The Federal government says the 2026 National Examination Council (NECO) exams will be computer-based. Speaking at the 25th anniversary of the council in Abuja on Thursday, Tunji Alausa, minister for education, said that making the examination CBT is part of an ongoing effort by the government to curb examination malpractice. “Today, as we celebrated the…
The federal government has commenced construction of a 1,500-bed student hostel at Yaba College of Technology and Lagos State University. In a post on X on Friday, Tunji Alausa, minister of education, said the project will improve student welfare in tertiary institutions. “Today, we broke ground on the NextGen hostel residence at Yaba College of…
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has directed members to begin an indefinite strike from May 1, 2026. In a circular dated April 30 and addressed to branch chairmen nationwide, the unions said the action followed a meeting with…
Nigerian students studying in Russia under a bilateral scholarship programme have accused the federal government of abandoning them, saying they have not received stipends for months and are now struggling to survive. In a recent video that has gone viral on social media, the students appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently intervene. One of…
Aliko Dangote, president of Dangote Industries Limited, has pledged to build a $550 million hostel at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Imo state. Dangote made the commitment on Saturday after commissioning the ACE-Fuels ELECTROLAB-X (Electrochemical Lab for Accelerated Breakthroughs and Exponential Energy Technologies) at the university. “I am going to build a hostel…
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun state, has said it declined approval for the venue of a lecture to be delivered by Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, due to short notice by the organisers. The university made the clarification in a statement issued on Sunday by Abiodun…
Charles Soludo, governor of Anambra state, has offered automatic employment to 37 first-class graduates of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU). Soludo made the announcement during the university’s 16th convocation ceremony held on Saturday. He said the beneficiaries will be employed by the university as graduate assistants and also receive scholarships to pursue postgraduate studies in…
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has alleged that Nigerian universities are being pressured to cancel lectures whenever he is scheduled to speak. In a post on X on Saturday, Obi said the repeated cancellations point to a troubling pattern targeting his engagements on campuses. He cited a recent incident at…
Peter Obi, former Anambra governor, has called for increased investment in education, warning that Nigeria risks falling further behind without urgent reforms. Obi made the call while delivering a lecture at Coal City University on repositioning Nigeria’s education sector for national growth and global competitiveness. He argued that the country’s development challenges are closely tied…
Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has asked governors in the south-east to declare a state of emergency in the education sector, warning that the region risks losing its long-standing educational advantage. Ezekwesili spoke on Saturday while delivering a keynote address at the South East Education Conference in Awka, the Anambra state capital. She urged…
