Over 200 Pupils, Teachers Abducted in Niger State Catholic School

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOver 200 Pupils, Teachers Abducted in Niger State Catholic School

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2025

Armed bandits have abducted more than 200 pupils and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack took place in the early hours of Friday morning, between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m., according to statements from local authorities and church officials. The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) initially reported that “227 persons, including teachers and students,” had been abducted in...

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FG Orders Closure of 41 Unity Colleges Over Security Fears

EducationNewsNigeriaFG Orders Closure of 41 Unity Colleges Over Security Fears

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 21, 2025

Plateau, Katsina Temporarily Shut Basic Schools The Federal Government has ordered the immediate shutdown of 41 Unity Colleges across Nigeria, citing recent security threats. Additionally, the Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board (PSUBEB) has directed the closure of all junior and senior basic schools in the state as a precautionary measure. In a circular issued on Friday by Hajia Binta Abdulkadir, Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education, the Minister of Education, Dr...

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Suspended UNICAL Dean Bags Five-Year for Sexually Harassing Student

EducationNewsNigeriaSuspended UNICAL Dean Bags Five-Year for Sexually Harassing Student

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 17, 2025

A Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), to five years’ imprisonment, with no option of fine, following his conviction on sexual harassment charges. Delivering the judgment, Justice James Omotosho held that the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) had proven beyond a reasonable doubt the allegations in the first two counts of the amended charge....

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Enugu State Govt. Calls On Indigenes To Apply For the 2025 Scholarship Award

EducationNewsNigeriaEnugu State Govt. Calls On Indigenes To Apply For the 2025 Scholarship Award

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)November 15, 2025

The Enugu State Government has approved scholarship awards for 1600 indigenes of the state for the 2025/2026 academic session in Nigerian Universities. A public service notice signed by the Commissioner for Education, Enugu State, Prof. Ndubueze L. Mbah, PhD, calls on Enugu State indigenes to apply for the 2025 scholarship awards through the Enugu State Scholarship and Education Loans Board. Available scholarship categories include undergraduate, teachers, and postgraduate levels. While 500 undergraduate indigenes in 100...

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Enugu State Colleges of Nursing Receive Equipment Support from WHO And FCDO

EducationNewsNigeriaEnugu State Colleges of Nursing Receive Equipment Support from WHO And FCDO

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)November 13, 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have donated vital equipment to the Enugu State Colleges of Nursing Park Lane Campus, and the Enugu State College of Nursing, Awgu Campus as part of the Equipment Support for Health Training Institutions (ESHTI) initiative. The donated items include two 15-seater Toyota Hiace commuter buses, two Mikano diesel generators, 145 desktop computers, five suction machines, eight sets of 3D electronic...

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Federal Government Pays Universities N2.3bn As Salary Arrears

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Government Pays Universities N2.3bn As Salary Arrears

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 30, 2025

The Federal Government has released N2.3 billion, representing Batch 8 salary and promotion arrears, to universities across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, disclosed this in Abuja while giving updates on ongoing engagements with ASUU and other tertiary institution unions. “The disbursements, processed through the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, reflect the Tinubu Administration’s resolve to clear inherited backlogs and enhance the welfare of academic and non-academic staff in the...

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Certificate Forgery:  Bauchi teacher Fired After 23 Years In Service

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaCertificate Forgery:  Bauchi teacher Fired After 23 Years In Service

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 24, 2025

A schoolteacher, Habibullah Umar, who allegedly forged two university degree certificates and impersonated a qualified teacher for over two decades, has been fired by the Bauchi State Teachers Service Commission. The Commission’s Information Officer, Dahiru Adamu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, stating that the action followed the recommendations of an investigation committee that found clear evidence of forgery and impersonation. “Umar, who had worked for 23 years, submitted two fake degree certificates purportedly...

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Insecurity: Kwara State Govt Shutdown 45 Public Schools

EducationNewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity: Kwara State Govt Shutdown 45 Public Schools

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 23, 2025

Due to series of bandit attacks in some communities across Niger state, the State government has shutdown 45 public schools. Sheu Ibrahim Adaramaja, the Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board, disclosed this on Tuesday in Ilorin during the Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing Report organised by the Ministry of Communications. “The decision to close down the affected schools is to safeguard the students and teachers from being attacked by suspected bandits in those...

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ASUU Suspends Two-Week Warning Strike, Gives FG One-Month Ultimatum

EducationNewsNigeriaASUU Suspends Two-Week Warning Strike, Gives FG One-Month Ultimatum

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 23, 2025

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike, giving the Federal Government a one-month window to conclude the ongoing renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement and address other lingering issues affecting the university system. This was announced on Wednesday, 22nd October 2025, at a press conference held at the Festus Iyayi National Secretariat, University of Abuja, after an emergency meeting of the union’s National Executive Council (NEC). Speaking at the...

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JANDS Travel Business School Sets Bold 2026 Agenda

EducationNewsNigeriaJANDS Travel Business School Sets Bold 2026 Agenda

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 21, 2025

The Advisory Board of JANDS Travel Business School (JTBS), Enugu, has laid out bold plans to reposition the institution as a centre of excellence in tourism and hospitality education, following a strategic session held recently in the state capital. At the meeting, chaired by Chief Ben Etiaba, FCA, the Advisory Board met to “brainstorm and map out a clear pathway for the school’s future,” with particular emphasis on the institution’s vision for 2026 and the enhanced role of...

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