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Kenyan literary icon Ngugi wa Thiong’o dies at 87

Kenyan literary icon and internationally acclaimed author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o has died at the age of 87. His daughter, fellow writer Wanjiku wa Ngugi, confirmed his passing in a Facebook post on... Read more »
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Poor Reading Culture: FG Goes Tough on Exam Malpractice, Orders Three-year Ban on Defaulting Students

The Federal Government has announced a stringent new measure to combat the rising menace of examination malpractice in Nigeria’s education sector. Any student caught cheating in public examinations such as those conducted... Read more »
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LAUTECH sole ownership: Oyo pays N5bn to Osun — Commissioner

The Oyo State Government has paid a total of N5 billion to the Osun State government in full compliance with the agreement on sole ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso. The... Read more »
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Jamb Releases Results of Rescheduled UTME, Uncovers Widespread Fraud

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the 2025 UTME resit, conducted for candidates affected by technical glitches at some CBT centres. Out of 336,845 candidates, 21,082... Read more »
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Federal Government Slams Delta Over Poor Exam Conditions in Viral Video

The Federal Ministry of Education has condemned the incident involving candidates sitting in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) at night using torchlights. The Minister of State for Education, Dr... Read more »
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Academic, Cultural Diversity on the Horizon as FPI Gets Upgraded

The gubernatorial candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement in the 2019 general election, Hon. AbdulKabir Adekunle Akinlade, has stated that the upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro into the Federal University of... Read more »
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ASUU Threatens Nationwide Strike Over Unmet Government Agreements

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of a possible nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s continued failure to implement agreements reached with the union since 2013. Speaking at a... Read more »
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Students write WAEC exam at night using torchlights in Delta State’s Capital, Asaba (Video)

Outrage as Students write WAEC exam at night using torchlights in Delta State’s Capital, Asaba. watch video below Read more »
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UTME glitch: Group urges JAMB to adopt cloud-based infrastructure

The Concerned Parents and Educators Initiative has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to transition to a cloud-based infrastructure to address persistent technical challenges in its examination system. In a... Read more »
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This Is Not About Ethnicity, JAMB Registrar Refutes Bias Allegations

JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has rejected calls for his resignation over challenges during the 2025 UTME, saying critics lack the credibility to question his leadership. “Truck pushers cannot direct pilots,” he... Read more »
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BREAKING: ESUT secures full accreditations in law, engineering, sciences, others

The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) has further secured full accreditations for its programmes in law, engineering, sciences as well as other fields. This was even as the Vice... Read more »
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PICTORIAL: Banky W bags Master’s degree in Policy Management from US varsity

Nigerian singer and politician, Bankole Wellington, popularly called Banky W, has earned a Master’s degree in Policy Management from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., USA. He announced this in a post accompanied... Read more »
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UTME resit: JAMB to release results of 379,000 candidates Wednesday

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board  has announced that it will on Wednesday release the results of 379,000 candidates who sat the rescheduled Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination between Friday and Monday. JAMB... Read more »
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Expert Advocates for Road Safety Education in Schools

Professor Anthony Oyenuga, Dean of the College of Vocational and Technology Education, Tai Solarin University of Education, has called for the integration of road signals and safe motoring education into the curricula... Read more »
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UTME 2025 Glitches: Kalu Warns System Failures Threaten Trust in Education

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has expressed serious concern over the technical failures that affected the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), warning it threatens trust in... Read more »
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UTME error: Kogi poly rector backs JAMB registrar

The Rector of Kogi State Polythecnic Professor Salisu Ogbo has described it as a “rare course and uncommon decision of the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, Professor Ishaq Oloyede... Read more »
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ASUU Suspends Indefinite Strike at Kaduna State University

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Kaduna State University has suspended the indefinite strike action it started on 24th April, 2025.  This was contained in a letter addressed to the Vice... Read more »
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Don’t scrap TETFund for NELFUND, OOU VC urges FG

The Vice-Chancellor, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, has passionately appealed for the continued existence of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to support the development of tertiary education in Nigeria. Prof.... Read more »
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American Appointee Lacked Required Credentials to Lead Nigerian University — Report

When the governing council of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola in Adamawa State, led by former senator Ben Obi, appointed DyWane Preston Frazier as the new president of the school... Read more »
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UNIZIK Senate Elects Prof AU Nnonyelu as Acting VC Amid Council Controversy

In a significant development at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Professor AU Nnonyelu has emerged in the University Senate Election as the top candidate for the office of Acting Vice Chancellor, following a... Read more »