UI school hijab case: Court adjourn till January

Justice Ladiran Akintola of the Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday adjourned the case involving some Muslim parents and students of University of Ibadan International School and the school management over...

BEA scholarship: Government owes students 20 month stipends

The Nigerian government currently owes students schooling abroad under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) 20 month stipend arrears. Some of them studying under the BEA in Russia under say that they are finding it increasingly...

JAMB releases 2019 UTME registration dates, guidelines

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the guidelines for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Registrar, Ishaq Oloyede also disclosed that the sale of registration form would start on 10th...

On Prof Olaleru’s “Open letter to ASUU President”

“How does NANS expect Nigerian students to buy the idea that the country's economy will collapse if education gets adequate funding when there is profligacy everywhere? The politicians ride in exotic cars of the...

We are prioritising child education through school feeding programme – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed commitment towards prioritising child education in Nigeria especially through the school feeding programme. He said this in his 2019 budget presentation speech before...
Education Budget 2019

Education ministry gets 7.02% of Nigeria’s 2019 budget

The Federal Ministry of Education has been allocated 7.02% of the 2019 budget by the Nigerian government. This is based on the estimates given by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday during the budget presentation at...

Government not saying anything new to end strike, ASUU President finally speaks

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Biodun Ogunyemi has disclosed that government was not saying anything new in its negotiations with university teachers who had been on...

Why you should not laminate your certificate

Many have been in the dilemma whether to laminate their certificate or to leave it the way it is. The fact is that what has advantages definitely has disadvantages too. The two...

NGOs collaborate to train low cost school teachers on STEM

Three nongovernmental organisations are working together to train teachers in low cost schools on Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM). The organisations are Carisma4U Educational Foundation, Bunmi Adedayo Foundation (BAF)...

Is ‘extra lesson’ necessary for children? Minister criticises trend

A Nigerian Federal Minister, Hadi Sirika has criticised the organisation of extra lessons for school children beyond school hours. Mr Sirika who is the minister of State for Aviation expressed this in a tweet on...