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Adebule reaffirms commitment to quality education, inaugurates classrooms in Oshodi
The senator representing Lagos West District, Sen. Idiat Adebule, has reaffirming her commitment to quality education and community development, inaugurating a newly constructed block of classrooms at State Primary School, Mafoluku, Oshodi. Adebule said the completion of the classrooms was deliberately timed to ensure pupils would resume the new academic year in a better learning environment. She added that the…
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FG launches TRCN Digital Portal, Strategic Vision to transform teaching profession
By Kunle Sanni – The Federal Government has unveiled the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Digital Portal alongside a new Strategic Vision for Nigerian teachers, aimed at professionalizing and modernizing the education sector. Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, speaking at the launch in Abuja, described the initiative as a milestone for teacher empowerment and national development. He said the…
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FUTA student wins entrepreneurship competition, bags N1m
By Boye Oyeyemi – A 300-level student of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Johnson Akindutire, has emerged winner of the “FUTARIAN Entrepreneur of the Year” competition, receiving a cash prize of N1 million. The event, themed “Certification Before Satisfaction”, was organized by FUTA alumnus, Pastor Titilayo Femi-Kings, on August 22, 2025. Akindutire said he plans to purchase an…
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Yabatech secures EU, World Bank funds to drive innovation, train 200 youths in creative digital media skills
Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Lagos, has won a research grant of €117,000 (over N200m) from the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme to drive food security innovation. The institution also secured another grant under the World Bank–supported National Youth Employment Skills Acquisition Framework, which funds the training of 200 young Nigerians in digital and creative media skills. The food security research…
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Tension as lecturer, student clash inside varsity lecture hall in Bayelsa
Fight reportedly erupted between a lecturer and a female student inside a lecture hall of Niger Delta University (NDU) in Bayelsa State. According to eyewitnesses, the heated confrontation began as a verbal exchange, before it quickly escalated into a physical altercation, throwing the class into confusion. Students reportedly fled the hall while others recorded the incident on their phones. The…
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Lagos committed to reducing out-of-school children, says Sanwo-Olu
By Adeola Ogunrinde – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the Project Zero initiative, aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children and ensuring free, equitable, and innovative education in Lagos State. Speaking at the 27th Quarterly Meeting of UBEC Management with Executive Chairmen of SUBEB across the 36 states and the FCT, Sanwo-Olu, represented by…
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ASUU Akure zone urges members to join Tuesday’s nationwide rallies
By Boye Oyeyemi – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Akure Zone, has called on its members across institutions to participate in nationwide rallies on Tuesday, in a bid to press their demands before the Federal Government. The Zonal Coordinator, Adeola Oyebisi Egbedokun, disclosed the plans during a press conference at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, on Monday, describing the…
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JAMB mandates UTME candidates to re-upload 2025 SSCE results to remain eligible for admission
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has mandated all UTME candidates to urgently re-upload their 2025 SSCE results on the JAMB portal to remain eligible for admission consideration. It directed all candidates who uploaded their O-level results before the release of the final 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results to revisit accredited centres and re-upload their results. In…
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PTDF, NUC strengthen ties to advance energy education
By Kunle Sanni – The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing research, training, and institutional capacity in Nigeria’s energy sector through closer collaboration with the National Universities Commission (NUC). PTDF Executive Secretary, Ahmed Galadima Aminu, made this known during a courtesy visit to the NUC headquarters in Abuja, where he led the Fund’s management team…
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ASUU accuses FG of failing to honour agreements
…rejects staff support fund loan scheme The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Federal Government of failing to honour longstanding agreements on the revitalisation and proper funding of Nigeria’s public universities. Speaking during a press conference at the University of Jos on Thursday, ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna, said lecturers have endured over two years of broken promises…
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