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Building the Entrepreneurial Nation: Why the Future Belongs to Builders, Not Job Seekers
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (754+ words) For decades, many developing nations have measured economic success through the number of jobs created. Governments announce employment figures. Universities celebrate graduate placement rates. Parents encourage their children to secure stable employment. The underlying assumption has been that prosperity comes…...
MAPOLY expels 365 HND students over 'forged ND results, transcripts"
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (248+ words) The management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) in Abeokuta, Ogun state, has expelled 365 students for allegedly using falsified academic documents to gain admission into the institution. In a statement issued on Monday, Yemi Ajibola, MAPOLY's head of public relations and…...
NABTEB extends registration for 2026 technical colleges entrance exam to May 31
2+ week, 12+ hour ago (138+ words) The National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) has extended the registration period for the 2026 national common entrance examination (NCEE) into technical colleges across Nigeria. Uchechukwu Olisah, NABTEB's assistant director of media and protocol, announced the extension in a statement…...
Recurring glitches, AI-driven fraud, power outages. .. six systemic issues awaiting new JAMB registrar
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1581+ words) On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu appointed Segun Aina, a professor of computer science at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, as the new registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). He will succeed Ishaq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure…...
Oyo suspends school field trips, excursions after Ogbomoso attack
2+ week, 3+ day ago (317+ words) The Oyo state government has suspended excursions, field trips, sports competitions and other inter-school events over rising security concerns." B. T. Oyinloye, permanent secretary at the ministry of education, science and technology, announced the suspension in a circular issued on Friday, addressed…...
The leadership we need: Building judgement in times of uncertainty
2+ week, 4+ day ago (217+ words) Leadership is easier to define than it is to practicalize. In theory, leadership is associated with sound decision-making, firm authority, and clear direction. However, in practice, true leadership is more nuanced and manifests in the quality of judgement exercised under…...
Alausa: Nigeria now has credible data for education resource allocation
3+ week, 10+ hour ago (393+ words) Tunji Alausa, minister of education, says the federal government now has credible data to guide more effective allocation of resources in the education sector. Alausa spoke on Monday at the Education World Forum (EWF) in London, where he engaged education…...
Alausa: North has lowest literacy rates despite receiving 80% of education donor funds
3+ week, 16+ hour ago (481+ words) Tunji Alausa, minister of education, says the north-east and north-east regions have recorded the lowest literacy and numeracy rates nationwide despite receiving 80 percent of Nigeria's education donor funding in the last 10 years." Alausa spoke on Monday at the Education World…...
Lagos UBEB official joins Tunji Alausa at Education World Forum in London
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (215+ words) Owolabi Falana, a permanent board member of the Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board (LASUBEB), is currently attending the Education World Forum 2026 in London as a full delegate. The forum, which runs from May 17-20, is the world's largest gathering of…...
INVESTIGATION: In Enugu, smart schools get all attention, but concerns remain over work quality (Part II)
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1633+ words) The second part of this story focuses on the new smart schools, raising questions about the quality and integrity of the projects and the competence of the contractors handling them, following stories of collapses across the state. CHIKIOKE ARINZE reports....