The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, alongside the Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, has unveiled the National Sports and Education Excellence Programme (N-SEEP), a national initiative to integrate quality education with elite sports development under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda
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Alausa unveils digital training academy to drive Tinubu’s hope agenda
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has unveiled the National Digital Training Academy (DTA), a flagship initiative to equip young Nigerians with advanced digital skills and globally recognised certifications, in furtherance of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda
Tinubu approves 3,252 PTA teachers’ recruitment for unity schools
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of the recruitment of 3,252 verified Parents-Teachers Association (PTA) teachers into Federal Government Colleges, otherwise called Federal Unity Schools, describing it as a landmark intervention in strengthening Nigeria’s education sector
Osu-Ajiri of Edege Chiefdom meets with IGP Disu, reaffirms police-community partnership
The 4th Osu-Ajiri of Edege Chiefdom, His Royal Highness Alhaji Suleiman Ahmed Eko IV, held a strategic meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, (IGP) Olatunji Rilwan Disu, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Minister unveils six autism centres in tertiary institutions
Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has unveiled a comprehensive Federal Government initiative to strengthen autism care through expanded specialist training, strategic investments in tertiary institutions and the establishment of Autism Centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones
Alausa orders tertiary institutions to expel students involved in kidnapping…directs school heads to strengthen campus intelligence
The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has directed Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts across Nigeria to immediately dismiss any student found culpable, after due investigation, of involvement
NERDC disowns fake funding request for revised basic education curriculum
The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has disowned a fake document circulating in the public domain seeking financial support for the production, printing and nationwide distribution of the Revised Basic Education Curriculum (BEC) for the 2026/2027 academic session.
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Alausa earns Senate commendation for transparency, safe schools initiative
The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, has received commendation from the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the Safe Schools Initiative for his commitment to transparency, accountability
Alausa inaugurates admission committee for armed forces medical college
The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, has inaugurated a Technical Working Group to fast-track the establishment of the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences, with the Federal Government targeting the admission of its first set of military medical
Alausa, Obaji lead tributes as Oloyede takes a bow from JAMB after landmark tenure
The education community on Friday night honoured the immediate past Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Is-haq Oloyede, as he formally ended his 10-year tenure marked by far-reaching reforms that transformed the examination body into one of Nigeria’s most transparent