The Federal Government has set a 2027 target for transitioning its examination system to 100 per cent computer-based testing (CBT). The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria yesterday in Abuja. Alausa said the committee was set up to address key challenges in the education sector, …

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 …

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 …

The Senate on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to impose sanctions on officials responsible for the pains and sufferings Nigeria students in countries abroad are facing. It, therefore, summoned the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, and the leadership of the Federal Scholarship Board over the delay in the payment of outstanding grants to the students. The upper legislative chamber …

The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Monday, said he has identified industry-linked research in institutions of higher learning as key to national development. While receiving briefings from Chief Executives of parastatals and agencies under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Education in his office in Abuja, the minister said: “The Federal Government is determined to support research linked …

Like his predecessors, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Tuesday vowed that the 17-year-old abandoned National Library will be completed and inaugurated by the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The minister made the vow during a tour of the edifice in the company with the National Librarian and some senior directors of the Federal Ministry of Education. The …