By Alhaji Yusuf,Damaturu The Yobe State Government has commenced the disbursement of domestic scholarships and bursaries for the 2025/2026 academic session, featuring a landmark 100% increase in financial aid for all beneficiaries….
Category: Education
Gov. Yusuf Approves Appointment of Prof. Amina Salihi Bayero as VC, Northwest University
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has confirmed the appointment of Professor Amina Salihi Bayero as the substantive Vice Chancellor of Northwest University for a five-year tenure beginning Monday, 1st December,…
SCI applauds Katsina’s new measures to strengthen teacher welfare, training
From Fauziyya Lawal, Katsina Save the Children International SCI has commended the Katsina State Government for introducing key initiatives aimed at improving teacher welfare and professional development across the state. The organisation…
Why Banning Mother Tongue Instruction Misses the Point
Why Banning Mother Tongue Instruction Misses the Point By Blessing Tarfa Nigeria’s decision to ban the use of indigenous languages in early education arrives at a moment when the rest of the…
Kano Journalists,CSOs Tasked On Budget Tracking, Monitoring,Reporting
Kano Journalists,CSOs Tasked On Budget Tracking, Monitoring,Reporting By Abdullahi Yusuf Media practitioners and Civil Society Organizations(CSOs) in Kano State have been urged to venture into monitoring, tracking and reporting the state’s budget…
Rivers State Students in ABU Cry Foul Over Alleged Neglect by Government
By Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna Indigenes of Rivers State studying at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have alleged neglect by successive administrations in the state. They alleged that both the past and present…
Ex-INEC Chair,Prof.Jega, Advocates Merit-Based Leadership in Nigerian Universities
Ex-INEC Chair,Prof.Jega, Advocates Merit-Based Leadership in Nigerian Universities By Abdullahi Yusuf Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and renowned academic, Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, has called on the Federal…
Jega Rates North-Eastern University as Benchmark for Private Varsities
By Abubakar Rabilu, Gombe Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, has described North-Eastern University (NEU), Gombe, as a benchmark for quality private university education in…
Akwa Ibom Police Command Meets Commissioner Over Students’ Fake News Fabrication
Akwa Ibom Police Command Meets Commissioner Over Students’ Fake News Fabrication By Abdullahi Yusuf The Akwa Ibom State Commissioner of Police, CP Baba Mohammed Azare, has convened a joint strategic meeting with…
EduReach Announces Two-Year Scholarship for Abducted Students of Kebbi, Niger States
By Mustapha Salisu EduReach, an online educational ecosystem delivering both Nigerian and Cambridge curricula for primary and secondary students, has announced a two-year full scholarship for all students rescued from the recent…
Diplomat Lauds MAAUN, Urges Establishment Of Its Campus In Bangladesh
Diplomat Lauds MAAUN, Urges Establishment Of Its Campus In Bangladesh By Abdullahi Yusuf The High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, Mr. Miah Mainul Kabir, has called for the establishment of a branch…
ABU Alumni Yobe Chapter,Northeast Leaders Pay Solidarity Visit to Vice Chancellor
ABU Alumni Yobe Chapter,Northeast Leaders Pay Solidarity Visit to Vice Chancellor By Alhaji Yusuf, Damaturu The Chairman of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Alumni Association, Yobe State Chapter, Alhaji Muhammad Gerema Nguru,…
Author to Unveil Book Celebrating Kano’s Historical Figures, “Mu San Magabata”
By Mustapha Salisu A Kano-based author, Kabiru Ahmad Kwalli, is preparing to unveil a new book titled “Mu San Magabata”, which documents the lives and legacies of 24 distinguished personalities who made…
Prof. Gwarzo Donates 10 Million Naira, Two-Storey Building, Equips with Ultra-Modern Facilities for Alliance Française Kano
The Founder of MAAUN Group of Universities, Prof. Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has donated a fully equipped two-storey building—featuring modern classrooms, digital language laboratories, multimedia studios, and learning-engineered furniture—to the Alliance Française Kano….
KTSG Seeks Admission, Scholarship For Students in Kuwait
KTSG Seeks Admission, Scholarship For Students in Kuwait By Abdullahi Yusuf Katsina State Deputy Governor, Malam Faruq Lawal Jobe, has requested admission and scholarship opportunities for the state’s students at Kuwait University…
Kano Moves to Stop Misclassification of Tsangaya, Islamiyya Learners as Out-of-School
By Salisu Hamisu Ali Education stakeholders in Kano State have commenced a workshop to develop an implementation plan for the newly approved Kano State Non-State Schools Policy, aimed at regulating and improving…
How AI Is Quietly Rewriting the Global Internet, and Why Africa Must Pay Attention
By Vinothkumar Kolluru When you unlock your phone in Lagos, Nairobi, or Kigali, your screen seems familiar: prices shift, loan offers appear and vanish, and videos rearrange themselves before you finish scrolling….
Kebbi Govt Orders Closure Of Schools, Institutions Across State
By Hajara Abdullahi The Kebbi State Government has ordered the closure of primary, secondary and tertiary institutions across the State. This was revealed in a joint statement by the Hon Commissioner for…
Yobe Orders Immediate Closure of Boarding Schools Over Security Concerns
By Alhaji Yusuf Damaturu The Yobe State Government has ordered the closure of all boarding secondary schools across the state as a proactive measure to safeguard students following rising security concerns. The…
Kano Dep. Gov Urges Skyline Graduates to Be Change Ambassadors as Kwankwaso Decries Rising Insecurity
By Mustapha Salisu The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Comr. Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo has charged graduates of Skyline University Nigeria to uphold integrity, compassion, and innovation as they step into a rapidly…
KADMAM Urges Kaduna Govt to Make CPR Training Mandatory in Schools
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Maternal Accountability Mechanism in Kaduna Initiative (KADMAM) has called on the Kaduna State Government to pass legislation introducing Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training into the school curriculum….
BREAKING: Missing BUK Student Found After Four Years
By Mustapha Salisu A student of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), identified as Shafiu Auwal Ibrahim, has been found four years after he went missing. Shafiu, a resident of Janbulo area in Kano,…
NUGA Games: FG pledges N1bn for Jos University to complete sports facilities
By Ado Salisu The Federal Government of Nigeria has pledged one billion Naira to Jos University aimed at completing it various sports facilities. The NUGA’s chairman technical committee, Professor Musa Garba Yakasai…
NOUN Flag-Offs Virtual Ceremony for Electric Vehicle, Auto Diagnostics Course
From Abdullahi Alhassan, Kaduna The Vice Chancellor, of National Open University of Nigeria NOUN, Professor Olufemi Peters has launched a virtual ceremony for the Course 2 of the certificate program in Electric…
Professor Hakeem Appointed as Yakubu Gowon University VC
By Hajara Abdullahi The Governing Council of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of Abuja) has approved the appointment of Professor Hakeem Fawehinmi as Vice Chancellor. This was announced in a statement by…