The Federal Government pledged on Wednesday to make education more accessible to Nigerians. The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu, pledged at the inauguration of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Surulere Campus, Ojuelegba, Lagos. Sununu described the opening of the campus, aimed at enhancing access to education for all, as being in line with the eight-point …

A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has called for adequate investment in the education sector in order to build a formidable society. Gowon stated this during a Thanksgiving service to mark the 20th anniversary of Africa International College and Africa Community School in Abuja on Sunday. Represented by his brother, Mr Dauda Gowon, he said issues in …

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Julius Ogundiran, has warned about the consequences of neglecting teachers in a nation. In his address during the 2023 annual celebration of World Teachers’ Day in Abuja, Comrade Ogundiran expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of teacher welfare despite their unique and pivotal contributions to …

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun on Thursday said his administration was committed to implementing the recent education summit’s report in the state to ensure the best quality education. Adeleke made the remark during the maiden edition of the Ipade Imole Meeting held at Aurora Event Centre in Osogbo. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Ipade Imole meeting is …

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 …

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) of the United Kingdom government has asked President Bola Tinubu to use the money saved from fuel subsidy removal to fund education in the country. FCDO’s representative, Ian Attfield, who made the call at the end of the Inclusive Education project in Nigeria, (Supporting Mainstreaming Inclusion so all can Learn Equally, SMILE), in …

The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean is providing support for former Vice President,  Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s newly formed Organisation, Future Perspectives, to launch the “Innovation to Transform Education Training” in Nigeria. According to a statement on Monday by Osinbajo’s media office, the non-profit organisation co-founded by the former Vice President would work with …

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke has tasked Nigerians and non-governmental bodies in the country to rise to the occasion of standing with and defending the cause of public education, saying the sector is in the state of near collapse. He spoke at the weekend while addressing his members at the 22nd …

Founder of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola on Thursday reiterated his commitment to transforming the education sector in Nigeria. At a meeting with the Assistant Commandant-General (Training and Manpower Development) of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), David Abi, and his entourage, in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Babalola also said that the major problem that Nigeria …