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Thursday, June 25, 2026

Education

June 22, 2026

NCCE leveraging technology to strengthen teacher education: Official 

She said the platforms would help the NCCE make informed decisions to improve the quality of teacher education in Nigeria.

National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE)
June 22, 2026

Katsina extends automatic jobs to first-class graduates

Governor Dikko Radda has extended the offer of automatic employment to indigenes of the state who graduate with first-class degrees from higher institutions nationwide.

Governor Dikko Radda
June 20, 2026

NUC approves six new undergraduate, postgraduate courses for UNIBEN

The university’s centre of excellence in space science technology, and application was also approved to offer postgraduate degrees in remote sensing and aeronautics engineering.

University of Benin campus gate (Credit: Guardian)
June 19, 2026

Nigerian student wins bronze at international science fair in Turkey

A Nigerian student, Ibrahim Mejama of General Hassan College, Yelwa, has won a bronze medal at the 2026 International Mathematics, Science and Engineering Fair in Turkey.

June 19, 2026

UniCal to host 50,000 athletes at 2026 NUGA Games

Fifty thousand athletes from over 50 universities across the country are expected to participate in the 2026 NUGA Games to be hosted by the University of Calabar.

NUGA games 2022
June 19, 2026

Alausa lauds UNIBEN’s N100 billion sustainable funding initiative

Education minister Tunji Alausa has lauded the University of Benin’s proposed N100 billion Trust Development Fund.

UNIBEN main gate
June 19, 2026

14,000 schools closed in Nigeria, other West, Central African nations due to conflict: UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund says education was disrupted and no fewer than 14,000 schools closed in mid-2025 in West and Central Africa.

Pupils in class
June 18, 2026

Abuja varsity students lament transport hardship on campus

Another student, Fortune Chukwuneme, said some tricycle operators avoid distant faculties and prefer routes with higher passenger demand.

Abuja varsity
June 18, 2026

Video: Police deploy drones, tighten Pan-Atlantic University security after masked men intrusion

The visit followed footage showing two masked persons emerging from a nearby forest, raising security concerns.

Abimbola Adebisi
June 17, 2026

YABATECH secures N80 million TETFund grants for innovative research projects

Mr Adams explained that the grants were awarded for innovative research projects. 

Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH)