Education
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...
Despite Missing Student Incident, JAMB Again Fixes UTME Resits for 6AM
The safety of students writing the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has been scrutinised following fresh reports of early morning exam schedules for...
Mass UTME Failures Reveals Bias Against South East Students
The release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results has revealed brazen bias against the South East students, with widespread outcry...
‘Technical Glitch’: Nigeria’s Institutions and Their Habit of Avoiding Accountability
In Nigeria, “technical glitch” has become a catch-all excuse to deflect blame from the systemic failures plaguing the country’s key institutions. Whether it’s...
UTME 2025: JAMB Admits Errors, After Public Outcry Over Mass Failure, Technical Issues
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, broke down in tears on Monday as he publicly apologised...