FG Mandates Drug Tests for Students

FG Mandates Drug Tests for Students

The Federal Government has ordered mandatory drug integrity tests for all secondary school students entering the Nigerian education system. Under the newly released National Implementation Guidelines, schools must screen every new arrival before they can take their seats in the classroom. This is not a one-off hurdle for freshers. The policy directs school administrators to…

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NECO Releases 2025 External SSCE Results with 71% Credit Pass Rate

The National Examinations Council has officially released the results for the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination. Professor Dantani Wushishi announced the comprehensive performance metrics during a press briefing held in Minna today. The council recorded a significant 71.63 percent pass rate in English Language and Mathematics subjects. This figure represents candidates who secured five credits…

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How Did They Get Here? A Lecturer’s Lament on Nigeria’s Academic Decline

  I have spent over seven years teaching in secondary schools across Kaduna and Ibadan, and the last two years lecturing at the university. This means I have seen Nigeria’s education system from both ends. I have taught teenagers still struggling to understand simple sentences, and I now teach undergraduates who are expected to question…

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