The Federal Ministry of Education has dismissed a report circulating on social media claiming that schools nationwide have been directed to shut down from November 24, 2025. In a statement issued on Saturday, the ministry described the report as false and misleading, noting that it did not originate from the Federal Government, the Federal Ministry…
Education Minister, Tunji Alausa The federal government on Friday ordered the temporary closure of 41 unity schools over the rising cases of abduction across the country. The decision was announced in a circular issued by the Director of Senior Secondary Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Binta Abdulkadir. “Sequel to the recent security challenges…
The federal government has won a dispute over a contract awarded in 1981 for the construction of civil works in the Iron and Steel Complex at Ajaokuta. The contract, which was a Joint Venture of Fougerolle Nigeria Ltd and Fougourolle SA (a French company), was awarded while Kogi was still in Kwara State. The contract,…
From left: UNICEF Chief of Education Nigeria, Vanessa Lee, Country Director British Council Nigeria, Donna McGowan, Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Said Ahmad and Director English Programmes, Sub-Sahara Africa, British Council, Julian Parry, during the Language in Education International Conference 2025 organised by British Council in Abuja…
Education Minister The federal government has scrapped the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in Nigerian schools. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced the cancellation on Wednesday at the 2025 Language in Education International Conference, organised by the British Council in Abuja. According to PUNCH, the…
The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has announced a major change to its ongoing recruitment process, confirming that all shortlisted applicants will now be required to take their tests online. In a statement signed by the Board’s Secretary, retired Major General A.M Jibril, it was revealed that the recruitment portal will…
A Department of State Services’ investigator told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Tukur Mamu betrayed the committee set up by the federal government to negotiate the release of the Abuja-Kaduna train attack hostages in 2022. The DSS operative, who testified as 6th prosecution witness (PW-6) in the ongoing terrorism trial of Mamu, the…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced the suspension of its ongoing two-week warning strike. The National President of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna, made this known in an ongoing press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. According to Piwuna, the decision stemmed from the meeting of the National Executive Council meeting which was held…
Education Minister The federal government has said Mathematics is a compulsory subject for all students sitting for O-Level examinations. This was conveyed in a press statement issued by Boriowo Folashade, spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, on Sunday. Earlier on Tuesday, Boriowo had announced that senior secondary school students in the arts and humanities…
The Nigeria government has filed criminal defamation charges against Senator Peter Onyekachi Nwebonyi over alleged defamatory statements made against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who represents Kogi Central Senatorial District. The five-count charge, marked CR/547/2025, was filed before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Abuja, by Mohamed Babadoko Abubakar, Director of the Department of Public Prosecutions…
