The President, Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS), Prof. Abubakar Sambo, says the newly established NAS-T.Y. Danjuma Museum and Library will enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education. Sambo disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja ahead of the official opening of the facility scheduled for …
Read More »
The Federal Government says more than 8,000 learning centres have been established nationwide to expand access to adult literacy and non-formal education. Dr John Edeh, the Director overseeing the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria …
Read More »
The Federal University Dutse (FUD), has approved the establishment of the School of Continuing and Distance Learning Education (SCDLE), to expand access to higher education. This is contained in a statement by Abdullahi Bello, Director, Public Affairs of the university, on Wednesday in Dutse. He said the school is designed …
Read More »
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of top-performing candidates in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The list was unveiled during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja on Monday. Owoeye Daniella Jesudunsin emerged as the highest scorer nationwide …
Read More »
The Federal Government has approved a $500 million annual funding mechanism to transform Nigeria’s research and innovation ecosystem in line with international best practices. The fund, known as the National Research and Innovation Development Fund, is designed to ensure sustainable financing for research activities, innovation and the commercialisation of discoveries across …
Read More »
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says President Bola Tinubu has approved N250 billion for the construction of student hostels across tertiary institutions nationwide. Alausa said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of governing boards, principal officers and chief executives of agencies under the Federal Ministry of …
Read More »
A senior lawyer and human rights advocate, Femi Falana, has blamed some state government’s neglect for the basic education for the alarming rate of out-of-school children in the country, which is estimated at 20 million. A document he obtained from the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) in response to his …
Read More »
The Safer Society for Children Foundation has joined forces with the Elegant Nurses Forum to demand justice for a female student reportedly gang-raped by four suspects in Ijebu Ode. It is alleged that the police failed to provide adequate protection to the victim, thus exposing her to further harm and …
Read More »
The Federal Government has announced the approval of N2 billion each as take-off grants for Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal Polytechnic, Abuja, and Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos State, as part of efforts to support their early operations and development. It has also inaugurated the pioneer rector of …
Read More »
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved an extension of its student loan programme for institutions that have formally requested additional time for the 2025/2026 academic session. The Fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, announced this in a statement on Thursday. Oluwatuyi said the extension applies strictly …
Read More »
