Educational

The Federal Government has approved the establishment of nine new private universities across the country. This approval was announced by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu in Abuja. He said the newly approved institutions are Tazkiyah University, […]

The West African Examinations Council has announced the official release of the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. In a statement issued via X today, August 4, 2025, the examination body confirmed that candidates who sat for the exam can now access their results online.

The staff unions at Lagos State University have declared an indefinite strike, effective immediately, over unresolved issues with the university management. The Joint Action Committee, comprising Academic Staff Union of Universities,Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Non-Academic Staff Union, and National Association of Academic Technologists, announced the decision in a letter dated July 31, 2025, […]

The National Examinations Council today announced the release of the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination results. The examination, which commenced on May 12, 2025, was concluded on May 23, 2025. According to a statement by Azeez Sani, the Acting Director of Public Affairs of the examination body, a total of 179,201 candidates registered for the examination in 12 […]

Heads of universities at the 2025 policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board set the 2025 minimum admission benchmark for universities at 150 on Tuesday.‎‎This means that JAMB will permit no university in the country to admit any candidate who scores below 150 in the 2025 Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination.‎‎Although,certain institutions […]

Data released by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board during its 2025 policy meeting on Tuesday revealed that Computer-Based Test centres in Imo and Anambra states topped the list of centres busted for finger pairing malpractices.‎‎In total, about 19 centres were busted nationwide, with Anambra having six; Imo with four; Abia with one, Edo with […]

The federal government has officially set the minimum age for admission into the country’s tertiary institutions at 16 years.‎‎The government also cautioned that any admission carried out outside the Central Admission Processing System, CAPS, would be deemed illegal, and those responsible would face prosecution.‎‎The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated this on Tuesday while […]

The United States Mission in Nigeria has announced that all applicants for F, M, and J nonimmigrant visas must now adjust their social media account’s privacy settings to public.‎‎F, M, and J visas are nonimmigrant visa categories issued by the US government for individuals coming to the country for educational and exchange purposes.‎‎The development was […]

The Oyo State Government,today, ordered about 202 teachers who were not integrated into the Post-Primary Schools Teaching Service Commission to return to their Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities, without further delay. The Chairman of the state Universal Basic Education Board, Nureni Adeniran, gave this directive during a meeting with Education Secretaries from the 33 […]

The Director General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Binta Bello on Thursday urged Principals of secondary schools in Ogun State to join forces with the agency in combating the challenge of human trafficking in the country. She described human trafficking as the second highest organised transnational crime after […]