Kaduna Begins Construction of 102 Schools to Tackle Out-of-School Children Crisis.
By Ehis Agbon, Kaduna. The Kaduna State Government has launched the construction of 102 new schools while commencing the renovation of 170 existing schools and learning centers across the state’s 23 local government areas as part of efforts to reduce the number of out-of-school children. The initiative is being implemented under the Reaching Out-of-School […]
Girl-Child Education: Over 40,000 Kaduna Girls Reached as Uba Sani Moves to Institutionalise Life Skills
The Kaduna State Government has announced that more than 40,000 adolescent girls across the state have been reached through a structured life skills education programme, as Governor Uba Sani moves to institutionalise life skills education across public secondary schools. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Information, the Governor is set to present […]
FG AND ASUU SIGN HISTORIC PACT TO END UNIVERSITY STRIKES
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have signed a landmark agreement aimed at ending decades of industrial instability. ALSO READ: FG Directs Banks And Fintechs To Collect 7.5% Vat On Electronic Services Unveiled by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, the pact includes a 40% salary increase for academic […]
JAMB Announces Sale Of 2026 UTME
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has opened registration for the 2026 UTME and Direct Entry admissions. ALSO READ: Gov. Aliyu Mourns Gada Village Head, Describes Death as Great Loss The board released the update late Tuesday night via its official X handle, marking the beginning of the admission process for the 2026/2027 academic […]
US Airstrikes vs Schools: A Convenient Afterthought
By Chief Malcolm Emokiniovovo Omirhobo. The recent call by Ahmad Gumi urging the United States to build schools for herdsmen instead of deploying a $2 million bomb may sound humane on the surface. In reality, it is a convenient afterthought that collapses under the weight of facts, history, and Nigeria’s own policy failures. No ethnic […]
Kaduna Hosts Midline Learning Outcomes Dissemination Workshop
Kaduna State and the PLANE programme convene education stakeholders to review midline learning outcomes, assess progress in foundational and accelerated learning, and develop new strategies to improve literacy and numeracy in public schools.
Senate Summons Education Minister, WAEC Head Over New SSCE Guidelines
The Senate has summoned the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, and the Head of the National Office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Amos Dangut, to appear before it. ALSO READ: INEC Gets Seven Days to Recognise Omoaje as Action Alliance Chairman The summons relates to the abrupt introduction of new guidelines for the […]
Education Minister Launches ₦50M Venture Capital Grant for Nigerian Students
The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has officially launched the Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG), an initiative that will offer Nigerian students the opportunity to access up to ₦50 million in investment funding for their startups and businesses. ALSO READ: OPDs Mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Advocate Stronger Inclusive Education in Kaduna The […]
NANS Declares Nigeria’s Internal Security System a Failure
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a strong statement, asserting that Nigeria’s internal security system has failed in its primary responsibility of protecting citizens and ensuring safe learning environments. ALSO READ: 24 Abducted Kebbi Schoolgirls Regain Freedom In a statement personally signed on Wednesday, NANS National President Olushola Oladoja lamented that the […]
From Neglect to Renewal: Sokoto State’s Big Bet on Education.
By Mohammed Bwago Education in Sokoto State has long existed at the intersection of aspiration and limitation. For decades, public classrooms across the state have struggled to bridge the widening gap between a rapidly growing population and the limited resources devoted to shaping their future. In many communities, parents have watched their children learn in […]