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FG Moves To Commercialise University Research With 41 Innovation Centres

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Aug 12, 2026 0

The Federal Government said it is establishing 41 University Innovation Pods (UniPods) across tertiary institutions as part of President Bola Tinubu’s push to use education, technology, research and innovation to drive Nigeria’s transition from a resource-based to a knowledge-based economy.The minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed…

N267bn UBEC Funds Lying Idle Across States — Executive Secretary

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Aug 11, 2026 0

….N65bn Counterpart Funding Yet To Be AccessedThe Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Aisha Garba, has disclosed that approximately N267bn in previously released intervention funds remains unutilised…

Education

JAMB Clears 5,000 Complaints In Five Days, Targets End To Candidate Trauma

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Aug 9, 2026 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has resolved more than 5,000 pending complaints within five days, following an intervention by its newly appointed Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina.The complaints, according to the…

Education

FG Reviews Education Reforms, Sets Deadlines For Outstanding Deliverables

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Aug 7, 2026 0

The Federal Government has directed officials handling the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) to take full ownership of their assignments and deliver measurable outcomes, as part of efforts to strengthen accountability in…

Education

Scrap Non-Technical Courses, FG Orders Polytechnics

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Aug 6, 2026 0

…Inaugurates NBTE BoardThe Federal Government has called on polytechnics to gradually phase out non-technical programmes that fall outside their statutory mandate.The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, who made the call on…

Education

FG Names UI, ABU, Seven Others For Sports Centres Of Excellence

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Aug 5, 2026 0

The Federal Government will establish nine Sports and Education Centres of Excellence across the country as part of the newly launched National Sports and Education Excellence Programme (N-SEEP), the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji…

Education

FG Moves To End Overseas Autism Care With New Regional Centres

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Aug 5, 2026 0

The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has announced a major initiative to transform autism care in Nigeria through expanded specialist training, targeted investments in tertiary institutions and the establishment of Autism…

Education

Alausa Orders Heads Of Institutions To Expel Students Involve In Kidnapping

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Aug 4, 2026 0

The Federal Government has directed heads of tertiary institutions to dismiss any student found culpable of kidnapping after due investigation, as part of new measures to strengthen campus security nationwide.Minister of Education, Dr.…

Education

Fake Curriculum Funding Letter Not From Us, NERDC Warns

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Aug 4, 2026 0

The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has distanced itself from a fake document circulating in the public requesting financial support for the production, printing and nationwide distribution of the Revised…

Education

Aina Takes Over JAMB, Declares War On Examination Malpractice

Chika MEFOR-NWACHUKWU Jul 31, 2026 0

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, on Friday, formally transitioned leadership as the outgoing Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, handed over to the new Registrar, Prof. Segun Aina, at the Board’s National…

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