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Education

FG sets admission age at 16 for tertiary institutions

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The Federal Government has formally set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this yesterday, during the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), which was held in Abuja. Alausa, while declaring the meeting open, emphasised that the age benchmark is now official and non-negotiable. He warned that any admission carried out outside the Central Admissions Processing System would be considered illegal. The Minister further stated that Heads of institutions found culpable of admission…

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Tinubu appoints Governing Councils for 3 federal varsities

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Tinubu appoints

Two months after sacking the Governing Council of the University of Abuja, President Bola Tinubu has appointed new council for the university, alongside the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Recall that in February, Tinubu dissolved the Governing Council of the University of Abuja and sacked the university’s vice-chancellor, A’isha Maikuɗi, amid controversy over her eligibility. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed the latest development in a statement yesterday, titled: ‘President Tinubu appoints new Governing Council members for three federal universities.’…

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DSS boss donates Islamic school for orphans in Kaduna, names it after Tinubu

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DSS boss donates

The Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, has donated a state-of-the-art Islamic school for orphans and vulnerable children in Kaduna State, naming it the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Centre for Islamic Studies. The newly commissioned institution, located in the Ɗanbushiya community of the New Millennium City in Chikun local government area, was officially inaugurated on Saturday. The initiative, funded by Ajayi with support from friends and associates, aims to provide free Islamic and Western education to orphaned and indigent children in the area.

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‎ASUU demands action, threatens nationwide strike

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ASUU demands

‎The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged the Federal Government to honour the 2009 FG/ASUU agreement or face a nationwide industrial action. ASUU President, Chris Piwuna, issued this warning during a news conference in Abuja on Friday. ‎He stressed the importance of the government fulfilling its promises and addressing the worsening conditions in Nigerian universities. ‎According to Piwuna, nine critical issues remain unresolved, including the stalled renegotiation process since 2017. ‎He mentioned withheld salaries from the 2022 strike and unpaid entitlements linked to the contentious Integrated Payroll and…

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Kano: Gov. Yusuf settles 84 stranded Cyprus students’ ₦2.24bn tuition fees

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Gov. Yusuf clears debts

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has cleared outstanding tuition and accommodation fees totalling ₦2.24bn for 84 students stranded in Northern Cyprus after years of neglect under the previous administration. The affected students, who were sponsored by Near East University during the tenure of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, were unable to complete their studies or collect their certificates after the scholarship program was discontinued by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Announcing the intervention yestetday, the Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, said the payment was both a humanitarian and moral obligation.…

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Spelling competition exposes low performance from FCT public schools

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The woeful performance of public schools and orphanage pupils in Abuja in a recent Spelling Bee competition has prompted calls for the raising of education standards in FCT. Project Hope Spelling Bee Season 5, put together by Paraclete Hope Foundation, in collaboration with Helpline Social Support Initiative, saw pupils and students from public schools, orphanage and private schools coming together to spell and win prizes at different categories. David Emomotimi of Legacy Learning Hills Academy, New Karu, Abuja, bagged the first (1st ) position in Category A while Chigozie Chinweike…

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Kaduna: Queen Amina Alumni commend Gov. Uba Sani over land revocation

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Queen Amina

Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has been commended for revoking the sale of Queen Amina College Staff Quarters and other plots of land within the school, demonstrating commitment to preserving educational infrastructure in Kaduna State. The commendation was conveyed via a  letter of appreciation by Queen Amina College Old Students Association, signed by Rahila Ogiji, the Assistant Secretary of the Association. The statement read in part We write to convey our heartfelt appreciation to Your Excellency for your prompt and decisive intervention in revoking the sales of Queen Amina College…

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ASUU lauds Uba Sani over land allocation

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ASUU lauds Uba Sani

The Kaduna State University branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU), has expressed gratitude to Governor Uba Sani for approving land for its Academia Mass Housing Estate Project. A statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ibraheem Musa yesterday, quoted ASUU, in a letter dated January 23, 2025, that the project will ‘’enhance staff welfare and provide civil servants with an opportunity to own homes through a rent-to-own/mortgage financing scheme’’. The letter which was signed by the president of KASU-ASUU Multi-purpose Cooperative Society Limited, Professor…

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NUC hikes private university processing fees to ₦25m

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The Federal Government has hiked the processing fees for new private universities to ₦25million, a memo issued by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribaɗu yesterday. The previous processing fee was ₦5million. The Commission said the move was part of its efforts at repositioning private universities in Nigeria to better meet the needs of the citizenry and for better coordination of the development of the Private University Education sub-sector of the Nigerian University System. It also said it has identified the need to review the…

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Proposed 12-yr education model: ‘FG to engage stakeholders’ – Minister 

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Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, yesterday said the Federal Government will engage stakeholders over the proposed 12-year basic education model. Alausa, who made this known yesterday during a press briefing in Abuja, during the Extraordinary National Council on Education Meeting, presented a proposal that aims to transition to 12 years of compulsory education within the existing 6-3-3 system. However, he said that this is a proposal for discussion, not an immediate policy shift. A major feature of the proposal, he said, is the removal of the examination barrier between…

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