Education

President Bola Tinubu today made half a dozen high profile appointments for some agencies in the nation's education sector. Five of the appointees are Professors. A Presidency statement, today, listed the appointments as: Professor Modupe Adeola Adelabu – Chairman, Governing Board, National Examination Council (NECO); Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi – Retained as Registrar/Chief Executive, NECO; and Professor Babatunde Salako – Chairman, Governing Board, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE). Also announced were Professor Idris M. Bugaje – Reappointed as Executive Secretary, NBTE (second and final 5-year term); Engr. (Dr.) Bongfa Binfa – Rector, Federal Polytechnic, N’yak-Shendam, Plateau State (5-year term);…

West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially released the results of the Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for private candidates, 2026 First Series. WAEC disclosed this in a statement issued on X today. The examinations body noted that candidates who sat for the examination can access their results within 12 hours. According to the council, the timely release of the results reflects its commitment to improving service delivery through the adoption of technology and efficient examination processes. It also expressed appreciation to stakeholders for their support in ensuring successful conduct of the examination. “The result of CB-WASSCE…

‎By Sam Tyav, Makurdi College of Education (COE) Oju in Oju Local Government Area (LGA( of Benue State has started taking steps aimed at regaining its lost glory. The downturn in the school's fortunes was attributed to mismanagement which almost rendered the institution comatose. ‎The college had started losing a number of lecturers, skilled and unskilled labour, who left the institution unannounced for greener pastures, with this blamed on non- payment of salary, lack of motivation and decaying infrastructure.‎‎Prof. Odeh Boniface Ogbu, the Provost/head of the college's new management, is doing his best to re-direct the college to its core…

A credit result in Mathematics in Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) is no longer a condition for admission for students studying Arts and Humanities courses in universities and polytechnics across the country. Federal Ministry of Education (FME) disclosed the cheery news to affected students,parents and guardians today in Abuja. In a statement by spokesperson of the Ministry, Folasade Boriowo, the Ministry said the development arose from the Revised National Guidelines for Entry Requirements into Nigerian Higher Institutions. For decades, admission seekers in Arts and Humanities, like their colleagues in the Sciences and Social Sciences, have been mandated to obtain five…

*'We Combine Competencies To Make Them Great' A Federal Capital Territory (FCT)-based educationist and school proprietor, Malam Lawal Sani, has counseled parents on the imperative to equip their children and wards with both professional skills and conventional academic aptitudes so as to emerge successful in today's world. In a press statement he signed and issued today, September 11, Malam Sani, who is the Director, Unique Trait Academy, Karshi, pinpointed such combination as the winning pair for children, who are the leaders of tomorrow, to necessarily acquire and become success stories in both the national and global economies. According to him,…

In a vibrant celebration of innovation, collaboration, and youth-driven problem-solving, Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and South Korea International Cooperation Alumni of Nigeria (SKICAN) successfully hosted the 2025 edition of the Capstone Project Program in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. Delivering the keynote address on behalf of Mr. Kim Eunsub, Country Director, KOICA, Mr. Godwin Okwoche commended the initiative, emphasizing that the Capstone Project is a SKICAN-inspired program funded by KOICA to enhance digital literacy and transform teaching and learning experience in schools across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). He encouraged the students present at the event to actively apply the knowledge…

By Emma Ogoigbe, Warri Rector of Delta State Polytechnic, Otefe-Oghara, Ethiope West Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State, South-South Nigeria, Professor Emmanuel Ufuophu-Biri, has reaffirmed his commitment to providing qualitative and standard education to students of the institution. Furthermore, he promised to maintain high academic standards. Professor Ufuophu-Biri, who gave the assurances during the 2025 combined convocation ceremony at the school in Otefe-Oghara, assured that the institution would continue to excel in producing highly skilled manpower for the country's development. He revealed that there are many laudable programmes and innovations that would be unfurled and implemented to improve the…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Ajayi Crowther University Alumni Association (ACUAA) has expanded its global network with the launch of new branches in three countries, including the United States of America (USA), Canada, and the United Kingdom (UK). The association has also launched new branches in Abuja, Lagos, and Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. These were contained in a statement signed by the association's president, Busoye Ogunlade, and made available to journalists in Ibadan on Monday, March 24. Ogunlade said the alumni inaugurated new executives that would run the affairs of the organisation in the aforementioned countries and states for the…

By Idibia Gabriel, Kaduna An academic institution, Outstanding Groomers Academy Nursery and Primary School in Makera, Kaduna State, has hosted the Tobacco and Substance Abstinence Club, an initiative designed to teach children the dangers of substance misuse at an early age. The program, led by internationally recognized Substance Use Disorder (SUD) prevention professional and 2024 Ecolink Institute of Well-being Award winner, Margaret Kwa'ada Julius, introduced poetry as a powerful tool for engaging children in prevention education. Research has indicated that children in Nigeria are often exposed to smoking and local alcohol at a young age, sometimes as a means to…

By Stephen Gbadamosi, Ibadan Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has declared that his government will continue to support educational advancement, both locally and internationally, as education remains one of the major pillars of his administration. The governor maintained that his government has been doing a lot of things in the education sector towards improving primary, secondary and tertiary education in the state, adding that it also believes that foreign education can help the state achieve its vision of economic expansion and development. Governor Makinde, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, made this statement on Friday,…