The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said it has not increased its examination registration fee, adding that the cost still remained 3,500 naira. JAMB Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin announced this in a statement issued on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Benjamin said the announcement was in response to news publications...
Education Minister, Prof. Tahir Mamman and the Minister of State for Education Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu have applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the double-digit 2024 budget proposal for the Education sector, describing the development as a significant improvement over the last couple of years. Director, Press and Public Relations...
The Federal Government has said that it was exploring funding options for the country's four Inter-university Centres with a view to enhancing their training and research capabilities. Director, Press and Public Relations Federal Ministry of Education, Ben. Bem Goong announced the development in a statement issued on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. According...
Education Minister, Prof.Tahir Mamman and the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Yusuf Sununu have promised that the Ministry would resolve the logistics challenges facing the National Examinations Council (NECO). Director, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Ben. Bem Goong disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, November...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has expressed its readiness to partner with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to ensure uninterrupted power supply in universities and other tertiary institutions in the country. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arc. Sonny Echono, made this known during a courtesy visit to his office by...
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, and the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Sununu have charged Principals of Federal Unity Colleges across the country to protect their schools and students from any form of attack or banditry. Director, Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Bem Goong...
Education Minister, Professor Tahir Mamman has warned members of the academia and the university community over matters of sexual harassment on campuses, maintaining that the Federal Ministry of Education will deal decisively with perpetrators of such acts. Director of Press and Public Relations of the Ministry, Ben. Bem Goong in...
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) as part of activities to mark this year's International Day of the Girl Child has urged Nigeria to scale up investment in its adolescent girls. In a statement issued on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, UNICEF averred that the focus on the well-being and rights of...
The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, 58 days after the final paper was written on August 11. Registrar of NECO, Prof Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, who announced the result at a press briefing in Minna, Niger State, on Tuesday, said the 2023 SSCE...
The Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tanko Yusuf Sununu has appealed to students, parents, and lecturers in the nation's institutions of higher learning to shun acts capable of disrupting the academic session as schools get set for resumption. Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Education, Ben. Bem Goong...