ASUU Warns FG: Inconsistent Talks Threaten Future Of Nigeria’s Education Sector
The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has expressed deep concern over what it described as the federal government’s inconsistent and sluggish approach to ongoing negotiations, warning that the situation could have “grievous consequences” for Nigeria’s education sector. Meeting at Taraba State University, Jalingo, between November 8 and 9, 2025, ASUU’s NEC reviewed the...
FG Tells VCs To Submit Lecturers’ Promotion Arrears Details
The Federal Ministry of Education has written to the vice chancellors of federal universities, through the National Universities Commission, demanding detailed figures for outstanding promotion arrears, salaries, third-party deductions, and pension arrears. The directive was contained in a memo signed by the Deputy Director, Universities at the FME, J.N. Akpa. This move followed an announcement by the Minister of Education, Dr....
Benue Govt Appoints Pioneer Executive Secretary For BEQAEB
Benue State Governor , Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has approved the appointment of Dr. Terna Francis, as the pioneer Executive Secretary of the newly established Benue Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board, BEQAEB. The Governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula said appointment takes immediate effect. The statement noted that the creation of the Board followed the...
JAMB Approves Extension Of 2025 Admissions Deadline To Nov 17
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has approved the extension of the 2025 admissions deadline for public universities from Friday, October 31, 2025, to Monday, November 17, 2025. The board announced this in a statement by its Public Communication Adviser, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. He explained that the decision became necessary due to emergent and compelling circumstances affecting the timely completion of...
ASUBEB Chairman Hails Otti’s Smart School Initiative, Says Teachers Are Ready To Make Abia Children Smarter (VIDEO)
The Executive Chairman of the Abia State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB), Mrs. Lydia Onuoha, has applauded Governor Dr. Alex Chioma Otti, OFR, for his visionary leadership in transforming the education sector through the Smart School Initiative, describing him as “the smartest and most education-friendly governor in Nigeria.” Mrs. Onuoha made this known in an exclusive interview with ABN TV...
Abia Smart School Training Ends In Style As 100 Teachers Empowered for Digital Learning (Photos, Video)
The Abia Smart School Teachers Training Initiative, introduced by the Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Otti, through the Abia State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB), has successfully come to an end with a colourful closing ceremony held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at the Wonderland Event Centre, Ishi Court, Umuahia. ...
JAMB Approves 85 Underage Candidates For Exceptional Admission
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has approved the admission of 85 underage candidates, those who will be below 16 years by September 2025, after a rigorous and comprehensive screening process conducted under its exceptional admission policy. According to the Board, in a statement by its Public Communication Adviser, Fabian Benjamin, the 85 candidates were adjudged qualified following a...
WAEC Conducts Trial Computer-based Essay Test In Preparation For 2026 Exams
The West African Examinations Council has conducted a trial test on essay writing ahead of the Computer-Based WASSCE for School Candidates in 2026. The exercise, led by the Head of WAEC’s Nigeria National Office, Dr Amos Dangut, took place on Thursday at the WAEC Training and Testing Centre, Ogba, Lagos. Senior secondary school students participated in the trial, designed to familiarise...
ASUU Holds Strategic NEC Meeting Over Strike Action
The national leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, will meet today, Tuesday, to evaluate its position on the ongoing strike by its members. The development comes after ASUU disclosed that the Government’s Renegotiation Team, led by Alhaji Yayale Ahmed, came to the negotiation table with a documented response to the union’s demands and made some offers...
“Mathematics Still Compulsory For Students Sitting For O’Level Exam” – FG
The Federal Government has said Mathematics was a compulsory subject for all students sitting for O-Level examinations. This came barely a week after the government said the subject was no longer compulsory for Art students. Recall that in a press statement issued by spokesperson of the Federal Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folashade, on Tuesday, the scribe had announced that senior secondary...
