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Nigeria has been ranked the fifth-best English-speaking country in Africa in the 2025 Education First English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), reaffirming the country’s strong command of the global language despite mounting competition across the continent. According to the report published on Education First’s website, the assessment evaluated English proficiency…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has cautioned candidates intending to register for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) to ensure that their National Identification Number (NIN) details are accurate before creating their registration profiles. The advisory was contained in JAMB’s weekly bulletin…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has assured Nigerians that the cost of application documents for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry (DE) is unlikely to increase. The assurance was contained in JAMB’s Weekly Bulletin obtained on Monday, where the examination body said it…
The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has awarded degree certificates to six inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Kuje, Abuja, highlighting the transformative power of education in inmate rehabilitation. The Controller-General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Sylvester Nwakuche, praised the inmates for their perseverance and academic…
The Federal Government has announced a nationwide ban on the admission and transfer of students into Senior Secondary School Three (SS3) in both public and private secondary schools. The directive, issued by the Federal Ministry of Education, follows growing concerns over the rising incidence of examination malpractice, including the use…
A parent of one of the abducted students from the Catholic School in Agwara, Niger State, has pleaded with authorities not to shut down the institution despite last month’s mass abduction of 315 people by armed bandits. This appeal was disclosed by Bishop Bulus Yohanna, the Catholic Bishop of Kontagora…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has expanded its international footprint to Burkina Faso after successfully accrediting schools to conduct the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). A NECO accreditation team visited the schools to assess their readiness for the examinations and during the visit,…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has dismissed reports claiming that all government schools in the FCT were ordered to close by November 28, 2025, describing the information as entirely false. Earlier, it was reported that FCT Minister Nyesom Wike had directed senior secondary schools to shut down over security…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered the closure of all public senior secondary schools in Abuja by Friday, November 28, citing urgent security concerns. Director of School Services at the FCT Secondary Education Board, Aishatu Alhassan, gave the directive in a memo released on Tuesday. The memo instructed…
Young engineering and science students across Nigeria have described the newly launched Nigerian Engineering Olympiad as a turning point in their academic journey, saying the platform offers hope, opportunity, and motivation to stay and build careers at home. Many of the students who attended the unveiling in Abuja said the…
