Latest news and today's news from Nigeria » Education

... from Bing and Google News

Nigeria , Saturday 24 October 2026

News Nigeria » Education: Nigeria education forum to tackle learning crisis, skills gap, education spending abroad

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/money/general/nigeria-education-forum-to-tackle-learning-crisis-skills-gap-education-spending-abroad/ar-AA2ekExu
Published on: Thursday 15 October 2026

Samuel OgidanThe Committee of States’ Commissioners of Education in Nigeria (COSCEN), in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Federal Ministry of Education (FME), is set to ...

News Nigeria » Education: Full list: States with highest education quality in Nigeria 2026

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/nigeria/full-list-states-with-highest-education-quality-in-nigeria-2026/ar-AA2e14hM
Published on: Sunday 11 October 2026

FCT Abuja tops Nigeria’s 2026 education quality index with 62.1 points, as the ranking compares literacy, enrolment, teachers, schools and exam performance.

News Nigeria » Education: Tunji Alausa and Nigeria’s grand education strategy, By Dakuku Peterside

News channel or source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/opinion/749657-tunji-alausa-and-nigerias-grand-education-strategy-by-dakuku-peterside.html
Published on: Sunday 27 October 2024

Dr Tunji Alausa’s appointment signals a renewed focus on making Nigeria’s education system a powerful driver of progress, pivoting the transition from a resource-based to a knowledge-based economy, ...

News Nigeria » Education: No Education for Kids: Nigeria Leads the World in Uneducated Children

News channel or source: https://www.newsweek.com/nigeria-education-children-school-country-641696
Published on: Tuesday 25 July 2017

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Nigeria leads the world in uneducated children, according to the ...

News Nigeria » Education: Nigeria @64: Education in ruin — ASUU, SSANU

News channel or source: https://punchng.com/nigeria-64-education-in-ruin-asuu-ssanu/
Published on: Monday 30 September 2024

As Nigeria marks its 64th Independence Anniversary today, university workers have expressed their views on the state of the nation’s educational system. Education has always been a cornerstone of ...

News Nigeria » Education: Education for Nomadic Families in Nigeria

News channel or source: https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2024/03/29/family-education-nigeria-fulani
Published on: Friday 29 March 2024

In 2016, when the terrorist organization Boko Haram seized control of Abadam, a local government area in Borno State, North East Nigeria, Aisha’s family fled, leaving behind their livestock, farmland, ...

News Nigeria » Education: Nigeria’s education minister proposes 12-year basic education model

News channel or source: https://punchng.com/nigerias-education-minister-proposes-12-year-basic-education-model/
Published on: Thursday 06 February 2025

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has proposed a transition to a 12-year basic education system in Nigeria, advocating a shift from the current 9-3-4 model to a 12-4 structure. Speaking at ...

News Nigeria » Education: Nigeria education ministry’s website hacked to endorse controversial Russian programme — Official

News channel or source: https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/823338-nigeria-education-ministrys-website-hacked-to-endorse-controversial-russian-programme-official.html
Published on: Tuesday 23 September 2025

Nigeria’s Ministry of Education says its website was hacked to upload statements branding a controversial Russian recruitment programme, Alabuga Start Programme, as a credible scholarship opportunity ...

News Nigeria » Education: Tunji Alausa And Nigeria’s Grand Education Strategy

News channel or source: https://leadership.ng/tunji-alausa-and-nigerias-grand-education-strategy/
Published on: Sunday 27 October 2024

The challenges in Nigeria’s educational sector are complex and pressing, encompassing poor quality, inadequate funding, limited access, and an outdated curriculum. The World Bank reports that ...