The Kaduna State Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), a World Bank-supported project, on Thursday began disbursement of N102.4 million Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) to 8,475 schoolgirls in the state.

Plans are underway by the North East Development Commission (NEDC) to build no fewer than 18 mega educational institutions in the North East geopolitical zone of the country.

The Council of Student’s Union Presidents (CSUP) says that it is losing students to incessant killings from bandits attacks as a result of their prolonged stay at home due to the ASUU strike.

The Senate Tuesday passed the National Senior Secondary Education Commission Bill, 2022.

The United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has called for a multi-stakeholder approach for proper utilization of the new e-learning platform, Nigeria Learning Passport.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for degree awarding institutions for the 2022 admission process.

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has approved 40 Institution-Based Research (IBR) N60 million grants for the University of Benin (UNIBEN).

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it is set to chart policy directions for the nation’s tertiary institutions.

Prof. Sonnie Adagbonyin, Vice Chancellor (V-C) of the state-owned Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, says the government has not proscribed activities of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) in the institution.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that it would embark on a nationwide protest on July 26 and 27 in solidarity with the trade unions in the Nigeria public universities and others.

Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK or NAU), Awka, Anambra, has appointed the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, as the Visiting Professor of entrepreneurship.

The Federal Government says there was no Collective Bargaining Agreement(CBA) between it and the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) which currently awaits signing by the President.

Stakeholders in the education sector in the North-East have said that continuous lowering of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off mark would encourage competition and educational development in the country.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to meet with the Prof. Nimi Briggs-led Committee on negotiation.

The Katsina State Government has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to enrol about 10,000 learners and teachers on an E-learning platform, the Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP).

The Governing Council, University of Abuja, has approved the promotion of 44 academic staff to the rank of professors and associate professors.