Category: Education

Education

Kano Gov. celebrates Emir Sanusi on successful PhD completion at University of London

Aminu Imam
Kano Gov. celebrates Sanusi

Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has congratulated the Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, on the successful completion of his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. Governor Yusuf also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to education, announcing plans to partner with the University of London to strengthen Northwest University, Kano. According to him, the doctorate degree was a well-deserved recognition of Sanusi’s contributions to scholarship, economic thought, family reform, and advocacy for social justice in Nigeria and beyond. He…

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FG announces updated curriculum for Basic, Secondary, Tertiary education

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FG announces

The Federal Government has unveiled revised curricula for basic, senior secondary, and technical education, setting new subject limits to ease content overload and improve learning outcomes. Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sai’d Ahmad, who announced the development on behalf of the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, said the review was undertaken in collaboration with the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), UBEC, NSSEC, NBTE, and other key stakeholders. The new framework, which takes effect from the 2025/2026 academic session, seeks to strike a balance between…

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Kaduna Govt. denies return of 5-day school week

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Kaduna govt denies

…Says decision still pending Kaduna State Ministry of Education has debunked the media reports making the rounds that the State Government had re-introduced the five day teaching system. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Abubakar Sani Sambo debunked the rumour, in an interview with newsmen in Kaduna. According to him, the state government has not restored the 5-day school week, saying it is still a proposal currently under consultation with stakeholders.  Prof. Abubakar Sambo said the media misquoted him on the issue and advised the general public to disregard the…

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FG gifts teenager who won global English contest ₦200,000

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FG gifts teenager2

The Federal Government, yesterday, gifted the winner of the TeenEagle global finals competition, Nafisah Abdullahi, ₦200,000. Recall that the Atiku Foundation rewarded the TeenEagle champions, namely Nafisa Abdullahi, Rukaiya Fema, and Khadija Kalli, with fully-funded scholarships following their outstanding performance at the TeenEagle Global Finals. The girls, who emerged as global winners in various categories of the prestigious academic competition, were recognised by the Foundation for what it described as their “remarkable success”. At a special recognition ceremony in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, alongside…

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FG to return 500,000 out-of-school children to learning centres

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out of school children

The Federal Government has begun a programme to reintegrate more than 500,000 out-of-school children into learning centres across the country, in the first phase of a national literacy initiative. The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, (NMEC), announced the rollout yesterday, at a two-day training for enumerators in Abuja. Acting Executive Secretary of NMEC, Dr. John Onimisi, said the exercise would capture data on young people aged 15 and above, who either dropped out or never completed formal schooling. He explained that the scheme would combine literacy…

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ASUU issues strike notice, says lecturers teach on empty stomach

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ASUU issues notice

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), is warming up for a fresh crisis with a call on the Federal Government to act now in its own interest and in the interest of industrial peace in the nation’s campuses. The union said investigations in the Universities indicate that lecturers are not happy as “they teach students on empty stomachs”, conduct research in libraries and laboratories bereft of essential electronic and physical journals, books, chemicals and reagents. President of ASUU, Prof Christopher Piwuna, raised the concerns in a statement sent to…

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Atiku grants scholarships to 3 TeenEagle Global champions

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Three Nigerian teenagers, Nafisa Abdullahi, Rukaiya Fema, and Khadija Kalli, have been awarded fully-funded scholarships by the Atiku Abubakar Foundation following their outstanding performance at the TeenEagle Global Finals, in London, UK. The recipients, Nafisa Abdullahi, Ruƙayya Fema, and Khadija Kalli, were honoured through the Atiku Abubakar Foundation (AAF), for what the organisation described as an “inspiring display of excellence and intellect on the global stage”. The announcement was conveyed in a letter dated August 5, 2025, and signed by the Acting Secretary of the Foundation, Professor Ahmadu Shehu. The…

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Atiku, Pantami, others celebrate Yobe Teens’ Global English triumph

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Yobe Teens' triumph2

…Urge National Honours A wave of national pride swept across Nigeria yesterday following the historic achievement of two Yobe students from Yobe State, Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu and Ruqayya Fema, who emerged overall best in English Language and Debate at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals, held in London, United Kingdom.  The event, which featured over 20,000 participants from 69 countries, tested English proficiency, critical-thinking, and debate skills, with the Nigerian duo clinching top prizes. Seventeen-year-old Nafisa Aminu, a student of Nigerian Tulip International College (NTIC) in Mamudo, Yobe State, claimed the…

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“Tinubu to commission College of Petroleum in Kaduna” –  Uba Sani

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Uba Sani on Asiwaju

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to commission the newly-established College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Kaduna (CPESK), later this month, following the granting of a provisional license for the institution to operate as a private post-graduate university. Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani, disclosed this on Monday when he received the Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF), Ahmad Galadima Aminu, on a courtesy visit at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House. Commending Tinubu for his commitment to human capital development, Governor Sani emphasised the strategic importance of the…

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NELFUND restarts student upkeep funds nationwide

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NELFUND restarts

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, (NELFUND), has officially resumed the disbursement of upkeep allowances to student beneficiaries who successfully updated their bank account information from digital wallet services to traditional commercial bank accounts. This update was made public in a statement released yesterday by the Fund’s Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, who described the move as a major step forward in resolving prior payment delays. “Over 3,600 students who had initially provided details of digital-only bank accounts have now received their outstanding upkeep payments after switching to commercial bank…

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