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    Education Minister Tunji Alausa says FG is committed to ending university strikes, promises better engagement with academic unions.

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    The Federal Ministry of Education has announced the release of admissions into Federal Unity Colleges across Nigeria, marking a major milestone in promoting transparency, efficiency, and optimal capacity management in secondary school placements. The ministry, in a statement by its Director, Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, on Tuesday, said, “The initiative, driven by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, ensures that all admissions are now fully automated and…

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    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has established a specialised committee to investigate sophisticated technological malpractices identified during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The committee was inaugurated on Monday in Abuja by JAMB Registrar, Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who expressed concern over the increasing complexity of examination fraud. Oloyede revealed that the results of 6,458 candidates are currently being withheld due to suspicions of high-tech cheating. READ ALSO: JAMB…

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    The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has paid out ₦86 billion in student loans, benefiting 449,000 students. This was confirmed by the fund’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, during an interview on Channels Television. Sawyerr provided a detailed breakdown of the loan scheme’s progress, noting that out of the 742,000 students who have registered on the portal, 735,000 have submitted formal applications. READ ALSO: NELFUND disburses N73.2bn student loans to 400,000 in…

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    While the federal government on Wednesday announced a ban on the setting up of new federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, academic staff unions in the university system have advised the FG on what to do. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, and the Congress of University Academics, CONUA, while not condemning the step, called on the FG to act rationally. Evaluate existing ones – ASUU Reacting to…

    JAMB officials inaugurating exam malpractice probe committee.

    JAMB screens over 500 exceptional underaged candidates for admission

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    The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, is set to screen over 500 outstanding underaged candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions for the 2025/2026 academic session. The exercise is slated to hold from September 22 to 26, 2025. According to resolutions from a virtual meeting held on Wednesday, the exercise will be overseen by a special technical committee set up by JAMB. READ ALSO: Prospective Engineering students dominate 2025 JAMB UTME…

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    Education August 12, 20252 Mins Read

    The Senate of Lagos State University (LASU) has called off its strike and approved the resumption of academic and social activities across the institution, effective Wednesday. In a statement issued on Tuesday, LASU confirmed that the decision was reached during a Senate meeting held the previous day. The move followed the Joint Action Committee’s (JAC) resolution to end its industrial action on Tuesday, 12th August, after a productive meeting with…

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    Students face mental health challenges over WAEC results technical glitch

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    Some students are grappling with the low performance in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination results released by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), leading to mental health challenges and leaving them to question the educational system of the country.

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    ASUU: Lecturers grapple with hunger, poor facilities

    Education August 10, 20252 Mins Read

    The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government (FG) of neglecting the nation’s tertiary education sector, warning that continued inaction could trigger another industrial dispute.

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    FG confirms resolution of WAEC result glitch, pledges stronger exam security

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    The Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that a technical glitch which affected some 2025 WASSCE results has been resolved, assuring Nigerians of its commitment to safeguarding the credibility of national examinations. Boriowo Folasade, the Director, Press and Public Relations, in a statement, said the issue, which occurred during post-release processing, was linked to subjects that had paper serialisation introduced as part of new security measures by the West African…

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    AbdulRazaq approves N20bn for school infrastructure revamp

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    Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved the allocation of an additional N20 billion in the state’s supplementary budget to further upgrade school infrastructure. He said the new investment is intended to build on the significant improvements the administration has made in public schools since 2020. The governor, in a statement by the Commissioner of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Lawal Olohungbebe, said this followed his…

    LASU postpones second semester exams indefinitely amid staff strike

    Education August 2, 20252 Mins Read

    The Lagos State University (LASU) Senate has announced the indefinite suspension of all academic activities, including the 2024/2025 Second Semester Examinations, in response to an industrial action by the institution’s staff unions. Students residing in university hostels have also been instructed to vacate their accommodations by Monday morning. The decision was made during a virtual meeting of the university’s Senate on Saturday to address the strike declared by the Joint…

    UBEC Executive Secretary Dr Aisha Garba addresses Nigerian education stakeholders at Abuja meeting on nationwide learning crisis.

    Nigeria’s education in crisis, says UBEC secretary

    Education August 1, 20253 Mins Read

    Abuja, Nigeria – The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Aisha Garba, has raised alarm over what she described as a “crisis of great magnitude” in Nigeria’s education sector, urging immediate, collective action from all stakeholders to guarantee quality basic education for every child. Speaking during a high-level stakeholders’ meeting jointly convened by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and UBEC in Abuja, Dr Garba highlighted two pressing…

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