The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is set to begin a two-week nationwide warning strike on Monday, October 13, 2025, to press home its longstanding demands from the Federal Government. This development was disclosed in a memo titled “Strike Bulletin One” circulated to all branches and obtained by reporters in Abuja. The planned action follows a two-week ultimatum earlier issued by the union, urging the government to address unresolved issues, including the signing and implementation of the renegotiated 2009 ASUU-FGN Agreement.

The Minister of Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has acknowledged that the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) never issued him a degree certificate. This admission confirms the outcome of a detailed two-year investigation by PREMIUM TIMES, which found that Mr. Nnaji forged the academic credentials he submitted to President Bola Tinubu and the Nigerian Senate during his ministerial screening.

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) said the application portal for the 2024/2025 academic session will officially close on Tuesday, according to the Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, during a press conference.

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE internal) results, which was conducted from Monday, June 16, to Friday, July 25, 2025.

Over 6,000 instances of technology-enabled malfeasance in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination have been found by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board's Special Committee on Examination Infractions. Dr. Jake Epelle, the chairman of the committee, revealed the results during Monday's report presentation in Abuja.