Education
Niger Orders 20% Tuition Fee Cut in Private Schools from 2025
The Nigerien government has announced a 20% reduction in tuition fees in private schools and vocational training institutions starting with the 2025–2026 academic...
WAEC Shuts Down Result Portal Over Glitch, As Public Outcry Mounts Over Poor 2025 WASSCE Results
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has temporarily shut down its result checker portal following what it described as a “technical issue” discovered...
Only 38% Pass WASSCE 2025, Signalling Crisis In Nigeria’s Education System
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially announced the release of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results, with...
FG Reverses 18-Year University Entry Policy but Quietly Reinforces It by Setting JSS Entry Age at 12
The Federal Ministry of Education has unveiled a new policy document for Non-State Schools, setting 12 years as the minimum entry age for...
Nigerian Government Sets 16 as Minimum Age for University Admission
The Federal Government has officially set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into all tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Minister of Education,...
ASUU Declares Nationwide Strike Over Unpaid Salaries While Tinubu Offers Scholarships in St Lucia
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a nationwide strike across all federal universities following the federal government’s failure to pay...
Ghana: Mahama launches ‘No Fees Stress’ policy, Clears Fees for First 15,000 Tertiary Students
The Ghanaian government has cleared academic user fees for 15,000 first-year students in public tertiary institutions. President John Mahama announced this on Friday,...
As Nigeria’s FCT Minister Wike Grabs Land, Schools Remain Closed and Teachers Unpaid
Abuja, the seat of Nigeria’s federal government and home to the Presidency, the National Assembly, and all Federal Ministers, has seen its public...
Vote for Me, I’ll Fix Nigerian Schools — But My Kids Will Never Use Them
In a nation where university strikes have become as routine as public holidays, and where dilapidated classrooms are the norm rather than the...
UNICEF Applauds Burkina Faso for Reopening Schools Previously Closed Due to Insecurity
The Government of Burkina Faso has received commendation from UNICEF for its efforts to reopen schools that were previously shut down due to...
Nigeria: History Repeats Itself as Tinubu Scales up Education Failures as President
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s handling of Nigeria’s education system is increasingly drawing criticism, with growing evidence that the same failures seen during his...
Opinion: Dear Macbeth, JAMB’s Tribalism has Murdered Sleep.
Trust! Once betrayed, it can rarely ever be amended. Oh, how true these words are at an hour such as this — that...