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Ghana bars use of honorary doctorate, professorship titles in public

Nigeria, June 10 -- Ghana has officially barred citizens from publicly using honourary doctorate degrees and professorship titles. Ghana's Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) said it would begin nam... Read More


UPDATED: Jibril Aminu, former education minister, dies at 85

Nigeria, June 5 -- A former Minister of Education, Jibril Aminu, is dead. Mr Aminu, a professor, who turned 85 on 15 August 2024, died on Thursday in Abuja, PREMIUM TIMES gathered. He served as the ... Read More


JUST IN: Jibril Aminu, former education minister, dies at 85

Nigeria, June 5 -- A former Minister of Education and respected scholar, Jibril Aminu, a professor, has died aged 85. Mr Aminu, who turned 85 on 15 August 2024, died on Thursday, PREMIUM TIMES gather... Read More


INEC swears in, deploys six RECs

Nigeria, May 30 -- The Chairperson of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has sworn in six Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) and assigned them to their states o... Read More


INEC announces date for Ekiti, Osun off-cycle elections

Nigeria, May 30 -- Nigeria's electoral commission, INEC, has announced dates for the off-cycle governorship elections in Osun and Ekiti States. INEC Chairperson Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Frida... Read More


Midterm: Tinubu administration irresponsible - Atiku

Nigeria, May 29 -- The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, says no administration in Nigeria's history has inflicted pain on the ... Read More


WAEC speaks on delay resulting in late-night WASSCE exams

Nigeria, May 29 -- The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained that the delay which led to students writing the English Language paper of the West African Senior School Certificate Exam... Read More


JAMB disowns circulating messages asking candidates to reprint slips

Nigeria, May 28 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disowned a 'spoofed' version of its shortcode circulating among UTME candidates, asking them to reprint their slips for a res... Read More


Coalition: ADC says no division over Atiku, Obi's adoption of party for 2027 election

Nigeria, May 28 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) said on Tuesday that there is no division within the leadership of the party over talks of being used to field opposition candidates for a coal... Read More


JAMB updates regulations as minister orders punishment of students involved in malpractice

Nigeria, May 27 -- The Nigerian government has expressed commitment to enforcing punishments for examination centres and students involved in malpractice as contained in the Examination Malpractice Ac... Read More