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
Investigations across public secondary schools and the network of Federal Government Colleges, historically celebrated as Unity Schools, have exposed a startling reality in basic and secondary education. The functional majority of classroom instructors delivering daily lessons in core subjects, ranging from foundational mathematics and physical sciences to language arts, are not civil servants on the…
The Federal Government has adopted Kaduna State’s household mapping model as the national framework for identifying out-of-school children, marking a major policy shift from estimate-based planning to data-driven interventions aimed at returning millions of children to classrooms across Nigeria . Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, announced the decision on Thursday following a meeting…
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…
A landmark ruling by the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has upended the Federal Government’s attempt to push education directors out of office after eight years, affirming that teachers and education officers who rise to director level may serve until they turn 65 or complete 40 years of pensionable service. Justice O. Y….
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….
Nigeria’s total public investment in education stands at only 2.14 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2026, falling well below the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recommended benchmark of four to six per cent for developing countries, according to a new analysis presented by former Aviation Minister Osita Chidoka….
Nigeria’s education crisis persists, with the Federal Government admitting that 15 million children remain out of school. Education Minister Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa confirmed this figure at the 2026 Basic Education Bootcamp in Jos. While the government claims to be making headway through data-driven reforms, independent estimates suggest the true number may be as high…
Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has called for the immediate suspension of all ongoing political campaigns across the country, warning that premature electioneering is undermining governance and worsening insecurity ahead of the 2027 general elections. Falana, who serves as Chair of the Alliance on Surviving COVID-19 and Beyond (ASCAB),…