The Adamawa state government is to construct new model nurseries, and primary and junior secondary schools in each of the 21 local government areas of the State. Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri disclosed in Girei on Thursday, at the groundbreaking ceremony said the projects which will be funded by the state and local governments in the state will cost N14.9 billion. According to the Governor, the model schools will encourage school enrollment and warn...

Angered by an over 100 percent increase of tuition fees by the management of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) in Ondo State, students of the institution have shut down the school to protest the increase. The undergraduate students were seen chanting solidarity songs and waving their placards bearing different inscriptions at the university’s main gate in the early hours of Monday. Meanwhile, heavily armed security personnel, including men of the Nigeria Police Force,...

…to extend sanctions to Uganda, Kenya and Niger The Ministry of Education has announced that the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo are suspended forthwith. The decision of the Ministry is in response to a viral investigative report by Daily Nigerian on 30 December that exposed how anyone can get a degree from the two countries without application, registration, studying or writing exams. The report detailed how a staff of...

To enhance the teaching profession, the Kebbi State Government in collaboration with POBITECH Consultancy Service has commenced the training of 2,400 Primary Schools Teachers in the state. While declaring the training open at Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, the Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris, said his administration has declared a revolution in the state educational sector and urged all stakeholders in the education sector to join hands with his administration to move the...

The Federal Government has suspended the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates from the Republic of Benin and Togo, respectively and banned 18 foreign universities in Nigeria. The Federal Ministry of Education made the announcement on Tuesday, noting that its decision followed an undercover investigation conducted by a Nigerian online platform that exposed the activity of a degree mill in Cotonou. According to the investigation, the investigative reporter bagged a degree from Cotonou University within...

The Federal Government in its determination to equip the youths with enduring and sustainable life skills has commenced the construction of vocational schools across the nation. Prof. Mamman Tahir, Nigeria’s Education Minister disclosed this during a project facility tour at General Murtala Muhammad College (GMMC) Yola, Adamawa State said Tinubu’s administration is desirous of ensuring that young Nigerians have integrated education that combines technical skills acquisition with regular learning. Tahir who expressed happiness with the...