By Joke Kujenya WIDESSPREAD RELIANCE on artificial intelligence tools is eroding key human cognitive abilities, new research findings have warned, revealing that overreliance on Large Language Models (LLMs) such as Gemini Deep Think and GPT-5 is leading to reduced focus, weakened memory, and diminished reasoning capacity among users worldwide...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent FRESH FINANCIAL relief is underway for Nigeria’s public universities as the Federal Government has announced the release of N2.3 billion to settle arrears and backlogs owed to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other university-based unions. According to a statement ...
By John Ofem, JKNewsMedia Intern COMMITMENT TO female education and empowerment was the main concerns of Fidelity Bank Plc, which marked the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child with a debate competition for female secondary school students in Lagos. The event, tagged the She Leads Debate Competition, was held on Thursday, October 16, 202...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter CLARIFICATION HAS emerged from the Federal Ministry of Education over the streamlined O-Level admission requirements, reaffirming that English Language and Mathematics remain compulsory subjects that every student must register and sit for during their O-Level examinations. The Ministry made clear that n...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES across Nigeria entered a second week of disruption as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) dismissed the Federal Government’s directive enforcing a ‘No Work, No Pay’ policy against lecturers involved in its ongoing two-week warning strike. The union maintained tha...
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...
