JAMB plans remote CBT system for 2027 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is set to introduce remote Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for candidates beginning from the 2027 Unified...

WAEC unveils 2026 Computer-Based WASSCE, results to be released within 45...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced full readiness for the conduct of the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate...

LASU tops 2026 UTME first-choice applications

Lagos State University (LASU) has emerged as the most preferred institution in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) admissions cycle, recording...

JAMB exempts education, agriculture candidates from UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a major change to Nigeria’s tertiary admission process, exempting candidates seeking admission into...

ASUU warns of fresh strike over unimplemented 2025 agreement

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that Nigeria’s public university system could be heading toward another round of industrial...

KWASU to discontinue HND conversion programme

Kwara State University has announced plans to discontinue its Top-Up/HND Conversion Programme from the 2025/2026 academic session in compliance with directives from...

Confluence University expels four students over lesbianism, other offences

The management of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State, has intensified disciplinary measures against...

Educare CEO alleges widespread extortion, ‘sex-for-grades’ in Abia, Imo universities

The Chief Executive Officer of Educare, Alex Onyia, has alleged widespread cases of extortion, sorting and sexual exploitation of students by lecturers...

Students at NTIC Abuja allegedly assault junior colleague

A Junior Secondary School (JSS) student identified as Zara was allegedly assaulted by senior colleagues at Nigerian Tulip...

FG earmarks N250bn to tackle hostel crisis in tertiary institutions

06 May 2026, 8:38 pm WAT By Fred Ezeh, Abuja The Federal Government has earmarked N250...

FG disburses ₦11.8bn interest-free loans to 6,842 tertiary institution workers

The Federal Government has disbursed ₦11.8 billion to 6,842 academic and non-academic staff across Nigerian tertiary institutions under the Tertiary Institutions Staff...

Accommodation Crisis: FG, TETFund Launch 1,500-Bed Hostel Project at YABATECH

The Federal Government has commenced a major intervention to address the worsening accommodation deficit in tertiary institutions with the groundbreaking ceremony of...

NASU, SSANU begin indefinite strike Friday

Operations across federal universities and inter-university centres are set to be disrupted from Friday as the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the...

UNILESA secures ₦4bn TETFund grant to launch Faculty of Technology

The University of Ilesa (UNILESA) has secured a ₦4 billion intervention grant from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to establish a...

UNILESA moves to curb open grazing, illegal mining with agro rangers...

The University of Ilesa (UNILESA) has announced plans to collaborate with the Agro Ranger Unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence...

Imo bans nursery and JSS graduation ceremonies, restricts textbook changes

The Imo State Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has issued a firm directive banning graduation ceremonies for Kindergarten, Nursery, and Junior...

MKU Ilorin records 100% NUC accreditation success across 13 programmes

Muhammad Kamalud-deen University (MKU), Ilorin, has achieved a full 100% success rate in the National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation exercise conducted in...

OAU students stage protest over welfare

Students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest over unresolved welfare...

Embarrassment forces South Africa to withdraw AI policy over fake AI...

South Africa has withdrawn its draft national artificial intelligence policy after discovering that the document contained fabricated references apparently generated by AI.

Zero turnout: Oyo rethinks free evening classes for out-of-school children

The Oyo State Government has announced plans to restrategise its newly launched free evening classes programme after recording...