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The Federal Government has proposed the scrapping of the Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School system and replacing it with  compulsory 12 years of uninterrupted basic education. This will abolish the 6-3-3-4 education system and bring in place, 12-4

President Bola Tinubu has announced sweeping leadership changes across federal universities, including the removal of vice-chancellors of the University of Abuja, now renamed Yakubu Gowon University, and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). This was disclosed in a statement by presidential

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Ebonyi State chapter, has declared an indefinite strike in seven of the 13 local government areas in the State over unpaid salaries. The seven local governments are Edda, Ebonyi, Ezza South, Ezza North, Ishielu, Ivo

The Vice Chancellor of the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago iwoye , Ogun State, Professor Ayodele Agboola, has appealed to the Federal Government not to  abolish the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund). Speaking to some newsmen in Ago Iwoye, Ogun State

Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has lamented what he has described as the State’s ‘deficits’, saying Cross River is underperforming in nearly all sectors. In remarks while hosting alumni of Mary Knoll College, Okuku, in Yala Local Government Area, Otu, who acknowledged the state’s

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum CBT Centre 2 in Yobe State and the CBT Centre, Otukpo, Benue State, in the ongoing registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the suspension of admission exercise into law programmes in eight universities for violating regulatory procedures. The affected institutions are Kwara State University, Ilorin; Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State; Redeemers’ University, Ede, Osun

Representatives from the PTDF and their counterparts from Portsmouth University,UK, during the signing of the MoU The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has signed a partnership agreement with the University of Portsmouth, UK, to revolutionise education and build capacity in the

Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 polls, has called for the establishment of more online universities to enhance the development of Nigeria’s education system. Obi made the call at the Nexford University 2024 Graduation on Saturday – yesterday,

Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, on Friday – yesterday, January 24 – marked the 2025 International Day of Education by reaffirming his unwavering belief in the transformative power of education to drive development and innovation. The event coincided with