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The Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, has announced that the federal government is collaborating with state Governors to address the issue of out-of-school children. Alausa made the statement during the 2025 Budget Defence session of the Joint Committee on Tertiary

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned of the consequences of the federal government abrogating the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). The union disclosed that without TETFund, many Nigerian public universities would not have facilities currently dotting the landscape

Primary and secondary school teachers in Abia have recommended measures for the successful implementation of the State government’s free education policy. A cross-section of the teachers, including head teachers and principals, highlighted such measures in separate interviews during a survey by

Niger State governor, Umaru Mohammed Bago has abolished the payment of Parent Teachers Association (PTA) levies in all public schools in the state in a bid to encourage more enrollment of children into schools. The Governor said the state government would

The House of Representatives has directed the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to provide a detailed breakdown of its 2024 allocations. It also urged TETFund to present the 2025 budget estimates to beneficiary institutions before further implementation. This resolution followed the

The  Vice-Chancellor of University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, on Tuesday -yesterday, January 14 – expressed delight that 76 female students and 30 males  finished with first class honours from UNILAG in the 2023/2024 academic session. Ogunsola, the first female

Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has launched an initiative to distribute free school uniforms to 796,092 pupils across 7,092 public schools in the state in order to alleviate the parents’ burden. Speaking at the launching in Kano on Monday –

Dr Oluwatayo Aduloju, Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), has canvassed dedicated education hubs to advance and create more wealth in the country. Delivering the 55th University of Lagos (UNILAG) Convocation Lecture – ‘Universities as Hubs for Development and Wealth

Students of the University of Calabar (UniCal) have appealed to the management of the institution to extend the deadline for registration of courses and payment of school fees, saying this has become necessary in view of the fact that they applied for loans through

Two students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, have emerged the overall 2023/2024 best graduating students with a perfect score of 5.00 CGPA. The two students, Damilare Haroun Adebakin and Samuel Akinade Badekale are from the Faculty of Science and