By ANITA KNIGHT NIGERIA’S ivory towers may soon be silenced again. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has fired a fresh warning shot at the Federal Government, issuing a 14-day ultimatum to address long-standing grievances or face another round of strikes that could cripple the academic calendar nationwide. The decision, announced after an emergency […]
By MELVIN KOFFA NIGERIA needs at least 1.2 million teachers to address its deepening teacher deficit crisis, according to Hajia Rabiu Adamu, Chairperson of the Governing Council, Federal College of Education, Ofeme, Abia. Speaking at the matriculation of 153 pioneer NCE students on Friday, Adamu lamented that while the ideal ratio is 1 teacher to […]
By ANITA KNIGHT NIGERIA’S Ministry of Education has disowned controversial posts on its website promoting Russia’s Alabuga Start Programme, saying hackers uploaded the content without approval. Federal Scholarship Board Director, Ndajiwo Asta, said the scheme—which recruits young women from developing countries—was never part of Nigeria’s bilateral education agreement with Russia. Investigations across Africa revealed Alabuga […]
By ANITA KNIGHT PROFESSOR Wahab Oluwanisola Okunowo of the University of Lagos has unveiled an eco-friendly solution to Nigeria’s persistent water hyacinth problem. During his 23rd Inaugural Lecture, Okunowo revealed that an indigenous fungus, Myrothecium roridum, can act as a bio-herbicide capable of eradicating the invasive plant within 21 days. He noted that the fungus […]
By FRED LONGJOHN OBEH AS part of Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary celebrations, Independent Newspapers Limited will on Thursday 9 October 2025, host a landmark event to commemorate 70 years of Free Universal Primary Education (FUPE) — a policy that laid the foundation for modern Nigeria. The grand ceremony, billed for Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria […]
By ANITA KNIGHT THE National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE Internal) results, with over 1.3 million candidates participating nationwide. In a statement issued today Wednesday 17 September, NECO announced that candidates can now access their results via the official result portal. The council stressed the importance of using […]
By OBIOMA TORI FROM Julius Caesar’s ancient ciphers to the encryption codes that shaped World War II and the algorithms protecting today’s online banking, secrecy has always been at the heart of human survival and trust. At the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF) in Germany, this history came alive through the “Secrets Exhibition,” an interactive […]
By MELVIN KOFFA THE National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has rolled out a unified Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) portal designed to streamline data management across Nigeria’s polytechnics and technical institutions. At the inauguration in Kaduna, NBTE Executive Secretary Prof. Idris Bugaje described the platform as a milestone for Technical and Vocational Education and Training […]
THE Federal Government has launched revised Basic and Senior Secondary School Curricula after months of nationwide consultations with key stakeholders. According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Education’s Director of Press, Folasade Boriowo, the review was coordinated by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) under the Ministry’s supervision. The process, she […]
THE Joint Action Committee of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has issued the Federal Government a seven-day strike notice. In a letter to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, the unions warned that failure to resolve lingering disputes would […]