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The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Abeokuta, has released the timetable for the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, in Ogun State. The examination will start on Tuesday, 30 June 2026 and end on Wednesday, 8 July 2026. What has the Ogun State Ministry announced? The Ministry has announced …

Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board, BEQAEB, has released the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination timetable. Dr. Terna Francis, Executive Secretary of the Board, approved the official release. The timetable gives schools, candidates, parents, guardians and other concerned parties the dates, subjects and sessions for the examination. Past …

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 27 May and Thursday, 28 May 2026, as public holidays for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the decision through a statement issued on Monday by Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary of the ministry. The statement said the declaration shows the …

Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board, BEQAEB, has postponed the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination, earlier scheduled to begin on Monday, 18 May 2026. The board said it moved the examination because of unforeseen circumstances. A new start date will be shared with the public when BEQAEB releases …

The Federal Government has invited the Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU to a fresh meeting today, Monday, as both unions continue their nationwide strike. A source who spoke from Abuja on Sunday said the meeting will involve the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. The aim is plain …

The Joint Action Committee of NASU and SSANU has announced an indefinite nationwide strike, with the action scheduled to start at 12:00 a.m. on Friday, 1 May 2026. NASU means the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, while SSANU means the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities. Both …

The Federal Government has declared Friday a public holiday so workers across Nigeria can mark International Workers' Day on 1 May. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, announced the holiday on behalf of the Federal Government. The notice came through a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Magdalene Ajani, …

Osun State Examinations Board has released the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) timetable. The exam, also called Junior WAEC, is meant for candidates in their final year of Junior Secondary School and is used for movement from JSS 3 to senior secondary school. Past Questions, Answers and Study Support …

Abia State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has released the academic calendar for the Third Term of the 2025/2026 session. The notice was signed by the Honourable Commissioner, Elder Goodluck Chinedu Ubochi. It gives the resumption date, mid-term break and closing date for the term. Abia State Third Term …

The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Education has announced the resumption date for the third term of the 2025/2026 academic session. The date is Monday, 20 April 2026. The notice covers public primary, secondary and technical schools in the state. It also covers private nursery, primary and secondary schools. Akwa …

Kano State Government, through the Ministry of Education, has fixed the dates for the second term holiday for the current 2025/2026 academic session. The directive covers all public and private primary and secondary schools in the state; that means schools, parents and pupils now have a clear Calendar for the …

Ogun State has announced the registration procedure for the First School Leaving Certificate, FSLC, for Primary 6 learners. The notice is directed at School Portal Administrators, SPAs, in public and approved private schools. It sets out the steps for registering Primary 6 completers for certificate issuance; the route is clear, …

The Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority, KSSQAA, has announced a final extension for the 2026 registration for BECE, BAICE, QE and SAIQE. It described this period as the last chance for schools to complete every required step; any candidate not registered by 28 April 2026 will not be eligible …

Cross River State Ministry of Education has released the 2026 SS2 Mock/Promotion Examination timetable. The examination is for candidates in SS2 who are going to SS3. With the schedule now out, schools, parents and students can check each paper, each subject and each time slot in one clear list; day …

Cross River State Ministry of Education has released the 2026 Primary Six Placement Examination timetable, also known as the Common Entrance examination. The exam is for candidates in Primary Six who are going to JSS1. The full schedule is now out; parents, schools and pupils can see each paper, its …

Cross River State Ministry of Education has released the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination timetable, also known as Junior WAEC. The examination is for candidates in JSS 3 who are moving to SS1. With the dates now set, schools, parents and candidates can see the full paper schedule at a …

What began as a children's inter-house sports event at Sunshine Schools, Ibadan, took a different shape on Thursday as parents arrived in coordinated aso ebi and turned the venue into a bright, crowd-pulling scene. The event, tagged "Sunshine Schools Olympics 2026", featured the usual track and field activities for pupils. …

The Federal Government has declared Friday, 3 April 2026 and Monday, 6 April 2026, as public holidays for this year's Easter celebration. That announcement sets the two Easter dates clearly; Friday for Good Friday and Monday for Easter Monday. Minister of Interior announces the Easter holidays The Minister of Interior, …

The Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has announced the second term holiday for the 2025/2026 academic session. The notice covers all public and private primary and secondary schools, as well as government technical colleges across the state. According to the press release issued by the Honourable Commissioner …

The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board, BEQAEB, has announced an extension of the 2026 Basic Education Certificate Examination, BECE, registration period. The notice came through a statement released by Jeffrey Adzam, the Board's Information Officer. The extension is meant to give candidates who have not yet registered …

The Council of Legal Education, Nigerian Law School, has extended the deadline for applications for admission into the 2025/2026 academic session. Prospective applicants now have until Friday, 31 Jan 2026 to submit their application forms. This update gives candidates extra time, but the notice still draws a hard line at …

Kaduna State Academic Calendar 2025/2026 (KSSQAA): First, Second and Third Term Dates, Holidays and 2026/2027 First Term Preview The Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA) has released a revised and approved academic calendar for the 2025/2026 session. The schedule covers all basic and post-basic schools, across public and private …

Federal Government denies abandonment of Morocco scholarship students, confirms BES payments through 2024 budget year and no new awards after October 2025 The Federal Government says it has received claims about Nigerian scholarship students in the Kingdom of Morocco and it has rejected those claims as false. The Ministry presents …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has rolled out a fresh set of rules aimed at cutting examination malpractice in WAEC and NECO exams starting from 2026. The goal is simple. Make national exams fair again, harder to cheat and easier to trust. This update was shared by the Minister of …

The Niger State Government has confirmed that schools across the state will reopen on Monday, 12 January 2026. This covers public and private schools. But it's not a blanket go-ahead for every area. The state tied the reopening to security status, so some schools return on the date, while others …

The Katsina State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has released an official notice on the resumption of the second term for the 2025/2026 academic session. The message is directed at parents, guardians, school heads and students, with focus on boarding secondary schools across the state. Katsina State Second Term …

The Federal Government has announced that December 25 and 26, 2025 and January 1, 2026 will be observed as public holidays across Nigeria. The announcement was made through the Ministry of Interior on behalf of the Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Magdalene Ajani, explained that the …

The Federal Government has restated its steady focus on keeping students safe and keeping learning going, after reopening all 47 previously closed Federal Unity Secondary Schools. These schools reopened earlier this month after security was strengthened within the campuses and nearby areas. Since then, lessons have started again without delays. …

The Federal Government has announced a nationwide ban on admitting or transferring students into Senior Secondary School Three, known as SS3. The announcement came through the Federal Ministry of Education and applies to both public and private secondary schools. The Ministry said the decision follows rising cases of examination malpractice. …

The Bauchi State Government has approved the return of learning across the state after talks with key voices in education. These talks involved school principals, leaders across the education sector and owners of private schools. His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Bauchi State, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, CON (Kauran Daular …