FG Rolls Out Entrepreneurship Scheme In 14 Universities

Nigeria’s Federal Government has launched a new Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Incubation Certification programme in 14 universities, setting a target to extend it to all federal universities by 2027 and all federal tertiary institutions by 2028. The Minister of Education, Maruf Alausa, announced the rollout on Friday in Abuja, presenting the initiative as a policy…

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TRCN Portal Leaves Thousands Stranded

  Teachers across Nigeria are confronting mounting administrative challenges as the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria digital registration portal continues to experience persistent technical failures, forcing educators to abandon online processes and return to manual registration methods that the system was designed to eliminate. The online platform, launched in September 2025 with considerable fanfare by…

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Government Blocks NYSC for Students Outside Digital Database

Government Blocks NYSC for Students Outside Digital Database

The Federal Government has made enrollment in the Nigeria Education Repository and Data Bank (NERD) a mandatory prerequisite for participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Education Minister Dr. Maruf Alausa announced the directive on Thursday, framing it as a terminal blow to the country’s “certificate mill” crisis. Under the new rules, any graduate…

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Nigeria Launches Military Med College to Fight Doctor Shortage

Nigeria’s healthcare crisis has a new battlefront. The Federal Government has announced plans to establish the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM&HS), a dedicated military medical institution designed to simultaneously address the country’s catastrophic shortage of doctors and overhaul healthcare delivery within its defence forces  a sector that, by official admission, currently…

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