Pakistan has shut down schools and declared a state of emergency in Punjab, the country’s most populous province, after Indian airstrikes targeted multiple locations inside Pakistani territory. The strikes followed a deadly militant attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Authorities in Punjab, home to nearly 130 million people, said emergency services have been…
Some parents in Lagos on Tuesday expressed disappointment and concerns over the low performance of candidates in the recently-concluded 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Some parents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the low performance could be attributed to a number of issues. NAN reports that the UTME, organised…
The 1.5 million candidates who scored below 200 out of the 1.9 million who sat for the 2025 UTME conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have ignited national concern. The concerns are in relation to the quality of education and students preparedness in the examination. Reacting to the development, Ike Onyechere, Founder,…
Sen Eteng Williams (APC- Cross River) has empowered 34 law graduates from his constituency with N8.5 million grant. Williams representing Cross River Central Senatorial District offered the grant to the law graduates who have gained admission into the Nigerian Law School for the 2025 academic year. In his remarks during the presentation, the lawmaker said…
The Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology Wudil has announced plans to confer honourary Doctorate Degrees on some notable Nigerians in recognition of their selfless services to the nation. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the recipients include: Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, Chief Author Eze, Dr Adeniyi Raji (SAN), Alhaji Ado Mohammad…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has urged the South-South and South-East regions to enhance their involvement in the student loan program. This appeal was made during a stakeholders’ engagement session and technical workshop focused on system automation and the loan application process held in Abuja yesterday. NELFUND highlighted a significant gap in loan applications…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the statistical analysis of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results. The statistical analysis was released on Monday via the board’s official X handle. From the statistics released, out of 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, more than 1.5 million scored less than…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has announced plans for a comprehensive deployment of technology to transform basic education delivery across Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of UBEC, Mrs Aisha Garba, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, during a media briefing ahead of the 2025 International Conference on Smart Education and Digital Literacy (ICSE 2025). The…
The Federal Government has upgraded 38 federal and state technical colleges as part of a broad reform to equip Nigerian youths with internationally competitive skills. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the 2025 Quarterly Citizens and Stakeholders Engagement on the Nigeria Education Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI) held in Abuja on Monday….
The Abia State University Senate (ABSU) has approved the endowment of the sum of N10 million by Prof Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to cover Annual Prizes for ABSU’s Best Graduating Students. This is contained in a statement by ABSU Registrar, Dr Acho Elendu, and made available to newsmen in Umuahia on Monday. Elendu said the Vice…
