By Olivia Ambrose, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIAN TEACHERS have been lauded as the “quiet architects of great nations” by First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who urged them to embrace innovation as the government ramps up efforts to revamp education across the country. Delivering the keynote address at the National Teachers’ Summit 2026, theme...
By NAN AN INTERNATIONAL NGO, Save the Children International (SCI), says no fewer than 1,683 learners were abducted in Nigeria between 2014 to 2022, 184 killed, while about 25 buildings were destroyed. Mogbonjubade Adesulure, the Digital Media and Communication Specialist, Save the Children Nigeria, disclosed this in a statement in Katsina on ...
By Ofem John, JKNewsMedia Intern, UNICROSS PERSISTENT DELAYS in the release of students’ results at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) have been attributed to technical difficulties linked to a transition to a new digital results portal and resistance from individuals alleged to have benefited from flaws in the former system, the...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent EFFORTS TO sanitise and standardise textbooks and instructional materials used in Nigerian schools have led to the inauguration of a standing committee focused on book ranking and selection at the basic and senior secondary education levels. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Federal Government h...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NEW ANNUAL allowances for senior lecturers in Nigerian universities have received Federal Government (FG) approval, with full time professors set to earn an additional N1.8m and full-time readers N870,000. The FG described the benefit as a professorial cadre allowance and confirmed that it appl...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent has shifted in the long standing standoff between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities with the signing of a renegotiated agreement intended to stabilise Nigeria’s public tertiary education system. The agreement was signed and unveiled on Wednesday at the Tertiary...
By JKNewsMedia Reporter CRITICISM HAS followed the imprisonment of 52 students of Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma. A human rights organisation, Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has called for the immediate release of the 52 students who were arrested following a protest against rising kidnappings in the a...
By Joke Kujenya SALE OF application forms for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry admissions will commence later this month following an announcement by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) confirmed that the application process for admission i...
By Olivia Nyere, JKNewsMedia Intern THE FEDERAL Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have noted that they will, on Wednesday, January 14, formalise a new agreement aimed at improving the quality of the university education system and ensuring stability, the Ministry of Education said. The ceremony will take place at ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE FEDERAL Government has unveiled a series of measures to reduce examination malpractice in the 2026 West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and National Examinations Council (NEC) exams, focusing on tighter monitoring, improved data management, and stricter compliance with guidelines. Educa...
