Education

FG Scraps 18-Year Age Limit For University Admissions The new Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark into tertiary institutions in the country. This is as he hinted on the possibility of his administration to review the nation’s education policy. However, the minister said there be no reversal on the federal government’s decision to void over 22,700 degree certificates obtained by Nigerians in some “fake” universities in neighbouring Togo and Benin Republic. Alausa spoke on Wednesday in his inaugural ministerial press conference which is ongoing in Abuja. According to him, what led to that initial…

NASU, SSANU Suspend Strike Action The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions (NASU) on Saturday suspended their strike actions after a brief meeting with the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu in Abuja. A press statement signed by Comrade Peters Adeyemi, General Secretary NASU and Spokesman of Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU (JAC) on Saturday and made available to journalists in Abuja, in full read: “The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities…

WAEC Announces Date, Deadline For WASSCE CBT Exams The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the commencement of Computer-Based Tests (CBT) for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates – Second Series. The CBT exams will begin on Friday, October 25, and run until Friday, December 20, 2024. In a press release on Tuesday, WAEC revealed that this year’s examination will adopt a hybrid format, combining digital and traditional methods. “Objective or multiple-choice questions will be displayed on-screen, and candidates will respond on-screen. However, for essay and practical questions, responses must be written in…

Breaking News….. The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced the introduction of 15 skill acquisition into the curriculum of Primary and Junior Secondary schools in Nigeria. Students will be able to choose one out of the 15 Skills and obtain both theoritical and practical knowledge of it before promotion to another class. The Student will choose a particular skill out of the 15 and have the knowledge from Primary 1 to J SS 3 (9 years) starting from 2025 academic year. Teachers will be trained, retrained and employed in both public and private schools all over the Country. The 15…

JAMB Makes U-turn, To Allow 16-Year-Old Next Year Students For 2024/2025 Admissions The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that tertiary institutions in Nigeria can admit students who will turn 16 years old by August 31, 2025, for the 2024/2025 academic session. This flexibility, as outlined in a circular issued on Thursday, permits institutions to enrol qualified candidates who meet all other admission criteria, regardless of their age at the time of application. The Board explained that the decision was made to ensure fairness, particularly as some institutions are expected to conclude their 2024/2025 admissions as late as…

15-Year-Old Student Sues Education Ministry, JAMB, NUC Over New Admission Policy Master Chinaemere Opara, has sued the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) over the introduction of the new admission policy. Opara, a 15-year-old Senior Secondary School (SSS) Student, filed the suit through his guardian, Mr Maxwell Opara, his father and a lawyer, at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in the originating motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1512/2024 dated Sept. 30 and filed Oct. 14 by Wayne Elijah, the SS 2…