Education

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities are set to conclude a new agreement aimed at easing tensions in public universities and improving staff welfare. The pact brings together both sides after years of…
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has announced that total funds released under the student loan scheme have climbed to N161.97 billion. The disclosure was made in NELFUND’s weekly report covering December 29, 2025, to January 4, 2026,…
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Vice President Kashim Shettima spoke in Maiduguri as Kashim Ibrahim University graduated 2,294 students and installed the Ooni of Ife as its Chancellor during a combined convocation ceremony. The event held on Saturday covered three…
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Kebbi State will reopen all public and private primary and secondary schools on Monday, January 5, 2026, marking the start of the second term of the 2025/2026 academic session after weeks of closure across the state. The directive was…
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has denied reports that she was appointed a visiting professor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, creating confusion around an announcement earlier credited to the institution. The claim involved the…
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Fresh questions have surfaced over the rescue of pupils abducted from St Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Niger State, after an aide to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar expressed doubts about the process.The…
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Schoolchildren taken from St Mary’s Private Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State have regained their freedom after weeks in captivity. The 130 pupils were released on Friday in an…
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities at Olabisi Onabanjo University has awarded cash scholarships to 31 students from low-income homes to help them stay in school and complete their studies. The beneficiaries are undergraduates of…
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the renaming of the Federal University of Medical Sciences in Azare, Bauchi State, in honour of the late Islamic scholar, Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi. The decision was announced during his condolence…
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A socio cultural group from Kwara South has opposed the proposal to rename the University of Ilorin after Sheikh Alimi, saying the move does not reflect the identity of the entire state. The opposition came from the Kwara South…
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