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The Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, has expressed worry over the glaringly deplorable state of public schools in the state. Drawing the attention of the Cross River State Government to the situation, the NUJ Cross River State Council, led by Comrade Archibong Bassey, said tha...
A Nigerian PhD candidate, Trust Nwaka, is researching how psychedelic drugs can be used to develop new treatments for depression and substance use disorder Read More: https://punchng.com/student-explores-new-treatments-for-depression-addiction/...
A Nigerian-born former lecturer, Emmanuel Olugbaike Finnih, has been sentenced to 78 months in a US prison for a $1.3m student financial aid fraud scheme. Read More: https://punchng.com/us-court-jails-nigerian-born-ex-lecturer-over-1-3m-student-aid-fraud/...
The University of Ibadan has retained its position as Nigeria’s leading research university, while federal universities dominate the country’s top positions in the latest AD Scientific Index, according to a statement signed by the Chairman of the Nigerian Tertiary Education Ranki...
The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, Ikeja, has sentenced a school teacher, Nwatu Isaac, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil of El-Bossaa Nursery and Primary School, Epe. Justice Rahman Oshodi, who delivered the judgment on Tuesday, S...
Unemployed beneficiaries of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund student loan are required to formally notify the Fund of their employment status if they remain without a job two years after completing the National Youth Service Corps programme. According to NELFUND’s published guida...
The executive council also approved a N10,000 monthly allowance for 2,500 young people and projects in education, healthcare and roads. The post Katsina approves solar equipment for public facilities, targets 70MW appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
CHILD labour and out-of-school children remain a serious menace in Nigeria. This is despite the challenges they pose to societal well-being and progress. The failure of government is writ large in this problem. Governor Umar Bago of Niger State amplified this failure recently whe...
The Founder and Director of Halifield Schools, Lagos, Halima Oke, has said academic excellence alone is not enough to prepare children for the future, stressing the need to identify and nurture their creativity, talents, confidence and practical skills. Oke spoke at the 30th anni...
The Aliko Dangote Foundation has launched a Student Share Grant Initiative under which Nigerian students aged 18 years and above can receive 10 additional shares in Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE at no cost after subscribing for a minimum of 10 shares. The init...
Funso Doherty, the NDC governorship candidate for Lagos State, has pledged to provide free education and healthcare within his first 100 days if elected in Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-lagos-ndc-gov-candidate-pledges-free-education-healthcare-if-elected/...
The meeting, organised by The Platform Nigeria, brought together governorship candidates from different political parties to respond to questions from young Lagos residents. The post Lagos governorship candidates speak on education, housing, healthcare, Yoruba cultural preservati...
The Minister of State for Education, Suwaiba Ahmad, has refuted the claim over the delay in the administration of loans to students under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Ahmad stated this during an interview on Generation Next: Youth, Power & The Future We Must Build,...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat has rejected criticism of the state’s public education system by Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, who described the state of public schools as an indictment of successiv...
The Akwa Ibom government has rejected its 36th-place NECO ranking but has yet to produce the official data it says proves the PREMIUM TIMES report wrong. The post Rattled by students’ poor performance, Akwa Ibom makes false claims against PREMIUM TIMES appeared first on Premium T...
By Adesina Wahab LAGOS — The Federal Government has announced plans to subsidise the conversion of vehicles owned by university lecturers and other workers to Compressed Natural Gas, CNG, as part of efforts to reduce transportation costs on university campuses. The government als...
Egbin Power has awarded scholarships to students in its host communities in Ikorodu, Lagos, as part of its annual corporate social responsibility initiativ Read More: https://punchng.com/egbin-power-awards-scholarships-to-students-in-host-communities/...
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has directed the Nigeria Tertiary Education Ranking Advisory Committee, NiTERAC, led by Prof. Peter Okebukola, to commence the 2026 national ranking of Nigerian universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, ...
“It is why the Nigerian Education Loan Fund is ensuring that the child of a low-income family need not surrender the dream of higher education simply because his parents cannot afford the fees,” Mr Tinubu said. The post Independence Anniversary: Tinubu says student loans will kee...
A Lagos High Court has sentenced a former teacher, Nwatu Isaac, to life imprisonment for defiling an eight-year-old pupil in a school toilet in Epe. Read More: https://punchng.com/teacher-bags-life-jail-for-defiling-eight-year-old-pupil/...
The global Fund made the commendation as Enugu and UNICEF seek stronger partnership on education, child health and human development The post UNICEF commends Mbah’s consistent 33% allocation to education appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
The number of Nigerian universities featured in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings has risen from 24 to 29, according to the latest edition of the global ranking. The post Top 10 Nigerian universities in Times Higher Education 2027 rankings appeared first ...
The National Association of Nigerian Students has declared its support for the ongoing reforms in the insurance industry and the sector’s recapitalisation. Read More: https://punchng.com/students-wont-be-used-to-undermine-insurance-sector-reforms-says-nans/...
By Gift ChapiOdekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has called for intensified and coordinated security operations to secure the immediate and safe release of 116 schoolchildren abducted in different communities in Borno State, alongside other victims still in captivity. The...
By Enitan Abdultawab The Federal Ministry of Education has released the final list of ranked and approved textbooks for primary and secondary schools across Nigeria for the 2026 to 2028 academic sessions. The ministry announced the release on Monday following the completion of th...
