The Students of Federal University, Lokoja, on Friday, 30th January, 2026, were urged by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olayemi Akinwumi, to attend lectures consistently, warning that those with less than 75 percent attendance in class would be barred from sitting for any examinations at the university.
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has extended the deadline for loan applications for the 2025/2026 academic session to February 27, 2026.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will commence on Monday, January 26, and end on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at only approved Computer-Based Test (CBT) centers across Nigeria.
The Nigerian Government has unveiled plans to grant polytechnics the authority to confer degrees, aiming to end the protracted Higher National Diploma (HND) divide in the education sector. This significant reform is expected to realign technical and vocational education, marking a turning point for national growth.
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has announced the beginning of applications for the 2026 Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) Overseas Scholarship Scheme, which will provide the opportunity for Nigerian postgraduate students to study in the United Kingdom (UK), Germany, France, and Malaysia.
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have reached a landmark agreement aimed at improving lecturers' welfare, restoring industrial harmony and ensuring uninterrupted academic calendars in federal universities. Unveilling the pact in Abuja, Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, described it as a historic turning point capable of rebuilding trust and confidence in Nigeria's university system after decades of strikes and instability. The agreement has drawn commendation from stakeholders, including the National Association of Nigerian Student (NANS), the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) and the Congress of University Academics (CONUA), though some expressed reservations.
