Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Governorr Ademola Adeleke. has commended the state’s performance in the 2026 National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior School Certificate Examination, pledging sustained investment in the education sector. Osun ranked fifth nationally in the 2026 NECO ranking, with 74.31 per cent of candidates obtaining at least […]
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The Federal Government has released the final list of ranked and approved textbooks for use in Nigerian schools for the 2026–2028 period. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the Director of Press and Public Relations, of the Federal Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade, following the completion of the first phase of […]
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Governor Ademola Adeleke By John Dike, Osogbo Osun State Government has challenged the position of the Committee of Pro-Chancellors of State-Owned Universities (COPSUN) on the tenure extension of the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), describing the committee’s characterisation of the development as illegal, premature and requiring further legal clarification. The government, while acknowledging COPSUN’s […]
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The National Examination Council has released the results of the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination. A total of 1,496 candidates were involved in examination malpractice, as against 3,878 in 2025. The Registrar of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, made this known on Thursday during a press briefing, where he said 1,378,048 candidates registered for the examination, […]
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Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday flagged off the 2026 bursary, scholarship and financial assistance programme for 13,360 students of Ondo State origin in tertiary institutions across Nigeria, with N400 million approved for the scheme. Speaking at the ceremony held at the Cocoa Conference Centre, Governor’s Office, Alagbaka, Akure, Governor Aiyedatiwa said the beneficiaries […]
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The Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, FEDPOLEL, in Ondo State has warned admission seekers against patronizing some persons parading themselves as the institution’s admission agents. In a statement on Tuesday by its spokesman, Mr Sanmi Enigbokan, the institution declared that it had no admission agents despite the claim of fraudsters. According to the statement:”The attention of […]
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Aiyedatiwa approves full implementation of FGN-ASUU wage structure Hope brightened on Monday that the wage dispute grounding academic activities in the tertiary institutions owned by the Ondo State Government will soon be over as Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and their unions have reached an agreement. The agreement on the implementation of the new Federal Government and […]
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Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa. THE Federal Government’s decision to conduct a nationwide household survey to establish the actual number of out-of-school children in Nigeria is commendable. This should help policymakers, development agencies and education stakeholders to tackle this menace confronting the education sector. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, told the Afropolitan Podcast […]
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The Federal Government and labour unions in the Federal Ministry of Education have agreed to suspend the implementation of the proposed 35-year management concession of King’s College, Lagos, for two weeks. They reached the agreement on Wednesday following a meeting between the education ministers and representatives of the unions, amid protests over the proposed arrangement […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has explained the meanings of the “Not Admitted,” “Admission in Progress” and “Admitted” statuses displayed on candidates’ Central Admissions Processing System. JAMB gave the explanation in an explainer video shared on Thursday, urging candidates to continue checking their CAPS for updates as the admission process progresses. Explaining the “Not […]
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