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The U.S. Embassy has encouraged Nigerian students to seize opportunities for higher education in the United States, highlighting innovation and leadership as central to this year’s EducationUSA College Fair held at Shehu Musa Yar’adua Center, Abuja. Speaking at the event, Brian Neubert, the Public Diplomacy Officer at the US Embassy,…
The Federal Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to achieve 95 per cent digital literacy among Nigerians by 2030, with at least 30 million citizens to be trained and empowered by 2027. The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Abdullahi, represented by the agency’s Director of…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its ambitious goal to make Nigeria a digitally empowered nation, with a target of achieving 95% digital literacy by 2030. This commitment was reiterated at the grand finale of the “Digital for All Challenge 2.0”, held in Abuja on Thursday. The programme—an initiative…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has celebrated excellence and dedication among its workforce and student community at the 2024 Staff Productivity Awards, held at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State. The annual event, aimed at promoting a culture of excellence, was presided over by NECO’s Registrar and Chief Executive…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration has inaugurated a new Chinese Corner at Government Secondary School (GSS) Nyanya, expanding cultural and educational cooperation between Nigeria and China. The project, supported by China Geoengineering Corporation (CGC) under its corporate social responsibility initiative, adds to the growing network of Chinese Corners across…
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) Internal, showing a marked improvement in performance and a sharp drop in examination malpractice. Announcing the results at NECO headquarters in Minna on Wednesday, Registrar and Chief Executive Prof. Dantani Wushishi said a…
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued a seven-day strike ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding urgent action on a series of unresolved issues affecting their members. The notice, which…
Zamfara State Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal, has pledged full support for the development of the newly established Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology, Tsafe, describing it as a transformative institution that will boost human capital development and revolutionize healthcare delivery across the region. Speaking through Yakubu Sani Haidara, the…
The controversy surrounding the alleged forgery of a West African Examination Council (WAEC) certificate by former House of Representatives member, Hon. Rita Odichinma Orji, has resurfaced after the petitioner, Mr. Uche David Esomonu, accused the police of stalling the case. Hon. Orji, who represented Ajeromi–Ifelodun Federal Constituency of Lagos State…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued a new policy requiring all secondary school teachers — in both public and private institutions — to be fully certified by the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) as a condition for schools to be approved as examination centres for national assessments such…
