By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter LEARNING OUTCOMES in Nigerian schools will be assessed every three years under a new Federal Government policy announced during the ongoing 2026 National Learning Assessment. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Minister of Education Tunji Alausa announced the decision on Friday after inspecting the assessm...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter NIGERIA’s EDUCATION system is set for a major overhaul as the Federal Government (FG) announced the abolition of the separation between Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS), replacing the 6-3-3-4 structure with a compulsory 12-year uninterrupted basic education model....
By Joke Kujenya THERE ARE moments when silence says more than words ever could. This is one such moment. For days now, I have struggled to understand the deafening silence surrounding the abducted teachers and pupils in Oyo State. Every passing day without clear information deepens the anguish of their families and leaves the rest […]
By Koforoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter LONG RUNNING negotiations over university workers’ welfare reached a new stage on Monday as the Federal Government (FG) formalised the renegotiated 2009 agreement with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational (NASU) and Assoc...
By Kofoworola Fakeye, JKNewsMedia Reporter ABOUT N500 billion was deducted from May 2026 Federation Account (FAAC) revenues for security related interventions before funds were shared among the Federal Government, states and local governments, according to FAAC records. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the deduction formed part of N952 billion in...
By Ajibola Olaide, JKNewsMedia Reporter FRESH BORROWINGS by the Federal Government of Nigeria rose to N11.89 trillion in the first nine months of 2025, while spending on capital projects stood at N3.10 trillion during the same period, according to the 2025 Third Quarter Budget Implementation Report (BIR) released by the Budget Office of the F...
By Jemima Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent COMPULSORY DRUG testing for secondary school students has been introduced by the Federal Government as part of efforts to curb rising cases of drug and substance abuse among adolescents across Nigeria. JKNewsMedia.com reports that under the new National Implementation Guidelines Against Drug and...
By Jeremiah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent NATIONAL NUTRITION planning advanced as the National Council on Nutrition ((NCN) approved Nigeria’s National Policy on Food and Nutrition (NNPFN) 2026 to 2035 for transmission to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for final ratification. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the Council directed all 3...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent PROGRESS RECORDED in Nigeria’s economy has been highlighted by the immediate former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, as he expressed satisfaction with his tenure following his resignation. Edun spoke a day after President Bola Tinubu announced his resigna...
By Jemimah Wellington, JKNewsMedia Correspondent MISUSE OF the “Ambassador” title in Nigeria has drawn a firm response from the Federal Government, which warned that only individuals formally appointed by the President are legally recognised to bear the designation. JKNewsMedia.com reports that the directive was announced on Friday in Abuja b...
