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- 19 Jul 2025
Prateek Suri CEO Maser Meets Zambia’s Education Minister to Propel Student Housing and Education Projects
Prateek Suri, CEO of MASER and recognized as the richest Indian entrepreneur in Africa, was welcomed this week by Zambia’s Education Minister, Hon. Douglas Munsaka Syakalima, for a high-level meeting…
- 8 Mar 2018
Minister says Qualitative Education is Tied to ICT Development
Mallam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, says the qualitative education in the modern world was intrinsically tied to the development and deployment of ICT in education. The Minister who was…
- 4 Jul 2018
We Need Internet for Inclusive Education – Minister
Barr. Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, says Nigeria requires internet access to achieve quality and inclusive education in the country. The minister made the remark while declaring open…
- 11 Mar 2026
FG to Connect Schools Nationwide to Internet - Education Minister
Federal government of Nigeria has announced plans to connect schools across the country to reliable internet services as part of a major initiative aimed at strengthening digital learning and…
- 20 Nov 2013
Wike Harps On the Use of ICT to Develop Education
Chief Nyesom Wike, minister of Education, has urged stakeholders in education to create and exploit local and global opportunities in the deployment of ICT for sustainable development of the sector.…
- 15 Jan 2016
Minister Lauds Sidmach's Contributions to Education, Youths Development
Sidmach Technologies Nigeria Limited, a leading Information Technology company in Nigeria, has been commended by Mr. Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications for her outstanding performances and…
- 15 Mar 2016
ITU, UNESCO Advocate Mobile Technology for Equitable, Better Quality Education
A joint ITU/UNESCO Policy Forum on mobile learning brought together for the first time Ministers of Education and Ministers of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) to examine the role…
- 20 May 2016
FG Commends NERDC, Sidmach Over e-Curriculum Solution
Malam Adamu Adamu, minister of Education, applauded the collaboration between the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC), one of the key parastatals of the Federal Ministry of…
- 29 Nov 2023
Sterling One Foundation Commits to the African Union Year of Education
Sterling One Foundation has reiterated its commitment to investing in foundational learning and working with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and partners to boost…
- 9 Mar 2022
UK Govt Earmarks £20m for Global Partnership to Educate Girls Around the World
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is launching a new £20m (about N10.88 billion) business partnership as the UK continues to lead global efforts to improve girls’ access to education in developing…
- 9 Jan 2026
FG Introduces Reusable Textbooks, Uniform School Calendar to Cut Education Costs
Federal Government has rolled out a new policy to reduce education costs, enhance learning outcomes, and promote environmental sustainability through the nationwide adoption of reusable textbooks.…
- 11 Nov 2015
Buhari Swears-in Ministers, Gives Them Portfolios
President Muhammadu Buhari at the swearing of 36 new ministers in Abuja today also assigned them portfolios. The President, who assigned to himself the Minister of Petroleum Resources, also pruned…
- 30 Jun 2026
FG to Abolish JSS-SSS Separation Policy after 20m Pupils Drop Out
Federal government has announced plans to end the separation between Junior Secondary School (JSS) and Senior Secondary School (SSS) as part of efforts to improve school retention and reduce the high…
- 24 Jul 2017
ICT Can Curb N1.5tri Expended on Education Tourism– Shittu
Adebayo Shittu, minister of Communications, has said that recent commitment of the federal government to the development of Information Communication Technology (ICT) can drastically reduce the huge…
- 22 Mar 2026
FG Scraps Common Entrance Exam, Introduces Student Tracking ID to Curb Dropout Crisis
Federal Government has unveiled bold reforms to scrap the Junior Secondary School Common Entrance Examination and launch a nationwide Learner Identification Number (LIN) system to track every…
- 6 May 2026
FG Bans Honorary Degree Holders from Using ‘Dr’ Title, Warns of Academic Fraud
Federal Government has directed recipients of honorary doctorate degrees to stop using the title “Dr.” before their names, as part of efforts to protect the integrity of academic qualifications and…
- 8 May 2018
Liberia Seeks Collaboration with NigComSat on Its Services
Mr. Dominic Kwenme, Liberian Assistant Minister of Planning in the Ministry of Education, says Nigeria is driving Africa into the technological realm with the ownership of Nigerian Communications…
- 10 Apr 2017
Glo Affirms Capability to Connect Research Institutions in Africa
West Africa's fully integrated telecommunications service provider, Globacom, has expressed eagerness to leverage its massive telecommunications infrastructure and international partnerships to…
- 13 Jun 2015
Fashola, Amaechi, Others May Make Buhari’s Cabinet
Immediate past governors of Lagos and Rivers states, Mr. Babatunde Fashola and Mr. Rotimi Amaechi respectively; a former governor of Ekiti State, Engineer Segun Oni and Education minister in the…
- 15 Dec 2008
Duku Harps on Local Languages in Microsoft Programmes
Hajiya Aishatu Duku, minister of Education has called for the integration of local Nigerian languages in Microsoft windows vista and programme to make the vision 2020 effective. She said that the…
- 20 Mar 2013
Ezekwesili Accuses FG of Squandering $67Bn Oil Money, Okupe Denies
Obiageli Ezekwesili , former minister of education and co-founder of Transparency International has again accused the federal government of squandering over the $67 billion foreign reserve …
- 1 Jun 2025
FG Plans Special Court for Exam Cheats
Federal government has proposed setting up a National Examination Malpractice Court to swiftly prosecute exam cheats and curb malpractice nationwide. Dr. Tunji Alausa, minister of Education, affirmed…
- 9 Jan 2019
FEC Approves Four New Private Universities
The Federal Executive Council has approved the establishment of four new private universities in Nigeria. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, who announced the approvals while briefing…
- 12 Jul 2014
Ezekwesili Demands New Social Contract from Leaders
Mrs Oby Ezekwesili, former minister of Education, has stated that for Nigeria to surmount its current socio economic and political challenges, Nigerians must demand a new and normal social contract…
- 15 Jul 2014
CWG Leads Consortium to Deliver NgREN
Dr. Jonathan Ebele Goodluck, President of Nigeria, recently commissioned the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), the first of its kind in West and Central Africa, built by a consortium…
- 7 Apr 2016
UAE Joins Microsoft's International Think-Tank on Education
Microsoft has announced that the United Arab Emirates will be a founding member of a global initiative called Leading Countries of the World in Transforming Education, a bold programme that will…
- 2 Dec 2013
The New CBN Governor by Sanusi
Whoever will be picked by President Goodluck Jonathan to take over at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) must be able to develop the market, according to Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of the apex…
- 19 Mar 2024
Nigeria Digital ID4D Project to Revolutionize Identification, Access to Services
Sen. George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, says Nigeria Digital ID4D Project will help in revolutionising identification and access to services. Akume said this on Tuesday…
- 3 Jun 2026
Japan, UNESCO Boost Digital Learning in 15 CoEs with Donation of ICT Equipment
The Federal Government has received a major boost in its drive to strengthen teacher education and digital learning, as the Government of Japan, through the UNESCO International Institute for…
- 9 May 2013
FG Employs 1,000 English, Maths Teachers
Federal government has granted approval for the immediate employment of about 1, 000 teachers of Mathematics and English Language towards addressing the shortage of teachers in these critical…