In an effort to reposition Nigerian education model to fit into the world best practice, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has advocated for a shift to a 12-year basic education model in Nigeria. Alausa made the proposal yesterday in Abuja, during the 2025 Extraordinary National Council of Education meeting, which is the highest education policy-making body in Nigeria.
Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Gusau, Prof. Muazu Abubakar, has slammed the allegations that members of the House of Representatives Committee on University Education demanded N480m to approve federal universities’ 2025 budgets. Prof. Abubakar revealed that there were misleading allegations in most media outlets last week claiming that “stubborn vice-chancellor” believed to be him was quoted to have ignited the said unfounded allegation against the lawmakers.
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) have suspended Law admission in eight Nigerian universities for the 2025/2026 academic session as punishment for academic violation. The directive followed the suspension of the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in the affected institutions by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) after violating regulatory procedures.
The organized labour has threatened to shut down Federal Government Colleges, FGC, known as unity schools over poor welfare, staff shortage, among others.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the establishment of a Federal Polytechnic in Abuja to be named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa confirmed this in a letter addressed to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on 9th January 2025. Alausa said establishing the institution is part of the Ministry’s plan to ensure every state has a federal polytechnic nationwide.
In an effort to save public higher institutions in the country from the heavy burden of high power tariffs usually slammed on them by power distribution companies, DIsCos, President Bola Tinubu has disclosed his plan to start installing solar panels in the institutions to save them from the exorbitant tariffs.
