The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says the Federal Government is working to reposition the Nigeria Police Force through enhanced education and training reforms under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Dr Alausa made the remarks on Monday in Abuja during a meeting with the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Tunji Disu, and senior police officers. He…
The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (Pi-CNG & EVs) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with financing partners to ease CNG vehicle conversion financing and cut transport costs. Mr Ismaeel Ahmed, Executive Chairman, Pi-CNG & EV said on Wednesday in Abuja at the official commencement of the strategic partnership that…
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on police and other security training institutions across Nigeria as part of his administration’s strategy to curb criminality and address worsening security challenges nationwide. Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State, who chairs the National Economic Council (NEC) Committee on the Overhaul of Police and Security Training…
President Bola Tinubu has signed the Nigeria Police Training Institutions Establishment Bill, 2024, into law, granting statutory recognition to 48 police training institutions across the country. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Ahmed Malam-Madori (APC–Jigawa North East), seeks to institutionalise police education, professional development, and global best practices in law enforcement. According to the News Agency…
Academics at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka have praised the Federal Government’s recent seven-year embargo on establishing new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education. Speaking in Nsukka, Prof. Okechukwu Nwaubani said the measure could enable proper funding and upgrading of existing schools. “Well-funded public institutions will produce globally competitive graduates. The focus should be…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says it has received ₦1.6 trillion for various interventions across tertiary institutions in the country. Chairman of TETFund’s Governing Board and former Katsina State Governor, Alh. Aminu Masari, disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with newsmen in Katsina. He said the fund, the highest in recent allocations, was…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has awarded N710 million to six tertiary institutions during this year’s National Tertiary Admissions Performance Merit Award (NATAP-M). Speaking on how the winners emerged, JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, said the board judged the institutions by five criteria. He said this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 policy…
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has inaugurated the newly appointed members of the Governing Councils of selected federal tertiary institutions and parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Education. Alausa, who presented letters of appointment to the appointees on Tuesday in Abuja, charged them to provide visionary and accountable leadership to reposition Nigeria’s universities…
Gov Abba Yusuf of Kano State has renamed two key institutions in the state in honour of its 22 athletes who died in a motor accident while returning from the National Sports Festival in May. Yusuf made the announcement on Sunday in Kano, in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mustapha Muhammed. It…
The Federal Government has approved the establishment of 11 new universities across the country, bringing the total number of universities in Nigeria to 295. The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa, presented provisional licenses to 11 new private universities in Abuja on Wednesday. The universities are: City University, Ayetoro, Ogun; University of Fortune, Igbotako, Ondo…
