Nearly 60 per cent of employers in Nigeria say graduates are not job-ready, underscoring a widening gap between academic training and industry expectations, a new report has revealed. This comes as experts urged Nigerian undergraduates to boost their employability by acquiring soft skills and leveraging...
The Federal Government yesterday disbursed N2.25 billion to 45 students from tertiary institutions across the country under its Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG) initiative. The programme, launched in December last year in Abuja by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, is designed to support...
The Federal Government has unveiled a new entrepreneurship initiative for tertiary institutions. The programme is a part of efforts to tackle graduate unemployment and promote job creation across the country. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, who launched the Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Busi...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria to immediately implement the newly approved salary structure for university lecturers or face a possible nationwide shutdown of public universities. The union issued a four-day ultimatum on Thursday, with its president...
The West African Examinations Council has announced that 32.72 per cent of candidates who sat for the 2026 Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE) for Private Candidates, First Series, obtained credits in at least five subjects, including English Language and Mathem...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has re-arrested Emmanuel Praise Akataka, an alleged examination fraudster, as it cautioned candidates and the public against illegal schemes promising score manipulation. JAMB Registrar, Is-haq Oloyede, described Akataka as a key member of a syndicate...
