The Federal Ministry of Education has unveiled a new digital platform designed to promote transparency, accountability, and efficiency in Nigeria’s tertiary education system. Known as the Federal Tertiary Institutions Governance and Transparency Platform (FTIGTP), the initiative will allow real-time tracking of funding, performance, and resource allocation across universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. The Minister …
Scores of University of Jos dental students have taken to the streets to protest the non-accreditation of their course, which has resulted in them spending over ten years in school without graduating. The students, on Wednesday, blocked the university gate at its Permanent site, singing solidarity songs and carrying placards with different inscriptions which read, …
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the 2025 admission deadline for all public universities across Nigeria from October 31 to November 17, 2025. The extension, announced on Sunday via a statement on JAMB’s official X handle, follows appeals from university administrators and recent accreditation exercises affecting the ongoing admission process in several …
A delegation of the management of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Wednesday walked out on the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education Examination Bodies over media presence at a public hearing in Abuja. The public hearing, organised by the committee, was to investigate the 2023/2024 budget performance of JAMB and revenue …
History was made in the medical training field on Wednesday, as Chrisland University, Abeokuta, Ogun State, presented and awarded the first Doctor of Physiotherapy in Nigeria and West Africa at its 7th convocation ceremony. Also, Popoola Israel Oladayo, a graduate of Criminology and Security Studies from the College of Arts, Management and Social Sciences, was …
A new wave of hope is sweeping through Nigeria’s public schools as the Create That Change Development Initiative (CCDI), in partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland, on Wednesday commissioned new toilet and library facilities at LEA Primary School, Sheritti, Kabusa, in Abuja, marking a fresh push to restore dignity, hygiene, and learning standards among pupils …
The federal government has launched an initiative to empower teachers across the country with subsidized mobile devices and free data access to enhance professional development and classroom delivery. The Federal Ministry of Education unveiled the scheme in Abuja late Thursday. It will benefit 8,000 teachers from the six geopolitical zones in its first phase, which …
The Muslim Lecturers Association (MLA) of Nigeria will host its 2nd National Research Conference in Kano State, with top scholars and public figures, including Prof. Attahiru Jega and Governor Babagana Zulum, to be honoured for their contributions to academia and national development. The conference, organised in collaboration with Northwest University, Kano, is scheduled to hold …
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its two-week warning strike, following renewed commitments from the Federal Government to address key outstanding issues raised by the union. The strike, which began on October 13, 2025, was initially billed to end next Monday. However, the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) resolved …
...NLC Issues Fresh Warning Over Unresolved Varsity Disputes The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has handed the Federal Government a four-week ultimatum to resolve all outstanding issues with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other tertiary institution-based unions or face a nationwide shutdown. Speaking at the Labour House, Abuja, on Monday, NLC President …
