MAKURDI, BENUE STATE — The Benue State Education Quality Assurance and Examinations Board (BEQAEB) has officially sealed two private schools in the state capital, Makurdi. The affected institutions—Orenda and Opal schools—were shut down following severe allegations of forcing parents to purchase textbooks and exercise books directly from the schools, alongsideContinue Reading
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has approved the promotion of 18,984 teaching and non-teaching staff of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for January and July 2026. The approval followed a request by SUBEB Executive Chairman, Yusuf Kabir, for N235.1 million to implement the promotions across the state’s 44Continue Reading
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has officially appointed 56-year-old Suleiman Kum as the new Head of its Nigeria National Office. Kum, who previously served as Senior Deputy Registrar in charge of Test Administration, succeeds Dr Amos Dangut, whose three-year tenure ended on October 1, 2026. Dangut has since assumedContinue Reading
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has explained how candidates who have submitted complaints through its online support platform can access their existing support tickets. The examination body provided the guidance in an explainer video, outlining five steps candidates can follow to check the status of complaints they haveContinue Reading
ABEOKUTA— The Senator representing Ogun Central and Chairman of the Senate Committee on ICT and Cybersecurity, Shuaib Afolabi Salisu has strongly criticized the trending street mentality that “education is a scam,” describing it as a dangerous narrative that threatens the future of Nigerian youths. Speaking on Wednesday, September 16, 2026,Continue Reading
ABEOKUTA — The long holiday is officially over. This morning, Monday, September 14, 2026, thousands of primary and secondary school students across the Gateway State officially marched back to their classrooms to begin a brand-new academic term. From the early morning rush in the state capital of Abeokuta to theContinue Reading
ABUJA — In a sweeping policy shift aimed at sanitizing Nigeria’s technical education landscape, the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has announced that the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) will henceforth take full control of all Higher National Diploma (HND) admissions across polytechnics nationwide. Tripod Times reports thatContinue Reading
