The Federal Government has announced plans to provide Nigerian students with 100 megabytes of free data every day to access approved educational websites and digital learning platforms from October 1, 2026. The initiative, known as the Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content Initiative, is being implemented by the Nigerian Communications Commission in collaboration with…
The Federal Government has announced plans to remove data charges for millions of Nigerian students accessing approved educational platforms as part of efforts to expand digital learning across the country. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Thursday during the launch of the Initiative for Zero-Rated Access to Educational Platforms and Content…
The Federal Government has announced the full payment of the Consolidated Academic Tools Allowance (CATA) to academic staff of federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education for the period between January and August 2026. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday after inaugurating the Ministerial Committee on Accreditation. Alausa said the…
Lecturers at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, have commenced an indefinite strike over the non-payment of their full August 2026 salaries. The industrial action was reportedly declared by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), UNIZIK branch, following concerns over what the lecturers described as incomplete salary payments. The union is demanding the immediate payment…
The Federal Government has raised fresh concerns over examination malpractice in Nigeria after the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, revealed that candidates allegedly purchased leaked National Examinations Council, NECO, questions for as little as N3,000 before sitting for their examinations. Alausa disclosed this while addressing members of the National Association of Proprietors of Private…
Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba, Kogi State, has expelled six students for examination misconduct after they were found to have rewritten an examination at the private residence of a lecturer. The decision was approved by the university Senate during its 167th Regular Meeting held on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at the university auditorium. The Senate…
Stakeholders at a summit on state policing in Nigeria have endorsed the establishment of State Police, but demanded strong constitutional, legal and institutional safeguards to prevent political interference and abuse of police powers. The stakeholders made the recommendation at a one-day summit organised by the Department of Political Science, Faculty of the Social Sciences, Ekiti…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the deadline for candidates with outstanding admission offers from 2021 to 2026 to accept or reject their admissions. The new deadline is Wednesday, September 30, 2026, replacing the earlier deadline of Monday, August 31, 2026. JAMB announced the extension in a statement issued on Saturday by…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Plateau State University, Bokkos chapter, ASUU-PLASU, has declared a total, comprehensive and indefinite strike over what it described as the failure of the university administration to satisfactorily address its six-point charter of demands. The union announced the industrial action on Wednesday after its Congress meeting, following the expiration of…
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Atiba University, Oyo State, has come under fire after describing some protesting Law students of the institution as “intellectually bankrupt.” The remark was made on Monday when the students protested the 10-year moratorium imposed on the university’s Law programme by the Council of Legal Education (CLE). The students are demanding answers…
