Nigerians have been urged to shun examination malpractice, as it is capable of destroying Nigeria and the quality of education remains the foundation for development. The Registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO), Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi made the call while speaking on the importance of examination at the 50th anniversary of Government Science Secondary School Izom organized by old students of the school. According to Prof. Wushishi, NECO conducts five different examinations “The Examination...

…Women Back To School The Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) is enrolling over three thousand out-of-school girls and women under the “Second Chance Education Opportunities for Out-of-School Girls and Young Women in Adamawa State.” The State Project Coordinator Engr. Saddiki Liman, who disclosed this while declaring open a two-day training workshop on “Second Chance Education Opportunities for Out of School Girls and Young Women in Adamawa State,” said the project would be implemented...

 Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka Anambra State has expelled the 300 level student of History and International Studies, Miss Chimamaka Precious Goddy-Mbakwe. Goddy-Mbakwe is the lady spotted in a viral video clip assaulting Dr Chukwudi Okoye, a lecturer in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies for allegedly obstructing her TikTok video making. According to a letter dated February 13, signed by the NAU Acting Registrar, Mr Victor Modebelu and copied to the Acting Vice-Chancellor,...

A female student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has pleaded for forgiveness after she was captured slapping, biting and tearing the clothes of a lecturer who asked her to delete a video he appeared in. A video of the student attacking the lecturer went viral on Tuesday. According to reports, the student was recording a dance video in a school hallway when she clashed with the lecturer. He had tapped her while passing and asked...

The Federal Government has raised the processing fee for establishing private universities in Nigeria from N5 million to N25 million. In a memo issued on Monday, the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abdullahi Ribadu, announced the increment, stating that the decision was part of efforts to reposition private universities and enhance their capacity to meet the needs of Nigerians. The NUC also disclosed that it has reviewed the guidelines for establishing...

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has proposed a new 12-year basic education model to replace the existing 6-3-3-4 system, scrapping the current secondary school structure in Nigeria. Dr Alausa made the proposal on Thursday at the 2025 Extraordinary Meeting of the National Council on Education (NCE) in Abuja. The meeting was attended by commissioners for education from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), alongside officials from ministries, departments, agencies (MDAs),...