Category: Education

The Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan has granted an application by the International School Ibadan (ISI) seeking to transmit and regularise its records of appeal in the ongoing legal dispute over the use of hijab by female Muslim students at the school. The appellate court’s decision came on Thursday during proceedings on the appeal filed to challenge the judgment of the Oyo State High Court delivered on May 22, 2024. The case originated after ISI refused to allow female Muslim students to wear hijab as part of their school…

The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of ₦4 billion each to 12 selected universities for the rehabilitation of engineering and technology workshops, upgrade of laboratories, and installation of modern equipment under the TETFund Special High-Impact Intervention Project. Inaugurating the Ministerial Monitoring, Evaluation and Implementation Committee in Abuja on Monday, the Minister of Education, Maruf Olatunji Alausa, described the intervention as a strategic investment aimed at strengthening practical training, boosting innovation, and enhancing the global competitiveness of Nigerian universities. Alausa explained that the ₦4 billion allocation per institution is strictly…

The President of the Nigerian Army Officers’ Wives Association (NAOWA), Mrs Safiyyah Hassan Shaibu, has reaffirmed her administration’s commitment to sustaining legacy projects with the commissioning of a state-of-the-art Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centre, an ultra-modern dining hall and a students’ preparatory hall at NAOWA College, Asokoro, Abuja. Speaking during the commissioning ceremony held on Wednesday, Mrs Shaibu described the event as a significant milestone reflecting purposeful leadership, institutional continuity and strategic investment in education for students drawn from both military and civilian communities. She noted that the newly inaugurated facilities…

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) have initiated moves to deepen collaboration aimed at improving educational development and strengthening public awareness of interventions in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector. National President of the NUJ, Comrade Alhassan Yahya, made this known on Monday during a courtesy visit by the union’s delegation to the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Mr. Sonny Echono, in Abuja. Yahya commended TETFund for its role in revitalising tertiary institutions across the country, noting that the union had consistently monitored the agency’s activities…

The President of the Naval Officers’ Wives Association (NOWA), Aisha Idi Abbas, has commissioned a block of four classrooms and a renovated music laboratory at Navy Town, Ojo, aimed at improving educational standards for children of naval personnel. The commissioning ceremony, held on Friday, February 13, 2026, formed part of welfare and education-focused interventions designed to enhance learning conditions within naval communities. The initiative is expected to provide a more conducive academic environment, particularly for students affected by frequent relocations associated with military postings. Mrs. Abbas said the project reflects…

By David Ookwu Akoji   Bingham University has deepened its international academic collaboration through a partnership with the Centre for Continuing Professional Education, Faculty of Philology, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), to organise a two-day professional short course on Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Digital Pedagogy. The training, held at the Faculty of Architecture Auditorium of Bingham University, attracted more than 120 participants, including academics, researchers, postgraduate students and media professionals from within and outside the university community. Organised under the themes “Implementing Ethical AI in Academic Research and…

The Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has called on the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) to partner in operationalising schools set up at Rehabilitation Scheme for Persons Impacted by Conflict (RSPIC) sites across seven states. Making the appeal during a visit to UBEC headquarters in Abuja on 11th February 2026, Mrs. Umar noted that the RSPIC project includes educational facilities aimed at addressing the learning needs of children in resettled communities. She stressed the importance of UBEC’s support to ensure that these schools become…

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has further strengthened its community impact in Lagos with the renovation of Methodist Primary School, Ibeshe, Ikorodu, and the commissioning of the Wale Adeniyi Sports Arena at the Western Marine Command. The twin projects were officially unveiled on Wednesday, 11 February 2026, in the presence of traditional rulers, government officials, community leaders, and well-wishers. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC) Adewale Adeniyi described the initiatives as a testament to the Service’s commitment to meaningful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development…