The University of Ibadan (UI) has once again secured its position as Nigeria’s leading university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026, placing in the 801–1,000 global band. This marks its return to the top slot among Nigerian universities, having last held it in 2023. The Ibadan-based institution advanced from fourth place in 2025, surpassing other prominent Nigerian universities. THE’s 2026 survey encompassed 2,191 institutions across 115 countries, assessing performance using 18...

The federal government has set up the Mahmud Yayale Ahmed–led Expanded Negotiation Committee for Tertiary Institutions to enhance discussions with academic and non-academic unions across universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. ​Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, while inaugurating the new committee in Abuja, said it was established to harmonize all negotiation processes under a unified and coordinated framework that ensures institutional continuity and sector-wide inclusiveness. Alausa called on all academic and non-academic...

The Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has ordered the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, to suspend all admission processes for the 2025/2026 academic session following an ex-parte motion filed by a group of candidates. An education technology expert and the Chief Executive Officer of Educare, Alex Onyia, posted the court order on his X handle on Tuesday indicate that the order was issued...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a new rule that will make compliance with the National Education Repository and Databank (NERD) policy a compulsory condition for graduates to be mobilised into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) or to qualify for exemption. The directive, which takes effect from 6 October 2025, was contained in a circular issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume. The circular stated that the “NYSC...