PENGASSAN Foundation Renovates LEA Primary School, Donates Learning Materials
By Chinedu Echianu The PENGASSAN Foundation has completed the refurbishment of LEA Primary School, Tukuruwa, in Kwali Area Council, Abuja, in just three weeks. Two classroom blocks, toilets, and the school’s borehole were renovated, while 200 desks, 800 exercise books, and 200 school bags were donated to pupils. At the commissioning on Tuesday, PENGASSAN President, […]
Imo Government Bans Nursery, JSS3 Graduations,Issues New Guidelines
By Chinedu Echianu The Imo State Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has rolled out a new policy abolishing graduation ceremonies for pupils in kindergarten, nursery, and Junior Secondary School (JSS3) across public and private schools in the state. The directive, contained in a circular with reference number MOEPS/COMMR/2025/VOL.1/155 dated August 8, 2025, was addressed […]
NELFUND Records ₦86.3bn to 450,000 Students Since Scheme Launch
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has revealed that 449,039 students have so far benefited from its student loan scheme since the launch of its online portal on May 24, 2024. According to the latest daily status report released on Monday, August 11, 2025, the scheme had disbursed a total of ₦86,347,458,384 […]
Marwa Calls for United Front Against Drug Abuse, Cultism, Banditry
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brigadier General, Mohamed Buba-Marwa, has called for urgent collective action by families, religious leaders, traditional rulers, and community stakeholders to curb the growing menace of drug abuse, cultism, and banditry among Nigerian youths. He stated this while speaking at a seminar by the […]
WAEC Under Fire as Result Portal Crashes
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) is facing renewed scrutiny after its result checker portal went offline on Wednesday evening, just days after announcing the worst performance in over a decade for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Council blamed the outage on “technical issues,” in a notice posted […]
CONUA Welcomes TISSF Loan Scheme, Urges Government to Address Fundamental Concerns
By Chinedu Echianu The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has commended the Federal Government for launching the Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund (TISSF), a ₦10 million loan scheme aimed at improving staff welfare in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector. However, the union has urged the government to ensure fairness, transparency, and inclusiveness in the implementation process. […]
Governor Ododo Launches Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme for Schoolgirls
By Chinedu Echianu Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has restated commitment to uplift lives and livelihoods of citizens, especially women and girls in the state. Governor Ododo disclosed this at the Flag Off Ceremony of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) project at the […]
FG Enforces 16-Year Age Limit for Tertiary Admissions
By Aremu Toyeebaht In a bid to tighten admission processes and uphold academic integrity, the Federal Government has officially enforced 16 years as the minimum age for entry into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the directive during the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), […]
NILDS Records Sharp Rise in Postgraduate Enrollment
By: Julian Adetinuyo The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, has recorded a sharp rise in postgraduate enrollment, with two hundred and forty-four students matriculated for the twenty twenty-four to twenty twenty-five academic session — a nearly ninety percent increase compared to the previous year. Speaking at the matriculation ceremony in Abuja, […]
Investigate Alleged Fraud in Students Loan Disbursement – CONUA
By Chinedu Echianu The Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA) has called for an immediate investigation into alleged diversion of student loans by some Universities in collusion with certain Banks. CONUA is a Union of lecturers in tertiary institutions in thirty universities and inter University Centres across Nigeria, which broke away from the Academic Staff […]