The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has announced a five-year suspension of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) programme to promote student growth, prioritise welfare, and strengthen Nigeria’s education system. The minister made this known in a statement on Saturday by the ministry’s spokesperson, Boriowo Folasade. He spoke after a comprehensive review of academic programmes available overseas. Alausa said the decision …

A mother, Fijabi Oyindamola Omotayo, crying profusely on Facebook, has called on members of the public and security agencies to help locate her son, Oladipupo Siwajuola, a student of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo. Omotayo, in a live video on Facebook, said she dropped off her son at the university on the evening of Sunday, 27 April 2025. She said, ‘Members of …

The National Executive Council of the Government Secondary School Afikpo Old Boys’ Association (GSSAOBA) has announced the appointment of Ven. Ogbonnia Ibe-Enwo as Chairman of the Committee for the 2025 Homecoming celebrations. A statement by the Association National PRO, Franklyn Ginger-Eke, revealed that ‘The appointment follows a resolution reached at the expanded leadership meeting of the Association held on 19 …

Right lawyer and activist, Deji Adeyanju, has urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest government officials allegedly behind the missing N71.2 billion Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). PUNCH Online reports that the ICPC, in a statement, said it had commenced a comprehensive investigation into alleged discrepancies surrounding the disbursement of student loans under the …

The Federal Government has commended Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for his consistent adherence to due process in the execution of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) intervention projects, describing him as a pacesetter in transparency and accountability. According to a statement by the press secretary of Kwara SUBEB, Atere Abiola on Wednesday, the North Central Zonal Director of UBEC, Elder …

The Oyo State Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure there are enough excellent nurses to serve communities with dignity and skill. The state Commissioner for Health and Chairman of Governing Council, Oluwaserimi Ajetunmobi, stated this during the 27th convocation ceremony of the state College of Nursing and Midwifery, held at the school premises, Eleyele in Ibadan, the state capital, …

A total of 92 visually impaired candidates sat for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Kano State. The JAMB Coordinator for Kano centre, Prof. Muhammad Yahuza-Bello, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen shortly after monitoring the exercise on Monday. NAN reports that the examination was conducted at the School …

The Director of the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Aremu Kehinde, has advised the 2025 Batch A Stream 1 corps members to strive to become job creators and wealth generators. In a speech delivered on his behalf by the Benue State Coordinator, Mrs Veronica Garba, during the opening ceremony of the SAED …

The Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission will, on Sunday, open its recruitment portal for applications to fill job vacancies in both teaching and non-teaching positions in public secondary schools in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said that the recruitment portal would be opened for a period of two weeks and effectively closed at midnight on May 12, …

A wave of anger swept through a JAMB examination centre in Ibadan, Oyo State, as frustrated candidates went on a rampage, damaging chairs and other properties. The unrest followed a reported technical fault that caused delays in the conduct of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The chaos broke out on Friday, 25 April 2025, at the Abimbola Excel School …