By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent A TOTAL of thirty-five students will graduate with First Class Honours at the 2024/2025 Ninth Convocation Ceremony of the Federal University, Lokoja, scheduled for Saturday. Addressing journalists on activities lined up for the convocation, the Vice Chancellor, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, stated...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOGUE remains the most effective and sustainable approach to resolving disputes in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector, the Federal Government has said, urging the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to reconsider its planned industrial action. In a joint statement issued by the ...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent GRADUATES SEEKING mobilisation into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will from October 6, 2025, be required to provide proof of compliance with the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) policy before they can be mobilised or granted exemption, according to a directive issued b...
By JKNewsMedia PROMOTION OF science and technology among young Nigerians is taking centre stage as the Glo Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Globacom, announced a nationwide Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) competition dedicated to girls in senior secondary schools. The initiative, unveiled as part...
By Damilare Aré, JKNewsMedia Intern THE NIGERIAN Government has declared that technical education is now tuition-free in all Federal Technical Colleges across the country. The government confirmed that the policy will extend to approved charges including boarding fees, uniforms, textbooks, exercise books, prospectus, identity cards, stationer...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent THE NATIONAL Examinations Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results, with 60.26 percent of candidates recording at least five credits including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar of the Council, Professor Dantani Ibrah...
By JKNewsMedia EDUCATION PROVIDERS are intensifying efforts to remove barriers that keep millions of Africans out of school, with Transformation College of Business and Technology unveiling two new tuition-free professional certificate programmes. The institution confirmed in a statement that the semester will begin on 20 September and conclu...
By JKNewsMedia Commitment to academic excellence and innovation has taken a new step as AcadPass™, Africa’s leading digital ecosystem for students, announced the appointment of Professor Mondy Selle Gold as its National Academic Adviser (NAA). The platform described the appointment as a milestone in its mission to combine technology with scho...
By ChannelsTV The Ministry of Education explained that the allocation is to cover tuition fees, accommodation, vocational training, psychosocial care, medical support, and parental assistance. President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the education and rehabilitation of the rescued Chibok girls, approving a tota...
By JKNewsMedia STAKEHOLDERS IN Nigeria’s education sector will gather later this month for Eduthrive, a two-day conference organised by Fidelity Bank Plc to equip school owners with strategies for growth and sustainability in the new academic session. The event, themed “Positioning Your School for Growth”, will run from 28 to 29 August 2025 a...
