Nigeria has expanded its presence in global higher education, with 29 Nigerian universities featured in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The figure is up from 24 universities in the 2026 edition, making Nigeria the most represented country in sub-Saharan Africa. The bigger story, however, is not just the number of universities on…
Nigerian TikTok stars Peller and Jarvis are relocating to Canada for school, just weeks after completing their wedding celebrations in Nigeria. Peller, whose real name is Habeeb Hamzat, announced the move through an Instagram post showing the couple on a plane. He wrote “Good bye Nigeria” alongside airplane emojis, while later reports said the couple…
Nigeria and Italy have strengthened their partnership to support a $5 billion global education financing campaign, with both countries pushing the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) to mobilise more funding for education systems in lower-income countries. The campaign, known as Multiply Possibility, took centre stage on September 23, 2026, during a high-level event on the…
Nigeria’s public universities are again facing the possibility of disruption as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) threatens industrial action over unpaid salaries and the unresolved implementation of the 2025 agreement with the Federal Government. The latest warning is not happening in isolation. Across several universities, ASUU branches have already moved from complaints to…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have introduced a ₦4,000 one-off fee for O’Level result verification, ending the repeated payments candidates often face during the admission process. The bigger change, however, is not simply the lower cost. It is the decision to make one verified result available…
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) has suspended Prof. Ifeanyi Sunny Odinye for three months with half pay after an investigation found that he mishandled an exam malpractice case involving a student. The suspension comes days after a video showing students assaulting and stripping the lecturer went viral, turning what began as an examination misconduct case into…
A warning about school phone safety in Nigeria is gaining attention after a Delta State police officer described what officers allegedly found on students’ smartphones, including pornography, cybercrime-related contacts and intimate material. CSP Temi Agbede-Zuokumor, the Divisional Police Officer of Ugborikoko Division in Delta State, recounted the discovery during a recent security awareness programme. She…
Nigeria’s fuel subsidy reform is now being tied to one of the country’s biggest long-term challenges: access to education. The Federal Government says the removal of the petrol subsidy generated an estimated ₦15.8 trillion in savings between June 2023 and December 2025. But the government has stressed that this money was not sitting in one…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared indefinite strikes at Imo State University and Nasarawa State University, Keffi, disrupting academic activities over unpaid salaries, promotion arrears and other outstanding entitlements. At the same time, ASUU has authorized branches in about 20 other universities to issue 14-day strike ultimatums over the failure to implement…
The death of 23-year-old Nigerian Law School student Faith Ajoke Alayande in Lagos has left her colleagues and family grieving, while also raising difficult questions about how educational institutions respond when students may be struggling privately. Alayande, a student at the Nigerian Law School’s Lagos Campus in Victoria Island, was reportedly found dead at the…
