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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…
- 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…
- 28 May 2024
Enugu State to Host Maiden Edition of UN Education Conference by NgEducators
Enugu State Government through the State Ministry of Education is set to host the maiden edition of the NgEducators International Model United Nations Conference. Expected at the conference scheduled…
- 12 Apr 2016
IHS Sends SoS to Shittu, Comms Minister, Indicts States’ on Poor QoS
IHS has stressed the urgent need to pass into law the Critical National Infrastructure Bill in order to protect the Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) from arbitrary site lock up and vandalism. Mr.…
- 2 Jun 2026
FG Expands Digital Learning Drive, Delivers ICT Equipment to Colleges Across Six Zones
Federal Government on Tuesday distributed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) equipment and materials to 15 federal and state colleges of education across the country to strengthen teacher…
- 11 Aug 2020
NCC, USPF, Others Advance FG’s Digital Economy Agenda
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) and three other agencies under the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy have continued to implement…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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.…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 23 Feb 2020
FG to Introduce Robotics, Artificial Intelligence in School Curriculum
The Federal Ministry of Education has said that it would work on the inclusion of coding, robotics and artificial intelligence into the country’s school curricula so as to take pupils to the 21st…
- 24 Nov 2008
President Approves Literacy via Radio for Country
President Umaru Musa Yar’adua has approved the extension of the Literacy by Radio project of the National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (Nmec), to all the states…
- 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.…
- 25 Aug 2016
OBJ, Duke, Others Laud Ethan & Harriet Products, Initiative Launch
Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria, has applauded Ethan & Harriet Company for developing technologically inclined learning products for exposing Nigerians across social status…
- 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…
- 6 May 2022
Groups Purchase N100m APC Nomination Forms for Emefiele, CBN Gov
Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Friends of Emefiele and Emefiele Support Group, have purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms for Mr. Godwin…
- 25 Jul 2025
FG Plans N50m STEEM Grant to Support Student Innovation in August
In a giant stride to support innovation, entrepreneurship and economic transformation, the Federal Government is set to unveil a N50 million grant for Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics…
- 20 Aug 2020
NCC’s Projects, Others Adding Value to Nigeria’s Digital Transformation Journey – Danbatta
Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, executive vice chairman and chief executive officer (EVC/CEO), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has said that the various projects being executed by the Commission…
- 2 Mar 2009
Microsoft to Deliver Windows, Office in Major Nigerian Languages
Microsoft has announced that it will deliver Language Interface Packs that will soon make Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office packages more locally-relevant and easier to understand for Nigerian…
- 5 Sept 2024
FG Launches Digital Quality Assurance Platform For Basic Education
The Federal Government has launched an electronic quality assurance system, Federal Education Quality Assurance Service Cloud Server-FEQAS-collect, to boost the quality of basic and secondary…
- 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…
- 10 Jul 2022
SERAP Sues 36 State Governors for Underfunding Schools
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the 36 state governors of the federation before a court over their failure to redirect public funds budgeted to pay ex-governors…
- 6 Jan 2014
Ministers, Bank Chiefs Jostle for Sanusi’s Job @ CBN
Mr. Olusegun Aganga, minister of Industry, Trade and Investment and Dr. Yerima Ngama, minister of State for Finance have reportedly joined the high-wired corporate cum political chess game to succeed…
- 12 Jul 2020
A Dirge to the Nigerian Research and Education Network
By Austin Okere There is no cheer about the recent pronouncements from the hierarchy in the education sector and the long-term impact on our youth. “Nigerian government reverses resumption of…
- 29 Mar 2016
FG Reaffirms Support for JAMB’s CBT
The Federal Government said there is no going back on the Computer Based Tests, CBT, recently introduced by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB). Professor Anthony Anwuka, minister of…
- 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…
- 12 Apr 2026
Finance Minister Did not Admit Errors in New Tax Laws – PFPTRC
Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms Committee (PFPTRC) has dismissed reports claiming that Taiwo Oyedele, minister of State for Finance, admitted errors in Nigeria’s new tax laws. Taiwo…
- 15 Dec 2015
A dirge to the NgREN
One of the proudest moments in the history of the Nigerian Education sector was the successful implementation and commissioning of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN). Being the first…