Category: General News
FG Announces Training for 6,000 Energy Professionals
May 14th. 2026 • General News

FG Announces Training for 6,000 Energy Professionals

 The Federal Government, on Tuesday, under the Presidential Power Initiative, inaugurated the Siemens Energy Education and Development training facility in Abeokuta, with plans to train no fewer......

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FG Disburses N3.41bn Stipends to 73,000 TVET Trainees
May 14th. 2026 • General News

FG Disburses N3.41bn Stipends to 73,000 TVET Trainees

 The Federal Government has disbursed N3.41bn in monthly stipends to more than 73,000 beneficiaries enrolled in its Technical and Vocational Education and Training programme, as authorities inten......

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World Bank Approves $65m SPESSE Fund for Nigeria
May 14th. 2026 • General News

World Bank Approves $65m SPESSE Fund for Nigeria

 No fewer than 24,000 Nigerians are expected to benefit from a fresh $65 million financing package approved under the World Bank-supported Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standa......

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Nigerian School Wins Guinness World Record for Longest Speech Marathon
May 13th. 2026 • General News

Nigerian School Wins Guinness World Record for Longest Speech Marathon

 The School of Eloquence, a Nigerian public speaking academy, has won the Guinness World Record for the longest speech marathon by a group after completing a 20-day event that ran from April 1 to......

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Abia Government Probes Harassment, Extortion Allegations in ABSU
May 13th. 2026 • General News

Abia Government Probes Harassment, Extortion Allegations in ABSU

 The Abia State Executive Council has constituted a five-man Special Investigative Committee to probe recent allegations of harassment and extortion involving students and lecturers of Abia State......

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FG Commits to Settle Outstanding Foreign Scholarship with N8bn
May 13th. 2026 • General News

FG Commits to Settle Outstanding Foreign Scholarship with N8bn

 The Federal Government has pledged to pay a total of N8bn in outstanding obligations to Nigerian students on the now-scrapped Bilateral Education Agreement scholarship.The government said that t......

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Education Minister Claims over One Million Students Returned to School in 30 Months
May 13th. 2026 • General News

Education Minister Claims over One Million Students Returned to School in 30 Months

 The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, yesterday disclosed that the federal government has returned more than one million children from the streets to classrooms in the last 30 months as part......

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1.9m Candidates Set for 2026 CB-WASSCE
May 12th. 2026 • General News

1.9m Candidates Set for 2026 CB-WASSCE

 No fewer than 1,959,636 candidates from 24,207 schools are participating in the ongoing Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for school candidates.The We......

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JAMB to Permit Use of Personal Computer from 2027
May 12th. 2026 • General News

JAMB to Permit Use of Personal Computer from 2027

 The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will introduce a “bring your own device” option for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from 2027.The JAMB registrar......

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Fed Govt Waives UTME Requirement for Colleges of Education Admissions
May 12th. 2026 • General News

Fed Govt Waives UTME Requirement for Colleges of Education Admissions

 Students seeking admission into colleges of education for the Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programme will no longer be required to sit for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinatio......

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