The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS National body condemns the directive by the governors of Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, and Kebbi states over their decision to close down schools during the Holy month of Ramadan, threatening protest. NANS National Public Relations officer, Sam Adeyemi, on Monday, stated that the closure is a violation of the right of every student while stressing that the policy would threaten academic progress and discriminate against non-Muslim students as well as set a bad example in the Nigerian education sector if uncontested.

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, has declared that school dropouts will no longer benefit from the education loan, as plans are ongoing to update NELFUND’s system and the database.

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has officially released the 2024 results for the second series of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WASSCE for private candidates.

President Bola Tinubu has dismissed the Vice-Chancellors of Yakubu Gowon University (formerly UniAbuja) and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), while also dissolving the governing council of Yakubu Gowon University as part of a major shake-up in federal universities. The announcement was made on Thursday by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement titled “President Tinubu Announces Leadership Overhaul at Federal Universities.” At Yakubu Gowon University, Prof. Aisha Maikudi was removed as Vice-Chancellor with immediate effect. In her place, Tinubu appointed Prof. Patricia Manko as acting Vice-Chancellor for a six-month term, with the condition that she will not be eligible to apply for the substantive position. Additionally, Senator Lanre Tejuoso, formerly the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Agriculture, Makurdi, has been reassigned to the same role at Yakubu Gowon University. He is succeeded in Makurdi by Senator Joy Emordi, the former Pro-Chancellor of Alvan Ikoku University of Education.

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.