Ogun govt to boost rural teachers allowance
The Ogun State Government has announced plans to increase allowances for teachers posted to rural communities across the state. The move is aimed at encouraging educators to accept and remain in postings to hard-to-reach areas, where schools often face shortages of qualified teachers. According to government officials, the proposed boost in rural teachers’ allowance is […]
IBUAM: Keyamo, Midala, Others Hail Balami, Says Tinubu Will Win Borno In 2027
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Management, Festus Keyamo, has commended Comrade Isaac Balami for establishing the Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management (IBUAM), describing the initiative as a major milestone that will attract more Nigerians to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking during the unveiling of the university, Keyamo said the achievement represents […]
ASUU strike: Embrace dialogue – Progressives Governors tell union
The Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) has called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to embrace dialogue and find a peaceful resolution to its ongoing dispute with the Federal Government. The governors made this appeal in a communiqué released after their two-day meeting, chaired by Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma. According to the […]
NANS Denies Involvement In #FreeNnamdiKanu Protest
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has distanced itself from a proposed #FreeNnamdiKanu protest, allegedly being organized by activist Omoyele Sowore and his associates. In a press conference held at the Federal Cooperative College, Ibadan, NANS President Olushola Oladoja clarified that the association has no link to the planned demonstration and warned students not […]
Strike: NASS intervenes in ASUU, FG dispute
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to quickly return to negotiations and find a lasting solution to the current impasse that led to the union’s two-week warning strike. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Oluwaseun Whinghan, member […]
Yeye Mofin of Lagos, Leila Fowler is dead
Chief Mrs Leila Euphemia Apinke Fowler, popularly known as the Yeye Mofin of Lagos and founder of the well-respected Vivian Fowler Memorial College for Girls, has died. Her death was confirmed by Bashorun J.K. Randle, who announced that she passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 91. Born on March 23, 1933, in […]
‘WAEC bastardising Nigerian education process’ – Stakeholders rue 2025 WASSCE outcome
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s education sector have raised concerns over the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results released by WAEC. INFOLAND reports that the council officially made the results available on August 4, 2025, for school candidates. Out of 1,969,313 students who sat for the exam, only 754,545 candidates, representing 38.32%, scored credit […]
‘How do you expect children to pass an exam that was written in the night? – Nigerian mum speaks out after WAEC result showed mass failure in Maths and English
A Nigerian mother has expressed her frustration over the large number of students who failed English and Mathematics in the 2025 WAEC exams. She urged the examination body, WAEC, to explain why so many candidates performed poorly this year. In a video going viral online, the concerned mum blamed the failure on how the exams […]
How would you feel if Harvard were renamed to Barack Obama University?- Nigerian Academician reacts to President Tinubu;’s decision to rename UNIMAID after Buhari
A Nigerian academic, Yakubu Wudil, has raised concerns over President Tinubu’s recent decision to rename the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in honor of former President Muhammadu Buhari. President Tinubu made the announcement on July 17, during an extended Federal Executive Council meeting held to celebrate Buhari’s achievements. According to Tinubu, the university in Borno State […]
FG officially pegs university admission age at 16 after U-turn on directive not to admit candidates below 18 years
The Federal Government of Nigeria has now made it official that the minimum age to enter any university or higher institution in the country is 16 years. This was announced by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Tuesday, July 8, during the ongoing JAMB Policy Meeting in Abuja. According to Dr. Alausa, the […]