The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has praised the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for its vital role in ensuring a smooth and credible online registration process for prospective corps members. Speaking at the 2025 National Identity Day event in Abuja, the Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, stated that a partnership with NIMC, which began in 2024, has been instrumental in creating a fraud-free mobilization process. READ ALSO: NYSC…

Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has announced a comprehensive plan to reform the state’s education sector, with a focus on modernising infrastructure, improving teacher quality, and equipping students with vocational skills. The reforms, spearheaded by the Commissioner for Education, Paddy Iyamu, are intended to transform education into the foundation for the state’s long-term development. According to a press release from the governor’s office on Tuesday, the administration is tackling…

Professor Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State, has decried the poor pay of university teachers, saying their monthly take-home pay barely equals a gardener’s three-hour pay in the United States. He opined that without any significant improvement in the payment and provision of adequate facilities for teaching and learning, the Nigerian University System is heading for an imminent collapse. Abimbola, who is now…

Getting basic items for school children—especially the books they need to write in or read—has become difficult for many, due to the high cost of printing materials

The Lagos State Government, through its Office of Education Quality Assurance (OEQA), has provided enhanced training to over 350 of its evaluators. The initiative aims to improve the monitoring of schools and ensure compliance with educational standards across the state. The four-day training workshop, which began on Monday, was flagged off by the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun. READ ALSO: Rhodes-Vivour rejects Tinubu alliance for 2027 Lagos…

Artificial intelligence is becoming a study companion for many Nigerian students, according to new Google Search trend data released on Tuesday as schools reopen nationwide. The tech giant revealed that searches linking “AI + studying” have jumped by more than 200 per cent compared with last year, signalling that students are moving beyond curiosity and actively turning to AI tools for learning support. Google said learners were exploring AI tutors,…

As the global community marks International Literacy Day (ILD), the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged governments across the federation to intensify efforts in reversing the country’s alarming education crisis. In a statement signed by its National Secretary, Achike Chude, the NUJ described the annual observance as an opportunity for sober reflection on the state of literacy in Nigeria. It warned that unless urgent measures are taken, millions of…

Any examiner who detects malpractice in any examination conducted by the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, is paid N400 for each case reported. This is just as the renumeration for marking papers ranges from N17 to N22.93 per script. A document detailing the packages for examiners who marked papers in the recent Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination seen by New Daily Prime, indicated that the lowest fee for marking a…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed deep frustration over the Federal Government’s continued delay in addressing longstanding issues affecting university lecturers, stating that its members are tired of “words without action.” ASUU made the remarks amid ongoing discussions surrounding a counter-offer to the 2009 agreement—its most recent formal deal with the Federal Government—currently being reviewed by a committee led by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry…

The Lagos State Government has expressed commitment to a partnership with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to enhance educational standards and ensure every child has access to quality schooling. This commitment was made by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, represented by his Deputy, Obafemi Hamzat, during a courtesy visit by the UBEC Board. READ ALSO: Lagos records over 8,600 domestic, sexual violence cases in one year Sanwo-Olu stated that education is the…

The 2009 Agreement that has become the bone of contention between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has been repudiated by the FG. Education Minister, Tunji Alausa, on Thursday said what existed between the two parties were mere proposals. The government insisted that the purported agreements, both 2009 and 2011,which ASUU have been making reference to, were never signed but just proposals. READ ALSO: Don’t bait…

Wants dues paid The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has said the federal government, Fag, cannot bait it with loan offers when many dues and allowances of its members have not been paid. The union has therefore described the loan offer as a Greek gift. This was the position of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, chapter of the union on Tuesday during a special Congress. READ ALSO: ASUU strike threat:…