Education

Several members of the National Youth Service Corps have been abducted along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The corps members were travelling from the NYSC orientation camp in Bayelsa State towards Abuja when armed hoodlums reportedly attacked two buses around Ogene Zaria, near the Ogene Zaria/Onicha-Igo Junction. The Kogi State Police Command said security operatives immediately launched a rescue operation after receiving a distress […]

The controversy surrounding the 2026 West African Examinations Council results has deepened following allegations of irregularities and technical glitches by a WAEC official. The Head of Examinations at the WAEC office in Anambra, Olanrewaju Fadehan, alleged that candidates who took the Computer-Based Test were particularly affected by problems during the release of the results. Fadehan claimed that the alleged issues affected subjects including Mathematics, English and Igbo. He also raised […]

The ongoing indefinite strike by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo State has continued to raise concerns among parents and education stakeholders over its effect on pupils and students across public schools. The industrial action, which began on June 1, was declared by the union following the abduction of teachers and pupils in Oriire Local Government Area on May 15. Speaking on the situation, a teacher, Mrs. Yemisi […]

The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed widespread social media reports claiming that all schools across the country would be shut from Monday. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Director of Press and Public Relations, Folasade Boriowo, described the message in circulation as false, misleading, and not from any government authority. According to the ministry, neither the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry of Education, state education ministries, nor any […]

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The decision was reached during a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at the University of Abuja. “ At the National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Abuja on the 28th of September, 2025, the Union decried the neglect of the University system and the government’s […]

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 […]