Nigerian govt to subsidise sanitary pads for schoolgirls

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it had embarked on a policy to subsidise the cost of sanitary pads and commence its free distribution to schoolgirls in the country.

Despite collecting ransom, kidnappers refuse to release Engravers students, teachers

Six female students and two staff of Engravers College, Kakau Daji in Chikun Local government area of Kaduna State have remained in captivity despite the payment of N3.6 million ransom to...

38% of out-of-school children in Nigeria are girls

38% of Nigeria's out of school children are girls. This represents 3.85 million of the 10.19 million children out-of-school in the country. According to a 2019 data EduCeleb.com obtained...

Jude Idada wins 2019 NLNG literature prize

Jude Idada has been declared winner of the 2019 Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Prize money of $100,000 for Nigeria literature. Idada was declared winner from over 80 entries...

Soldiers rescue kidnapped Kaduna schoolgirls

Troops of Operation Thunder Strike, said it rescued students of Government Day Secondary School Gwagwada in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State who were abducted on Thursday.

#SexForGrades: Group challenges UNILAG on publicly indicting lecturers

The authorities at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have been challenged to make investigations into alleged sexual harassment by its lecturers public. The Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria (MSSN)...
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Nigeria allocates 6.7% of 2020 budget to education ministry

A sum of N691.07 billion constituting 6.7% has been allocated to the Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Education in the 2020 national budget. This is based on details contained...

WAEC announces new registrar

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the appointment of Pateh Bah as the new Registrar. Mr Bah, from The Gambia, succeeded Dr Iyi Uwadiae whose tenure ended...

Principal kidnapped as gunmen attack another Kaduna school

A school principal has been kidnapped by gunmen who attacked the Government Technical Secondary School located at Maraban Kajuru community in Kajuru local government area of Kaduna. The latest...

Crisis continues as FUDMA gets five VCs in eight years

The Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) appears to be having issues appointing a substantive Vice-Chancellor in almost two years, EduCeleb.com has learnt. This made it to keep appointing acting...