kukah, the Agwom Akulu of Ikulu Chiefdom”, the Vice President’s spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, revealed in a statement Monday. The statement was titled …

The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has ordered immediate online clearance for newly admitted students for the 2024/2025 academic session. The university’s Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, said this in a statement on Saturday in Benin. She said the exercise was expected to be concluded on January, 2025. Ehanire said the directive affected only candidates already given …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), on Friday, chided the Federal and state governments over their 2025 education budgets, describing the allocations as a reflection of their disregard and underestimation of the education sector’s importance. In his Wednesday address to the National Assembly, President Bola Tinubu presented the 2025 budget proposal, which outlined a colossal N49.70 trillion spending plan …

Governor of Sokoto State Ahmed Aliyu, on Thursday flagged off school enrollment campaign for school-age children ahead of the 2024/25 academic year. Speaking in his remarks during the programme, the governor Identified out-of-school children including those who have never been enrolled and those who have dropped out for re-admission and enrolment. He said the drive will involve Community and Religious …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has renamed the university of Abuja as Yakubu Gowon University. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Muhammed Idris, after the FEC meeting preceded over by President Bola Tinubu. Addressing State House Correspondents, the Minister said the move was aimed at honouring the former Head of state and elder Statesman, Yakubu …