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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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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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Education ministry denies delaying NELFUND recruitment, says agency ‘already overstaffed’
The federal ministry of education has denied reports alleging that Tunji Alausa, minister of education, directed the suspension of newly…
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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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EFCC hands over recovered assets to education ministry
Tunji Alausa, minister of education, says President Bola Tinubu is transforming proceeds of crime into investments that improve student welfare,…
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FG urges states, private schools to join national education database
The federal government has called on state governments, local education authorities and private school owners to enrol in the digitalised…
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FG trains 120 TVET teachers after 1.3 million Nigerians sign up for skills programme
The federal government has begun training 120 technical and vocational education and training (TVET) teachers in partnership with Singapore’s Institute…
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Alausa: Era of locked, idle UBEC schools must end
Tunji Alausa, minister of education, says the era of public-funded schools remaining locked, abandoned or underutilised despite being declared completed…
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NELFUND condemns institutions withholding students’ tuition refunds, arbitrary fee hikes
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has condemned what it described as unethical practices by some tertiary institutions, accusing them…
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Ondo government withholds WAEC results of students over viral ‘sign-out’ video
The Ondo state government has sanctioned 17 secondary school students captured in a viral “sign-out” video, ordering that their West…
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