Education

EFCC Supports Education with ₦50 Billion Donation to Student Loan Fund

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has contributed ₦50 billion to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), a significant boost to the government initiative aimed at supporting indigent students in higher education. This was announced by the EFCC on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, during a courtesy visit by the Managing Director and Chief Executive […]

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JUST IN: FG Releases 2024/2025 Admission List for Unity Colleges

The Federal Government has published the admission list for the 2024/2025 academic session for the country’s 115 federal unity colleges. This was announced in a statement by Boriowo Folasade, Director of Press and Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, on Tuesday in Abuja. Folasade urged parents and guardians to check their wards’ admission […]

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Fed Govt Revokes Contracts for Smart Schools in Kebbi, Bayelsa

The Federal Government has announced the revocation of a contract for the construction of a smart school in Kebbi State, citing delays and inefficiencies. The contract has been re-awarded to a new contractor, according to the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu. A similar revocation process is also underway for the smart school […]

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Zamfara Govt Reopens Schools for JSS Students to Write BECE Exams

The Honourable Commissioner of Education, Science, and Technology, Malam Wadatau Madawaki, has announced the reopening of all schools across the state for the continuation of the Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) exams. This decision follows the recent closure of schools due to the nationwide hunger protests, which began on August 1 and ended on August 10, […]

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WAEC Withholds Results of 215,267 Candidates Over Exam Malpractice

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the results of 215,267 candidates from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) due to suspected cases of examination malpractice. This number accounts for 11.92 percent of the 1,805,216 candidates who took the examination. The 2024 WASSCE began on April 30 and concluded on June […]

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How to Check Your 2024 WAEC Results in Six Easy Steps

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. The announcement was made on Monday, August 12, 2024, via a post on X. In the post, WAEC stated, “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat for the WASSCE for school […]

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BREAKING: WAEC Releases 2024 WASSCE Results

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially announced the release of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results. The announcement was made on Monday through a post on WAEC’s official X (formerly Twitter) account. The post read: “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat for the […]

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Nigerian Public Primary Schools in Decline Despite ₦54.9bn UBEC Funds

Public primary schools across Nigeria are deteriorating despite the availability of ₦54.9 billion in Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds that remain unutilized by state governments. This ongoing neglect has driven parents in numerous Nigerian cities to transfer their children from public to private schools due to dilapidated infrastructure, poor teaching quality, and the general […]

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Tinubu Appoints New Governing Councils for 6 Fed Colleges of Education

President Bola Tinubu has appointed 30 individuals to the governing councils of six federal colleges of education located in Kebbi, Benue, Edo, Ebonyi, Bauchi, and Sokoto states. The appointments were announced on Wednesday in a statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. The statement, titled “President Tinubu Appoints Governing Councils […]

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NYSC to Reject HND Graduates Lacking Mandatory One-Year Industrial Training

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that graduates of polytechnics and monotechnics who fail to complete the mandatory one-year Industrial Training (IT) will be ineligible for national service. Mrs. Yetunde Baderinwa, the NYSC Coordinator for Lagos State, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. […]