A leading Nigerian academic, Professor Ehiyamen Mediayanose Osezua, is set to deliver the 11th inaugural lecture of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, drawing attention to the pressing challenges of governance and institutional performance in Nigeria. The lecture, scheduled…

Nigeria’s long-standing National Youth Service Corps programme is facing renewed scrutiny as economic realities shift and youth unemployment rises. For decades, the scheme has served as a rite of passage for graduates, but a growing number of voices now argue…

Nigeria’s decision to halt the establishment of new tertiary institutions has triggered a fresh round of debate among education stakeholders, with critics arguing that the policy may be addressing the wrong problem at the wrong time. While the Federal Government…

UNESCO has officially announced a global call for entries for the 2026 HIST Award, inviting experts, researchers and institutions to submit innovative case studies on sustainable development across its designated heritage sites. The initiative, led by the International Centre on…

Nigeria’s Colleges of Education are under growing pressure to rethink how teachers are trained in a fast-changing digital world. Across classrooms, from urban Lagos to rural communities in the North, the demands on teachers have shifted. Today’s educators are expected…

A quiet but significant shift is taking shape in Nigeria’s education space, one that is challenging long-standing assumptions about how students learn best. At the centre of this conversation is a simple but powerful idea: preparing students for major examinations…

In an era where a smartphone is often a student’s closest companion, Nigerian classrooms are facing a new kind of responsibility. Beyond mathematics and literature, schools are now expected to equip young people with the knowledge to survive and thrive…

Nigeria’s Bilateral Education Agreement scholarship scheme remains in limbo, creating confusion among students and education stakeholders, even as the Federal Government earmarks fresh funds for the programme in the 2026 budget. Despite a proposed allocation of about N1.7 trillion for…

Nigeria’s push into the world of artificial intelligence is gaining momentum, but the reality inside many classrooms tells a different story. In thousands of schools across the country, there are no computers for students, an unstable electricity supply, and limited…

Nigeria’s education crisis has again come into sharp focus as the Federal Government revealed that about 15 million children across the country are currently out of school. The disclosure, made at a national education gathering in Jos, highlights what officials…

Nigeria is making a renewed push to address its deepening out-of-school children crisis, as education experts, policymakers and stakeholders warn that the situation has reached a critical point requiring urgent, coordinated action. Across the country, concerns are mounting over millions…

Nigeria’s education technology sector is facing a critical slowdown, with experts pointing to a widening gap between product design and the realities of everyday users. Despite rapid investment and rising interest in digital learning tools, many platforms are still failing…