Education

  Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo, has announced plans to assist parents struggling to pay their children’s school fees as schools reopen for the new 2025/2026 academic session.   In a post on his official X handle on Wednesday, Dakolo acknowledged the financial strain many families face at the start of ...

    Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has congratulated the 44th new Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, on his formal ascension to the throne of Olubadan of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, in a ceremony slated for Friday.   In a statement released by his Special Assistant on ...

    The management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, has pledged to adopt financial prudence and academic justice in addressing the institution’s challenges.   The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ibrahim Garba, gave the assurance when officials of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union paid him ...

    The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old Almajiri teacher, Lawal Nasiru, for allegedly assaulting one of his pupils in the Darazo Local Government Area of the state.   The victim, identified as 11-year-old Sa’id Sani, was reportedly tied with a heavy rope and beaten with a ...

    The Airtel Africa Foundation, in collaboration with UNICEF, has unveiled an ambitious plan to directly impact over 10 million lives across the continent by 2030 through education, digital inclusion, environmental sustainability, and financial literacy programmes.   The announcement was made on Tuesday at a press conference in Lagos ...

  The National Youth Service Corps has announced that the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course will commence nationwide on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, across all orientation camps.   According to a a statement issued via its official Facebook page on Monday, the scheme said registration will run until ...

    The Lagos State Government, through the Office of Education Quality Assurance, has commenced the monitoring of schools for compliance with standards as students resumed activities this week.   The OEQA spokesperson, Adepeju Adeyemi, said in a Wednesday statement sent to PUNCH Online that the inspection began on Monday ...

  The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr. Aisha Garba, has declared that Nigeria’s education sector is facing a “crisis of great magnitude,” requiring the concerted efforts of all stakeholders to ensure quality basic education for children.   Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting co-hosted by the Nigeria ...

  The National Association of Nigerian Students on Monday raised the alarm over what they described as the “nefarious and atrocious” activities of members of Dragon Squad, a police unit that has been terrorising residents of Ogun State, particularly students.   According to a statement signed by the National President ...

  A financial technology company, OPay Digital Services, has called on corporate organisations, public institutions, and well-meaning individuals to increase investment in the educational needs of schoolchildren across Nigeria.   This appeal was made during the recent unveiling of the Back-to-School outreach held at Government College Ibadan, Oyo State.   ...