Ebonyi Government Sponsors 98 Scholars for Postgraduate Studies in UK

EducationNewsNigeriaEbonyi Government Sponsors 98 Scholars for Postgraduate Studies in UK

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)February 3, 2026

Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru, on Monday, ceremonially sent off the second cohort of beneficiaries under the state government’s overseas postgraduate scholarship programme, as they embark on further studies in the United Kingdom. The event took place at the Wilberforce Chuba Okadigbo International Airport in Ezza South Local Government Area, where 98 Ebonyians selected for advanced degree programmes abroad were formally inaugurated before departure. In a statement issued earlier in the day by the...

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Ogun Primary School Teacher Emerges Best in Nigeria for 2025

EducationNewsNigeriaOgun Primary School Teacher Emerges Best in Nigeria for 2025

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 28, 2026

…Receives N50m, Car, House Solanke Francis Taiwo, a primary school teacher at Ansar-ud-Deen Main School 1, Kemta-Ilawo, in Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State, has emerged as the Overall Best Teacher in Nigeria for 2025. He won N50 million, a brand-new car, and a fully furnished two-bedroom house. Eleven other outstanding teachers, selected from a pool of nominees drawn from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, also received N25m each. The...

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UNN, ABU, UNICAL Top Tinubu’s 2026 Federal Universities Budget

EducationNewsNigeriaUNN, ABU, UNICAL Top Tinubu’s 2026 Federal Universities Budget

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 27, 2026

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU), and the University of Calabar (UNICAL) have received the largest budgetary allocations among federal universities in President Bola Tinubu’s proposed 2026 appropriation bill. The budget breakdown shows that UNN was allocated ₦49.74 billion, making it the highest-funded federal university. It was closely followed by ABU with ₦48.76 billion and UNICAL with ₦43.83 billion, according to figures obtained by The ICIR. Across all federal universities,...

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JAMB Sets New Age Rules, Registration Timeline for 2025 UTME, DE

EducationNewsNigeriaJAMB Sets New Age Rules, Registration Timeline for 2025 UTME, DE

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 25, 2026

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced updated monitoring measures, age eligibility requirements, and registration timelines ahead of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) exercises. The announcement was made on Saturday in Lagos during a meeting with Commissioners for Education, where JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, outlined key dates and compliance measures for candidates and Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres. Prof. Oloyede said UTME registration would run from 26...

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Governor Abdul Razak Suspends Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic 

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Abdul Razak Suspends Rector of the Kwara State Polytechnic 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2026

Following the recent protest by students of the Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, over the relocation of the NYSC Orientation Camp, Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazak has directed the suspension of the Polytechnic’s Rector, Abdul Jimoh Mohammed. The Governor had constituted a three-man panel of inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding the student unrest at the Polytechnic’s main campus. The State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo Kawu, made this known on Wednesday in a statement, explaining...

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Kwara State Poly Shut Down as Students Protest Relocation of NYSC Orientation Camp

AfricaEducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsKwara State Poly Shut Down as Students Protest Relocation of NYSC Orientation Camp

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 21, 2026

PDP Says Presidential Ticket Open to Jonathan, Other Southern Aspirants, Ilorin, has been shut down following a protest by students over the relocation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp to the institution. During the protest, the police tear-gassed students who blocked the main gate to stop newly deployed corps members from accessing the campus. Police also use tear gas canisters within the premises, including hostels, affecting both students and staff. The corps members...

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Emir Sanusi II Returns to School As a 200-Level Law Student

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsEmir Sanusi II Returns to School As a 200-Level Law Student

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 21, 2026

The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, on Tuesday officially resumed lectures at Northwest University, Kano, where he is studying Law as a 200-level undergraduate. The revered monarch was sighted joining other students for lectures, dressed in a black long gown and a white head tie. The Emir is enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme, studying Common Law and Sharia, at the university’s Faculty of Law. Images from the lecture hall have...

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LASUSTECH to Launch Bola Ahmed Tinubu Institute of Politics and Policies

EducationNewsNigeriaLASUSTECH to Launch Bola Ahmed Tinubu Institute of Politics and Policies

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 17, 2026

The BAT Ideological Group and the Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, have formally entered into a strategic partnership to establish the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Institute of Politics and Policies. The agreement was sealed during a high-level strategic engagement held on Thursday, 15 January 2026 between leaders of the ideological group and the university’s management. The institute is designed to promote ideological orientation, strengthen political leadership development, and enhance governance studies across...

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Lecturers’ Salaries Up 40% Under New FG–ASUU Agreement

EducationNewsNigeriaLecturers’ Salaries Up 40% Under New FG–ASUU Agreement

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 14, 2026

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have formally signed a long-awaited, renegotiated agreement that ends a 16-year stalemate over the terms of academic service conditions in federal universities. The agreement, reached on 23 December 2025 and signed in Abuja on Wednesday, takes effect from 1 January 2026 and will be reviewed after three years. It follows protracted negotiations that began in 2017 to revisit the 2009 Federal Government–ASUU...

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Consultant In Osun Declares Vice Chancellor, Deans, Professors As Ghost Workers 

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsConsultant In Osun Declares Vice Chancellor, Deans, Professors As Ghost Workers 

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 10, 2026

Sally Tibbot Limited had alleged that the Osun state government is harbouring and covering 8,452 ghost workers in its employment.  The consultant disclosed this during a press conference on Friday. The workers across various agencies decried the defamation and character assassination allegedly perpetrated by the consultant, who declared them to be ghost workers, vowing to seek redress in the court of law. Reacting to the allegation, the Osun State Government stated that public servants who...

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