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...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent TUESDAY, 23 DECEMBER, may be remembered as a historic day for Nigeria’s higher education sector, as the long-standing impasse between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over the renegotiation of the 2009 agreement appears finally resolved. ASUU leadership...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent RENEGOTIATION OF the long standing 2009 agreement between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been concluded, signalling a significant development for Nigeria’s public university system and raising expectations of improved academic conditions and indus...
By Joyce Ayaba, JKNewsMedia Reporter APPROVAL FOR a significant policy shift in the career progression of public primary school teachers has been granted by the Ogun State Government, clearing the way for Graduate Primary School Teachers (GPST) on the Tutor Cadre to move from Grade Level 16 to Grade Level 17. The decision was announced [&hell...
By JKNewsMedia COLLABORATION BETWEEN Polaris Bank and Evolve Charity Trust has resulted in the distribution of school essentials to 1,000 students in ten public secondary schools across five states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). A release by the bank states that the 2025 exercise forms part of its ongoing Corporate Social Res...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent AGAIN, GUNMEN struck in Niger State barely one week after the Maga kidnapping of 25 girls, with armed attackers invading St. Mary’s Primary and Secondary School, Papiri, in Agwara Local Government Area and abducting students and members of staff in the early hours of Friday, where they made away...
By Fatima Idera, JKNewsMedia AUTHORITIES REPORTED on Tuesday that one of the 25 abducted students from Government Girls Secondary School, Maga in Kebbi State has escaped and is safe, as joint security teams and local hunters continue a coordinated search for the remaining missing schoolgirls, according to AP News. Their confirmation came afte...
By Ofem John, JKNewsMedia Intern STUDENT DISCUSSION dominated discussions as the Students’ Union Government of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) led by its president, Comrade Ogar Favour Johobe, met with university management on Monday to review the proposed adjustment in school fees and assess ongoing development initiatives acr...
By Precious Achi, JKNewsMedia Intern, UI, Oyo State THE UNIVERSITY of Ibadan (UI) has said it is celebrating academic excellence as 448 students emerged with First Class degrees out of 5,900 graduating students in the 2024/2025 academic session. Vice Chancellor, Professor Kayode Adebowale, declared the figures on Tuesday during the first day ...
