Nursing students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) have staged a protest against the school management over an alleged increase in tuition fees from N90,000 to N580,000. In a video circulating on X on Tuesday, the students marched through the streets around the UNIZIK Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) in Nnewi to express their displeasure. The protesters, dressed…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disbursed more than ₦1.5 billion to accredited Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across Nigeria as payment for registration services for the 2026 UTME Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The payment represents part of the board’s commitment to ensuring smooth operations. For the nationwide examination process and compensating CBT centres…
The Federal Government has recorded a significant milestone in its efforts to modernise Nigeria’s education system. With nearly 100,000 academic records digitised across more than 250 tertiary institutions through the Nigeria Education Repository and Data Bank (NERD). The update disclosed in a statement released on March 6, 2026, by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and…
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos State has unveiled a new scholarship programme. Aimed at supporting the university education of children of commercial drivers across the state. Under the initiative, each selected beneficiary will receive ₦500,000 to help fund their tertiary education and reduce the financial burden on transport workers and…
The Federal Government has introduced a new National Laureate Prize aimed at rewarding exceptional academic research in Nigerian tertiary institutions, with top prizes reaching ₦20 million. The initiative announced by the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa. Who said the programme will recognise outstanding undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral theses produced by students across the country. Rewards…
Trolls who intend dragging Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu online may just be wasting their time because she has revealed not to follow conversations on social media. She spoke on Thursday while hosting an interfaith Iftar/Lent breaking of fast for Muslim and Christian women. Remi urged women to adopt girls from disadvantaged backgrounds who they…
The federal government will release N48 billion to 12 federal universities to upgrade engineering and technology facilities across the country. Tunji Alausa, minister of education, announced this in a statement on Tuesday. According to him, the government is executing the intervention under the Ministerial Monitoring, Evaluation and Implementation Committee for the TETFund Special High Impact…
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has barred recipients of honorary doctorate degrees from using the “Dr.” title as a prefix to their names. In a public notice issued on Thursday, the commission warned that it will sanction institutions that breach the new guidelines. It also warned individuals who misuse honorary titles. The directive forms part…
Former Anambra governor Peter Obi has questioned the registration process of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), urging immediate action to ease the burden on students. In a post on X on Monday, Obi said he witnessed large crowds and confusion at JAMB’s Amawbia office in Anambra State last Friday. He recalled that similar…
More than two million homeless children, commonly described as street urchins, sleep in open and unsafe locations across Kano, a report by the Global Improvement of Less Privileged Persons Initiative (GIOPPINI) has revealed. The non-governmental organisation said its findings were based on a scientific survey conducted across Kano metropolis. Mohammed Ali Mashi, executive director of…
