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Lagos State Government Increases Students’ Bursary

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved a 100% increase in bursaries for students of Lagos State origin enrolled in tertiary institutions across the country.Mr Abdur Rahaman Lekki, Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Scholarship Board, said in a statement on Sunday that the increase will take effect in …


Lagos Teacher Emerges Best Teacher in Nigeria

Miss Adeola Adefemi, an English Teacher at Oke-Odo Senior High School, Alimosho in Lagos State, was named the Best Teacher in Nigeria by the Federal Ministry of Education during a recent national event held in Abuja to celebrate World Teachers’ Day.Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of Nigeria, presented the award …

Lagos State Government (LASG) Postpones Y2022 BECE Resit to October 6

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has rescheduled the Year 2022 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) resit for Thursday, October 6, 2022, at all designated examination centres across the state. According to a statement signed by Mr Adebayo Orunsolu, Director of the Lagos State Examinations Board, the postponement was necessary to …

Delta State Technical Colleges Admission List

Delta State Technical Colleges/Schools’ placement/admission list for the 2022/2023 academic session is now available online. This is to inform all the candidates that applied for admission into the Delta State Technical Colleges and also participated in the entrance examination during the 2022/2023 academic session that they can now check their …

Yobe State Schools Resumption Date

Yobe State Schools Resumption Date for the commencement of academic activities for the first term, 2022/2023 academic session. In accordance with the academic calendar for 2022/2023 schools, this is to inform all stakeholders in education, Parents and Guardians, that schools will resume for the First Term, 2022/2023 Academic Session for …

Winners of 2022 NLNG’s $100,000 Nigeria Prize for Science

The Nigeria Prize for Science judging panel announced that two exceptional scientific publications have earned the $100,000 prize from Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. (NLNG). Sesan Peter Ayodeji, a professor of Machine and Process Design and Applied Ergonomics at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, and his Research Associate, …

Lagos State Government (LASG) BECE Result

The Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) Results for the year 2022. A statement signed by the Director of the Lagos State Examinations Board, Mr Orunsolu Adebayo, advised all Principals of Public Junior Secondary Schools in the State to collect their school results at the …

Ogun State Schools Resumption Date

Ogun State Government has announced the date for the reopening of schools for the first term, 2022/2023 academic session across the state. The Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology has announced that all public and private primary and secondary schools, government science and technical colleges (GSTCs), and government …

Nasarawa State Schools Resumption Date

Nasarawa State Schools Resumption Date — The resumption date for the commencement of academic activities for the first term, 2020/2023 academic session for schools in Nasarawa State has been announced. In accordance with the 2022/2023 school academic calendar, the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of Education, wishes to announce the following school …

Lagos State Model Colleges & Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools Admission List 2022

The admission list into the Lagos State Model Colleges and Upgraded Junior Secondary Schools has been released. The Lagos State Examinations Board has released the admission list, which contains the names of candidates offered provisional admission into the various Model Colleges and upgraded Junior Secondary Schools in Lagos state.How to …

SSANU, NASU Suspend Strike for Two Months

The Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have suspended their five-month-old strike for two months. The Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have agreed to a two-month suspension of their five-month strike.JAC …

Jigawa Governemnt Shuts Schools Over Security Concern

The Jigawa State Government ordered the closure of all schools in the state on Wednesday. Dr Lawan Yusuf, the State Commissioner for Education, verified the news to reporters in Dutse. According to him, the main cause for the schools’ shutdown was a security threat. With only two days till the …

Borno State Govt Offsets WAEC Fees of Over N329.8m

Borno State Government has paid the May/June 2022 West African Examination Council (WAEC) fees of the SS3 Students in public secondary schools in the state with the approval of the sum of three hundred and twenty-nine million, eight hundred and five thousand, eight hundred naira (N 329,805,800). Wednesday, the Borno …

11 Students in Nigeria Schools Score Highest in Cambridge Exams, Bag 157 Awards

The British Council in Nigeria, in collaboration with the Cambridge University Press and Assessment, has recognised the outstanding achievements of 110 students from 45 schools across the country. Of the students who participated in the exam from all over the world, 11 students from Nigeria scored the highest overall.On Friday, …

Lawmaker Asks JAMB to Raise Cut-Off Mark for Admission into Universities

Dr. Akon Eyakenyi, the Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic and Secondary Education, has requested that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) raise the cut-off mark that students must achieve in order to be admitted to universities.The senator stated that in order to address the country’s declining …

JAC Suspends Warning Strike

Following the declaration of Twelve days warning strike 30th July 2022 by the Joint Action Committee (JAC), which lasted between 190 to 30th July, 2022., the JAC at its emergency meeting held today, 30th July, 2022, at Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi resolved to suspend the warning strike and convey …

Oyo Government Reinstates 129 Primary School Teachers Sacked by Past Administration

129 public primary school teachers who had been wrongfully fired by the past administration have been given their jobs back by the current government of Oyo State.Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, announced this yesterday while congratulating the teachers.He stated that the …

Nasarawa Govt Orders Closure of Primary, Secondary Schools Over Security Threats In FCT

Because of “security risks,” the state government of Nasarawa has issued an order mandating the immediate closure of all primary and secondary schools in the state. As a preventative measure, His Excellency, Engineer Abdullahi A. Sule, the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State has ordered the immediate closure of all primary …

ASUU Seeks bill to Bar Children of Politicians From Foreign Education

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is advocating for the creation of a bill that would govern the process by which the children of public servants enrol in schools located outside of Nigeria.Prof. Kingdom Tombra, Chairman of the University of Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island chapter of the union, …