Lagos State Government has directed all schools below the tertiary level to resume on Monday, 4th September, 2023, in compliance with the 2023/2024 Harmonised Academic School Calendar as approved by the state Ministry of Basic Education. During an interview in her office on Monday, the Director-General of the Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), Mrs. Abiola Seriki-Ayeni urged all schools …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has taken another swipe at President Bola Tinubu querying his primary and secondary education claim. Atiku made this known via his X (formerly Twitter) verified account on Sunday. According to the former Vice President, in 1999, Tinubu claimed to have attended St. John’s Primary School in Aroloya, Lagos State before …

First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has initiated the National Scholarship Programme (NASP) for Tertiary Education under the Renewed Hope Initiative. The programme designed to empower young minds, took flight by awarding scholarships to 46 students from various tertiary institutions across the nation. According to a statement by her media aide, Busola Kukoyi, the beneficiaries were drawn from the 36 states …

Some parents in Kubwa, a suburb in the Federal Capital Territory, have called on the federal and state governments to develop bicycle lanes on roads for students who have bicycles to ride to schools and other places safely. They made the call at the second edition of a 10-kilometre cycling competition organised for students in Abuja. The competition tagged “Bikers …

Students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Ondo State have protested against the sudden death of their 500-level colleague, Ayomide Akeredolu, at the university’s health care facility. The aggrieved students expressed misgivings about services at the University Health Centre. Motorists were left stranded for hours on the Akure-Ilesa highway as the students expressed displeasure over the death of …

The Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, on Thursday, said that he constructed roads that would last 50 years without maintenance while he was governor of Ebonyi State. He made the revelation in relation to the quality of roads constructed in the country saying Nigeria should have roads according to her temperature. Featuring on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday, …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has said that the implementation of the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) will begin by September 2023. The CCMAS document is expected to guide institutions in the design of curricula for their programmes while bringing necessary innovation into the content and delivery of their programmes towards achieving the overall goals of education and training …

Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) on Tuesday organised a critical stakeholders workshop for the validation of guidelines for the review of the Senior Secondary Education Curriculum (SSEC). The executive secretary of NERDC, Prof. Ismail Junaidu said at the workshop that the old Senior Secondary Education Curriculum was found to be no longer relevant to the overall objectives of …

President Bola Tinubu inaugurated his 45-member cabinet on Monday after they were screened by the Senate. Among the ministers-designate is a 69-year-old Professor, Tahir Mamman, who was sworn in as the Minister of Education. In this report, The PUNCH highlights 10 things to know about the minister. 1. Dr Tahir Mamman was born on July 7, 1954. 2. He graduated …

Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, on Monday, announced the downward review of current fees in state-owned tertiary institutions. During a media parley at the Government House, Kaduna, the governor noted that the downward review was in tandem with the current general rise in the cost of living, following the subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu on 29th May. According …