FG Begins Payment Of Delayed BEA Scholarship Allowances

  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…

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Federal Government to Launch Adult Education Radio Station

Federal Government to Launch Adult Education Radio Station

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…

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FG, University Unions Deadlock as Strike Cripples Campuses

SSANU and NASU Declare Indefinite Nationwide Strike

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…

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SSANU: No Deal on 30% Salary Increase

  A 30 per cent salary increase has been approved for non-academic staff of federal universities, polytechnics and colleges of education, according to a government directive that has already triggered pushback from one of the major unions representing the affected workers. The approval, conveyed in a letter dated March 30, 2026, and signed by Minister…

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FG Approves 40% Pay Rise For Lecturers, Introduces New Professorial Allowance

The Federal Government has approved a 40 per cent salary increase for lecturers in federal tertiary institutions and introduced a new professorial cadre allowance that will see university professors receive a monthly top-up of over ₦140,000. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today,…

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Flip Today, Reverse Tomorrow: What’s Broken in Nigeria’s Education Policymaking?

According to media reports, the Senate recently summoned Tunji Alausa, Minister of Education, and Amos Dangut, Head of the national office of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), over new guidelines for the 2025/2026 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). The resolution followed a motion sponsored by Sunday Karimi, senator representing Kogi West, who said the…

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