President Bola Tinubu has directed that liquid funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission be transferred to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund to support its long-term funding. The President also approved the transfer of unclaimed dividends from the Capital Market Trust Fund and the Dormant Account Trust Fund to NELFUND. Minister of Education,…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has awarded N20m each to the best graduating students of Lagos State University for the 2024/2025 and 2025/2026 academic sessions. Sanwo-Olu announced the cash gifts on Wednesday during LASU’s 29th and 30th combined convocation ceremonies at the university’s main campus in Ojo. The beneficiaries are Ayilara Olawale, the best graduating…
The management of Kaduna State University has rejected claims that more than 200 academic staff left the institution because of poor working conditions. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdullahi Ibrahim Musa, said staff movement between universities was common worldwide. He added that such movement should not be seen as proof of poor conditions at the institution. Musa…
The West African Examinations Council is facing questions over the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results after schools and education stakeholders raised concerns about alleged grading errors and technical issues. The complaints came after the release of the results for school candidates. Some school administrators claimed that several high-performing students received lower grades…
The Federal Polytechnic Ukana in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State has received approval from the National Board for Technical Education for 23 new programmes. The approval increases the number of programmes offered by the institution to 44. The new programmes will begin in the 2026/2027 academic session. The initial approval will…
More than 200 professors and other lecturers have reportedly left Kaduna State University (KASU). The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), KASU chapter, blamed poor working conditions for the mass departures. The union also cited the delay in implementing the 2025 Federal Government-ASUU Agreement. According to ASUU-KASU chairman Abubakar Abdullahi, the agreement took effect in…
A lecturer at Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU), Professor Nnamdi Nwaeze, has been suspended after claiming that some tricycle operators, popularly known as Keke riders, earn more than professors at the institution. Nwaeze, a lecturer in the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, reportedly made the comments on his Facebook page. According…
The Federal University Dutse in Jigawa State has asked the state police command for support in tackling emerging cult-related activities and other anti-social behaviour among students. The appeal was made during a courtesy visit by the university’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ahmad Muhammed Gumel, and other officials to the newly posted Commissioner of Police, CP Tijjani Murtala,…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has asked the Federal Government to account for the ₦144.86bn allocated to the National Plan on Financing Safe Schools. Atiku made the demand amid reports that insecurity has forced schools to close in about 40 local government areas. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank…
The National Youth Service Corps has fixed Thursday, September 3, 2026, for the pass-out of the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II. NYSC announced the date on Monday in a statement signed by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu. The scheme also shared the announcement on its official X account. The date marks…
