Education
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Israel secures funding for iFAIR 5 as Nigeria-Israel innovation partnership grows
The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, says the country’s innovation ecosystem has a bright future, urging young entrepreneurs to…
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NERDC cuts textbook assessment, ranking fees ahead of new national system
The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has reduced the fees for assessing and ranking textbooks ahead of the…
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FG: 8,000 schools rehabilitated, 1.2m out-of-school children returned to classrooms under Tinubu
Tunji Alausa, minister of education, says more than 8,000 schools have been rehabilitated and over 1.2 million out-of-school children have…
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FG suspends proposed increase in WAEC, NECO registration fees after public backlash
The federal government has suspended the proposed review of registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination…
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Alausa to lead assessment of Tinubu’s education reforms at ECAN 2026 summit
Tunji Alausa, the minister of education, will lead discussions on the achievements, reforms and challenges in Nigeria’s education sector under…
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UniAbuja appoints substantive registrar, university librarian
The governing council of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja), now Yakubu Gowon University, has appointed Alkasim Umar as the substantive…
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UBEC mobilises over N100bn in unaccessed grants to boost basic education infrastructure
Aisha Garba, executive secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), says the agency has facilitated the mobilisation of more…
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TETFund opens 2026 national research fair to all Nigerian innovators, targets commercialisation of research
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expanded participation in its 2026 national research Fair and exhibition to all Nigerian…
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Almajiri commission: Projects outside our mandate in 2026 budget are constituency projects
The National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education (NCAOOSCE) has clarified that projects in its 2026 appropriation outside its…
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Over 4,200 candidates with disabilities admitted into tertiary institutions in 10 years, says Okebukola
No fewer than 4,216 candidates with disabilities have secured admission into universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across Nigeria over…
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