The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
The Journal seeks to become the most reliable, first-choice Pan-Nigerian information and public knowledge platform. The Journal Nigeria is a serious Journalism from an African Worldview
Nigeria’s Federal Government has fixed 1 October 2026 as the start date for a scheme that will give students in public senior secondary schools and public tertiary institutions 100 megabytes of free internet data every day to reach approved educational websites and learning platforms, with about five million learners expected to benefit in the…
Publishers and authors preparing to enter Nigeria’s new textbook evaluation regime have been handed a measure of relief, after the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council reduced the cost of assessing and ranking school textbooks and ordered refunds for firms that already paid the higher rates. The decision, announced in a statement signed by…
Nigeria is preparing to convert one of its least understood assets, the genetic code of more than 200 million citizens, into an engine for medicine, agriculture and national income, with the Federal Government unveiling plans for a dedicated Nigeria Genomic City. The announcement signals a deliberate attempt to move the country from a spectator in…
The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, has drawn a firm line between his agency and Nigeria’s established examination councils, insisting that the board exists to place candidates in tertiary institutions rather than to test them, and cautioning that the national obsession with high Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
The Federal Government plans to end the separation of Junior Secondary Schools from Senior Secondary Schools to combat Nigeria’s primary education dropout rates. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, announced the decision in Abuja while inaugurating a basic education monitoring committee. The current administrative split has failed to ensure a seamless transition for local learners….
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has restated its commitment to the 16-year minimum age requirement for admission into tertiary institutions, insisting that the policy rests on existing education laws and on evidence linking maturity to academic success. The board’s Public Communication Adviser, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the position known on Thursday during a…
The Federal Government has commenced disbursement of outstanding 2025 allowances owed to Nigerian students benefiting from the Bilateral Education Agreement Scholarship Programme in partner countries, offering long-awaited financial relief to scholars who have endured months of hardship due to payment delays. The development was disclosed in an official statement issued on Wednesday by the…
Nigeria is turning to mid-twentieth-century technology to solve its twenty-first-century literacy crisis. The Federal Government will soon launch a dedicated radio station to broadcast lessons for adult and non-formal education learners nationwide. Dr John Edeh, director at the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education, announced the plan following approval from the Minister…
The Federal Government has outlawed the use of the “Dr” prefix by recipients of honorary degrees in any official, academic, or professional setting, warning that such misrepresentation will now be treated as academic fraud with legal and reputational consequences. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, announced the new policy on Wednesday at the Presidential…
Nigeria’s public universities face another total shutdown as non-academic workers begin an indefinite strike on Friday, 1 May. The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions reached a breaking point over stalled pay talks. This move by the Joint Action Committee effectively halts administrative and technical…