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Nigerian govt begins payment of stipends for BEA scholars

Nigeria, May 20 -- The Nigerian government has commenced the payment of outstanding 2025 allowances to Nigerian students studying abroad under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) Scholarship progr... Read More


NDC screens, clears Peter Obi for presidential primaries

Nigeria, May 20 -- The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has screened and cleared Peter Obi to contest the party's presidential primary ahead of the 2027 general elections. NDC's screening committee,... Read More


ADC begins screening of governorship aspirants

Nigeria, May 20 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has commenced its gubernatorial screening exercise ahead of the 2027 general elections, with over 80 aspirants participating in the process acr... Read More


ADC postpones screening of presidential, governorship aspirants

Nigeria, May 16 -- The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has postponed the screening exercise for its presidential and governorship aspirants to Monday, 18 May. The party stated this in a statement b... Read More


ASUU threatens industrial action over non-implementation of newly signed agreement

Nigeria, May 12 -- The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that Nigerian universities may witness another round of industrial unrest over what it described as the federal government... Read More


JUST IN: Nigerian govt announces minimum admissible UTME score for 2026 admissions

Nigeria, May 11 -- The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the tertiary education stakeholders have approved the Minimum Admissible UTME Score, also known as the "cut-off" point, for t... Read More


JUST IN: Colleges of Education applicants no longer need UTME - Minister

Nigeria, May 11 -- Candidates seeking admissions into Nigerian Colleges of Education (COE), will no longer need to sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Minister of Education... Read More


Atiku, Amaechi pick ADC presidential nomination forms

Nigeria, May 10 -- Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi have obtained the N90 million presidential nomination forms of the African Democratic Congr... Read More


VP Shettima speaks on Moniepoint CEO's claim on lack of skilled Nigerians

Nigeria, May 10 -- Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has called on universities and industry leaders to build stronger partnerships to prepare graduates for the demands of the global digital ... Read More


Journalist delivers commencement speech on resilience, honours Chibok girls as 12 graduate at AUN

Nigeria, May 10 -- Veteran journalist Stephanie Busari on Saturday delivered an emotional commencement speech to the American University of Nigeria (AUN) class of 2026, praising graduating students fo... Read More