Education
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FG secures $25.35m Kuwait loan to address out-of-school crisis in Kaduna
The federal government say it has secured a $25.35 million concessionary loan from the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development…
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JAMB sets tough criteria for U-16 UTME candidates seeking university admission
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has issued stringent procedures for screening of exceptional unified tertiary matriculation examination (UTME)…
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WAEC records worst SSCE performance in five years, pass rate drops to 38%
Concerned stakeholders in the education sector — including educationists and parents — have expressed worry over the poor performance recorded…
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FUTA, ABU… FG approves N4.2bn for 158 research projects in six varsities
The federal government has approved the award of N4,249,626,817.69 grant for the funding of 158 research projects under the Tertiary…
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WAEC releases 2025 SSCE results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has released the 2025 senior school certificate examination (SSCE) results. In a…
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Drug education to enter school curriculum as NDLEA, FME plan tests for undergraduates
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the federal ministry of education have agreed on compulsory drug integrity test…
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Al-Makura pledges commitment to revamp basic education as UBEC board chairman
Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, the former governor of Nasarawa state and newly appointed chairman of the governing Board of the Universal…
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UNIPORT honours TETFund BOT chairman Aminu Masari wirh honourary doctorate degree
The University of Port Harcourt has conferred an honorary doctorate degree of doctor of science in public administration (DSc Honoris…
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PTDF screens 931 candidates in south-west for foreign scholarship programme
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) says it has screened about 931 candidates from the south-west region were screened for…
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NECO begins pilot CBT for SSCE, registers over 1.3 million candidates — highest ever
No fewer than 1,367,210 candidates are currently sitting the 2025 senior secondary certificate examination (SSCE) across Nigeria. This is marking…
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