Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has announced the expansion of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund/Renewed Hope Initiative (TETFund/RHI) ICT Experience Centre programme to 15 additional tertiary institutions across the country.
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Gov Aliyu,’s tolerance and unbiased treatment of Islamic sects and non-Muslims
In Sokoto State, seat of the historic Caliphate, and spiritual heartland of Islamic scholarship in Nigeria, Gov Aliyu has, since assuming office, demonstrated a rare and deliberate commitment to religious even-handedness, one that neither privileges a single strand of Islamic thought nor turns a blind eye to the concerns of those outside the Muslim majority
Setting the records straight on Sokoto’s water situation
Our attention has been drawn to a recent statement credited to the Sokoto State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Hon. Manir Muhammad Dan’iya, in which he accused the administration of Governor Ahmed Aliyu of failing to address the water crisis in Sokoto metropolis and its environs
NTI to coordinate FG’s teacher professionalisation programme
The National Teachers’ Institute, Kaduna, has been mandated to coordinate the Federal Government’s Accelerated Teacher Professionalisation Pathway, a new initiative aimed at professionalising unqualified serving teachers and bridging qualification gaps in Nigeria’s education sector
Alausa sets 70 per cent benchmark for textbooks, says publishers must meet quality standards
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has set a 70 per cent minimum benchmark for textbooks to qualify for national ranking, warning publishers that substandard books will no longer be allowed in Nigerian classrooms
TETFund commits N6bn to zonal ICT centres as First Lady opens Oko facility
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has committed N6 billion to establish ICT Experience Centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones as part of efforts to equip students and lecturers with digital skills for the technology-driven economy
Alausa removes data barrier to digital education for all learners
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has launched an initiative to provide zero-rated access to approved educational platforms and content for millions of Nigerian learners, removing data costs as a barrier to digital learning
Wushishi turbaned Maji Dadin Gidan Mangoro as NECO commissions palace
The Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, has been turbaned as the Maji Dadin Gidan Mangoro in recognition of his contributions to the development of the community
Alausa threatens sack, licence withdrawal over accreditation fraud in tertiary institutions
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has warned heads of tertiary institutions against manipulating accreditation exercises, saying officials who compromise the process risk losing their jobs while private institutions could have their operating licences revoked
FG releases eight-month tools allowance, tightens accreditation, enrols 16,000 in digital academy
The Federal Government has released the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) covering January to August 2026 to academic staff in federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education