The Federal Ministry of Education has released the final list of textbooks ranked and approved for use in Nigerian schools from 2026 to 2028, introducing unique QR tracking codes to improve the monitoring of instructional materials. The post FG releases final approved textbook li...
The Federal Ministry of Education has released the final list of approved textbooks with QR tracking codes for Nigerian schools for the 2026–2028 period. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-releases-final-approved-textbooks-for-2026-2028/...
Lagos Deputy Governor, Obafemi Hamzat, has pledged to prioritise technology, infrastructure, and education as part of his proposed agenda for the 2027 elec Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-hamzat-promises-focus-on-infrastructure-education/...
Lagos State University, LASU, has dismissed claims that some of its law graduates were left out of the mobilisation process for the Nigerian Law School. The university, in a statement shared on X, said its records showed that every graduate who had completed the required programm...
Lagos State University has denied allegations of excluding some 2025 Law graduates from its mobilisation list for the Nigerian Law School. Read More: https://punchng.com/lasu-denies-excluding-2025-graduates-from-law-school-list/...
Lagos State University (LASU) has dismissed allegations that some members of its 2025 Law graduating class were left out of the mobilisation process for the Nigerian Law School. The university, in a statement released on Monday, maintained that all Law graduates who had completed...
In its bid to encourage mass literacy among the citizens and to tackle out of school challenges in Ogun State, the Governor Dapo Abiodun administration, through the Agency for Mass and Lifelong Education, has taken its campaign against illiteracy to market places and motor parks ...
African Democratic Congress, ADC, chieftain, Dino Melaye, has alleged corruption in the running of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, and the Federal Government’s student loan scheme under President Bola Tinubu. Melaye described NELFUND as a “haven of corruption” while qu...
Zeta Brent Education (ZBE), an international education advisory firm, will bring representatives from international schools, sixth-form colleges and pathway providers into direct contact with Nigerian students and parents this October, as part of a programme designed to help fami...
The Nigerian Navy has announced recruitment for the 2026 Batch 39 Basic Training School, with applications scheduled to open on October 2 and close on October 31, 2026. The post Nigerian Navy announces 2026 Batch 39 recruitment, sets October 31 deadline appeared first on Nairamet...
The Nigerian Navy has announced the commencement of its 2026 recruitment exercise for Batch 39 of the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School. According to the Navy, the recruitment exercise will run from October 2 to 31, 2026, with online registration and all other recruitment proce...
The Nigerian Navy has commenced recruitment for the 2026 Batch 39 Basic Training School, with applications scheduled to open on October 2 and close on October 31, 2026. The Navy announced this in its recruitment guidelines posted on its official X handle on Monday, directing elig...
Parents of students at the Federal Government College, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State have appealed to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, to intervene in the alleged extortion and multiple charges by the school management and the Parent-Teacher Association, PTA of the inst...
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Borno State chapter, has called for the immediate rescue of 78 schoolchildren and others who have spent more than 100 days in captivity across the state. The CAN Chairman in the state, John Bakeni, made the call on Sunday during a prayer...
The Christian Association of Nigeria in Borno has called for the urgent rescue of 78 schoolchildren and others who have been in captivity for over 100 days Read More: https://punchng.com/can-demands-rescue-of-borno-schoolchildren-others-in-captivity/...
Lagos State University has announced the opening of the NELFUND loan application for the 2026/2027 session, urging eligible students to apply before Dec 31 Read More: https://punchng.com/lasu-announces-opening-of-2026-2027-nelfund-loan-application/...
“Kano has maintained the first position in NECO twice in a row, making the state as the leading SSCE performer for the two consecutive years, (2025 and 2026), respectively." The post Kano has highest number of students who passed NECO 2026 – Governor appeared first on Premium Tim...
The African School Games is expected to bring together young athletes from across the continent to compete in various sporting disciplines. The post Nigeria’s preparations for 2027 African School Games on course – NOC president appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria ....
By Adesina Wahab That the Federal Ministry of Education signed a concession agreement with the Old Boys Association of King’s College, Lagos to run the school for 50 years is not news, but the manner all other 116 unity colleges have been shut for weeks over the issue has become ...
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has upheld the two-year imprisonment of Professor Cyril Osim Ndifon, former Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar, for soliciting pornographic, indecent and obscene photographs from a female student. The Independent Corrupt Practic...
The Delta State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared an indefinite strike in the state following the death of a deputy director in the ministry of secondary education, Mr Unity Adedah. The State NLC chairman, Goodluck Oforbruku, declared the strike on Friday ...
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has called on Nigerians in the diaspora to support the country’s education reforms through research and techno Read More: https://punchng.com/alausa-urges-diaspora-nigerians-to-support-education-reforms/...
The Nigerian Army has warned students in Yobe State about the dangers of drug abuse, linking it to national security threats during an awareness campaign. Read More: https://punchng.com/army-warns-yobe-students-against-drug-abuse/...
Vice President Kashim Shettima has said heavy debt servicing is limiting the ability of developing countries, including Nigeria, to invest adequately in education, healthcare and infrastructure. Shettima spoke on Thursday while delivering President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s statement a...
A school founder, Dr Ibrahim Bello, has attributed the recent rise in private school tuition fees to increasing operational costs in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/high-operating-costs-fuel-tuition-hikes-says-school-founder/...
By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education, CHRICED, has demanded an investigation into Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike’s claim that the G5 governors deliberately allowed Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter...
