Education

Oyo State Government has officially banned “sign out” celebrations by final-year students in both public and private secondary schools across the state. This directive comes in response to increasing reports of misconduct, violence, and public disturbances associated with such events “Sign out” celebrations, where final-year secondary school students mark their last day with processions, writing on uniforms, loud gatherings, and sometimes street displays, have become common in many Nigerian states […]

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has reaffirmed plans to migrate the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE, to full Computer-Based Testing ,CBT, by 2026. Dr. Amos Dangut, WAEC’s Head of National Office, made this known on Tuesday during a sensitization meeting with members of the National Assembly Committee on Education in Abuja. He noted that the transition, which began with private candidates in 2024, had recorded “significant progress” […]

The 21-day ultimatum, which began on August 27, 2025, was contained in a communique issued at the end of the association’s 77th General Executive Council Meeting held at the Audu Bako College of Agriculture, Danbatta, Kano State. The polytechnic workers demanded the release of the new Scheme of Service, constitution of the Renegotiation of 2010 Agreement Committee, payment of all owed arrears and the release of the 2023, 2024 and […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Thursday knocked the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, over claims that the government never signed any agreements with the union. Alausa made the clarification on Thursday while addressing journalists in Abuja. According to him, the documents often cited by ASUU as binding agreements were never signed, but only proposals presented during negotiations. He said the administration of President Bola Tinubu was, however, […]

The Oyo State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Segun Olayiwola, has stated that the state will no longer take the issue of hooliganism lightly across its public schools, saying that the state is collaborating with the police to ensure maintenance of peace and order across schools. Olayiwola warned parents and wards to be wary of all activities that could reduce the quality of the education sector, noting that the […]

The Federal Government has formally set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this on Tuesday during the 2025 Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board held in Abuja. Alausa, while declaring the meeting open, emphasised that the age benchmark is now official and non-negotiable. He warned that any admission carried out outside the Central Admissions […]

The management of the recently renamed Omololu Olunloyo Polytechnic, formerly known as The Polytechnic, Ibadan, has warned the students of the institution against any planned protest, scheduled for Tuesday (today). In a statement released by the Acting Registrar/Secretary to the Council of the institution, Joseph Ogunjimi in Ibadan, the state capital, on Monday, the management advised parents and guardians to call their children or wards to order. Reports  have it that […]