Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of education, has warned Bola Ahmed Tinubu, governors and members of the political class against issuing Children’s Day messages amid worsening insecurity and repeated school abductions in the country. In an X post on Wednesday, the former minister accused political leaders of abandoning Nigerian children while continuing to issue ceremonial goodwill…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Segun Aina, professor of computer engineering, as the new registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). In a statement issued on Thursday by Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, the presidency said Aina will succeed Is-haq Oloyede, whose second term expires on July…
Federal Ministry of Education says the federal government has commenced payment of outstanding allowances for Nigerian students studying abroad under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Boriowo Folasade, director of press and public relations at the ministry, the government said the approved funds had been remitted to…
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says poor literacy and numeracy levels in northern Nigeria are the result of leadership failure and weak accountability, rather than inadequate funding. In an X post on Tuesday, Obi reacted to recent comments by Tunji Alausa, minister of education, that the north-west and north-east regions…
By ALO360 Editorial Board Anybody who lives in Nigeria knows that we are dealing with a variant of insecurity that has never been seen before. The spike is quite glaring to ignore or act obliviously. Insecurity in Nigeria was predominantly in the North East, where Boko Haram terrorists were unleashing mayhem. From the North East,…
Peter Obi, 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says the rising abduction of schoolchildren poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s future and worsening education crisis. In a post on X on Saturday, Obi condemned the recent attacks and kidnappings involving students in parts of Borno State and Oyo State. According to him, the incidents…
BY ALO 360 Editorial Board At the 2026 admission policy meeting organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja on Monday, Tunji Alausa, minister of education, announced the newly approved cut-off marks for admission into tertiary institutions. Since then, the decision has generated widespread criticism — and rightly so. According to the…
Dele Momodu, publisher of Ovation magazine and a chieftain of the African Democratic Party (ADC), says it would be “almost impossible” for any southern presidential candidate to defeat President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 election. Speaking during an interview on News Central TV on Wednesday, Momodu argued that opposition parties should focus more on…
The Federal Ministry of Education says it will host a high-level stakeholders’ workshop aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s education data infrastructure and improving coordination across the sector. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Boriowo Folasade, director of press and public relations at the ministry, said the workshop would hold on May 14, 2026. According to the…
Tunji Alausa, the minister for education, has stated that the number of Nigerian students travelling abroad for university education has dropped significantly due to improvements in the country’s tertiary education system. Alausa spoke on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. Responding to data suggesting that Nigeria ranks among the top countries…
