Education

14 Centres Blacklisted As NECO Releases 2024 SSCE

Saturday, February 15, 2025
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2024 senior school certificate examination (SSCE) results for external candidates. With this, candidates can check their results on the NECO official portal. Announcing the results on Friday at NECO rsquo;s headquarters in Minna, Niger ...

President Tinubu Upgrades Lagos YABATECH To University

Friday, February 14, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has approved the conversion of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) situation in Lagos to a university. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known to the management, staff and students of the college during a working visit to the institution on Friday. ...

JUST IN: UNIZIK Management Expels Female Student For Assaulting Lecturer Over Ti

Friday, February 14, 2025
Management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) in Awka has expelled a female student, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, for allegedly assaulting a lecturer from the Department of Theatre and Film Studies. The expulsion follows a recommendation by the Student Disciplinary Committee, which fou ...

Edo Govt Shuts Down Ambrose Alli University’s Satellite Campuses

Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Edo State Government has ordered the immediate closure of all satellite campuses of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma. In a statement dated February 11, 2025, and signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Umar Ikhilor, the government directed that all academic programmes and courses mu ...

FG Raises Private University Establishment Fee From N5 million To N25 million

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The federal government has increased the ldquo;processing fee rdquo; for establishing private universities from N5 million to N25 million. The Nigerian Voice understands that the increase is over 400 per cent to the former price. In a memo released to the press, the National Universiti ...

JAMB Blacklists 6 Staff Of CBT Centres For ‘Aiding Exam Malpractice’

Monday, February 10, 2025
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has blacklisted six staff of CBT centres for life from participating in its activities. It was gathered that the six staff of CBT centres were caught in blank registration action in preparatory to examination malpractice. Registrar of JAMB, Pr ...

Kebbi Government Sacks 21 Education Secretaries

Monday, February 10, 2025
The Kebbi State Government has terminated the appointments of all 21 Local Government Education Secretaries (ES) in the state. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Yakubu Bala-Tafida, in Birnin Kebbi on Monday. According to Bala-Tafida ...

FG To Scrap JSS, SSS, Proposes 12-year Basic Education Model

Friday, February 7, 2025
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has hinted at a plan to scrap the Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary School from Nigeria rsquo;s education system. This was as the Minister proposed a transition to a 12-year basic education system, advocating for a shift from the current 9-3- ...

Teachers Declare Indefinite Strike In Ebonyi LGAs Over Non-payment Of Salaries

Thursday, February 6, 2025
Ebonyi state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has declared an indefinite strike in seven local government areas of the state over the non-payment of four months rsquo; salaries to some teachers. In a statement released by NUT Secretary, Bassey Asuquo, the affected local government ...

Just In: President Tinubu Sacks UNIABUJA VC, Dissolves Governing Council

Thursday, February 6, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has relieved Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi of her duties as Vice-Chancellor for University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), recently renamed as Yakubu Gowon University. The President also dissolved the entire governing council of the institution with immediate effect. President Tinubu ...
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