The Federal Government has commended the suspension of the teachers’ strike in Oyo State, describing it as a major victory for dialogue and the education of Nigerian children.
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Dr Akimugu is a trained teacher, professional journalist and creative writer. He has many years of experience in the media with bias for education and children.
Accurate database is bedrock of national education reforms –Alausa
The Federal Government has called on state governments, local government authorities and private school proprietors to fully key into the Digitalised Nigeria Education Management Information System (DNEMIS), describing accurate data as the bedrock of credible education reforms.
The Minister of Education, Dr
UTME: 4,216 candidates with disabilities admitted in 10 Years – Okebukola
No fewer than 4,216 candidates with disabilities have secured admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across Nigeria over the past decade, through the intervention of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s (JAMB) Equal Opportunity Group (JEOG).
FG sets deadline to activate smart, schools, to end JSS-SSS split
The Federal Government has set a December 2026 deadline to ensure all completed Smart Schools, Bilingual Schools and Alternative Schools across the country are fully operational, while also announcing plans to phase out the policy separating junior and senior secondary schools.
Echono tasks Nigerian scientists to develop Lassa fever vaccine
The Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has challenged Nigerian scientists to identify the fastest pathway towards developing the country’s first Lassa fever vaccine.
Community Food Bank: Oluremi Tinubu and Namadi’s shared vision
When the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Bola Ahmed Tinubu,touched down in Hadejia for the North-West launch of the National Community Food Bank Programme, she was not merely inaugurating a federal initiative, but was, in effect, endorsing a model of governance that Governor Umar Namadi has spent the better part of his tenure quietly constructing in Jigawa State.
FG, Singapore partner to train TVET instructors in pedagogy, assessment
The Federal Government of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Institute of Education, Singapore, has commenced a capacity-building programme aimed at strengthening the delivery of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) across the country through the training of instructors and educators.
NELFUND condemns tertiary institutions over poor service delivery, arbitrary fee hikes
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has raised the alarm over the conduct of some tertiary institutions found to be withholding tuition refunds from students and arbitrarily inflating institutional charges, in what the Fund describes as unethical practices that undermine the objectives of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Student Loan Scheme.
FG to launch digital education data platform July 1, enrolls 32 million students
The Federal Government has announced Wednesday, 1 July, 2026, as the date for the official launch of the Digital National Education Information Management System (DNEMIS), a pioneering digital platform designed to modernise education administration and drive data-led governance across Nigeria’s education sector.
Rite Foods, JAMB to honour seven outstanding undergraduates with ₦5 million
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in partnership with Rite Foods Limited, is set to host the Maiden Academic Excellence Recognition Award Ceremony in Lagos on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, celebrating seven exceptional Nigerian students who distinguished themselves through outstanding academic performance during the 2025 admission exercise.