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A’Ibom Rural Education Gets Boost As Eno Commissions Nkari School

adminSeptember 13, 2026

The education crisis in Nkari community, Ini Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, has been eased with the commissioning of a new model primary school by Governor Umo Eno. The intervention is significant for pupils in the community who had been out of school for two years following the absence of a functional school...

FG Targets Classroom Quality With Six-Month Upgrade For 250,000 Teachers

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The Federal Government is moving to tackle one of the less visible challenges facing Nigeria’s education system , teachers working in classrooms without recognised professional qualifications , with plans to put 250,000 serving teachers through a six-month training programme from October. The intervention, known as the Accelerated Teacher Professionalisation Pathway, ATPP, represents an attempt to...

Textbook Quality: FG Tightens Rules To Protect Learning Outcomes

adminSeptember 11, 2026

The Federal Government has moved to strengthen the quality of classroom learning in Nigerian schools by introducing a national benchmark that will determine which textbooks are fit for use, following the discovery of instructional materials that scored as low as 25 per cent in the country’s first national textbook assessment. Under the new framework, only...

FG Orders Tertiary Institutions to Use Only Own Resources for Accreditation

adminSeptember 10, 2026

The Federal Government has announced plans to tighten accreditation procedures for tertiary institutions, saying schools will no longer be allowed to rely on borrowed lecturers, equipment or facilities to secure approval for academic programmes. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in Abuja while inaugurating a ministerial committee tasked with strengthening accreditation and...

NUC Approves Medicine, Surgery Programme For AKSU

adminSeptember 10, 2026

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of Medicine and Surgery at Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU), paving the way for the institution to admit its first batch of medical students from the 2026/2027 academic session. The approval was contained in a letter dated September 3, 2026, following a resource verification exercise conducted...

FG Enrols 16,000 Nigerians In New Digital Skills Academy

adminSeptember 9, 2026

ABUJA — The Federal Government has selected 16,000 Nigerians for the first batch of its newly established Digital Training Academy, in a move aimed at expanding access to digital skills and improving young Nigerians’ prospects in the global job market. The development was announced by the National Coordinator, Special Projects and Innovation Unit of the...

FG Releases 8-Month Academic Tools Allowance To Lecturers

adminSeptember 9, 2026

ABUJA — The Federal Government has begun implementation of another key component of its 2025 agreement with university lecturers, releasing the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) covering eight months to academic staff across federal tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said the payment covered the period from January...

NOUN Appoints Experienced Treasury Chief As Acting Bursar

adminSeptember 9, 2026

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has turned to one of its experienced financial administrators, Mrs Ramatu O. Ibrahim, to steer its Bursary Department as Acting Bursar, following the death of the substantive holder of the office, Mallam Nasir G. Marafa. Ibrahim, who until her appointment was Deputy Bursar, Treasury, assumed the position on...

Education For Climate Coalition Opens 2026 Call For Innovative Green Education Projects

adminSeptember 7, 2026

The Education for Climate Coalition has opened applications for its 2026 Call for Innovative Green Education Action Projects, offering students, educators, schools, organisations and other education stakeholders an opportunity to showcase practical initiatives addressing climate change and promoting sustainability through education. The initiative is being organised ahead of Education for Climate Day 2026, scheduled for...

NELFUND Rejects Claims of Political Screening in Student Loan Access

adminSeptember 7, 2026

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has dismissed allegations that political loyalty is a consideration in determining which Nigerian students receive education loans, insisting that its application system operates without political, religious, ethnic or gender discrimination. NELFUND Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Akintunde Sawyerr, described the allegation as “completely ridiculous,” arguing that the scheme...

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A’Ibom Rural Education Gets Boost As Eno Commissions Nkari School

FG Targets Classroom Quality With Six-Month Upgrade For 250,000 Teachers

Textbook Quality: FG Tightens Rules To Protect Learning Outcomes

FG Orders Tertiary Institutions to Use Only Own Resources for Accreditation

NUC Approves Medicine, Surgery Programme For AKSU

FG Enrols 16,000 Nigerians In New Digital Skills Academy

FG Releases 8-Month Academic Tools Allowance To Lecturers

NOUN Appoints Experienced Treasury Chief As Acting Bursar

Education For Climate Coalition Opens 2026 Call For Innovative Green Education Projects

NELFUND Rejects Claims of Political Screening in Student Loan Access

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