Category: Education

By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Bauchi State Citizens Forum has condemned plans by the management of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) to close some faculties and academic programmes, calling the move “a direct attack on the state’s educational aspirations.” Speaking at a press briefing in Bauchi, the forum’s leaders, Comrade Abdullahi Yalwa and Jibrin Sa’id Jibrin, said the proposed shutdown—reportedly affecting the Faculty of Management Sciences and other programmes—would deny thousands of prospective students access to higher education and “reverse years of progress.” They accused Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ibrahim Hassan Garba…

The Nigeria’s newly launched secondary school curriculum is to include modules on journalism, programming, artificial intelligence, history and fact-checking. This was drawn in an excerpts from the yet-to-be-released curriculum document attributed to the senior special adviser to the president on social media, Dada Olusegun. The excerpt shows that journalism is one of the modules under English Language for senior secondary classes, while programming modules are spread across both senior and junior secondary cadres. AI and robotics are listed in the senior secondary classes, as a component of the newly introduced…

By: Bashir Hassan Abubakar The Executive Governor of Bauchi State, His Excellency Bala Mohammed, alongside the state First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Mohammed, on Wednesday received Bauchi State students who have been awarded scholarships to pursue higher education in China. Out of the 50 beneficiaries of the program, 20 students have so far been cleared for travel to commence degree programs across various fields of study. The visit was to seek the Governor’s blessing and guidance ahead of their departure. In his remarks, Governor Bala Mohammed congratulated the students and encouraged…

The Federal Government has identified and closed down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across different parts of the Country in line with its ongoing efforts to sanitise the country’s education sector. The information was disclosed in the National Commission for Colleges of Education’s (NCCE) recent report of achievements. According to the NCCE, the discovery was made during a nationwide crackdown on unapproved institutions offering education programmes without government accreditation. “The NCCE identified and shut down 22 illegal Colleges of Education operating across the country. The NCCE also conducted personnel…

The former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR has faulted the Nigerian judiciary, saying it has been “deeply compromised” and that corruption among judges has turned courts into “a court of corruption rather than a court of justice.” This was published in his new book, Nigeria: Past and Future, Obasanjo laments the steady decline of the Nigerian judiciary’s integrity, warning that justice has become commodified in Nigeria. “The reputation of the Nigerian judiciary has steadily gone down from the four eras up till today. The rapidity of the precipitous fall, particularly in…

Professor Umaru Alhaji Pate has been conferred with a REGULAR FELLOW of the prestigious Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) at its 27th Annual and Investiture awards held at DLI Nurudeen Alao Auditorium, University of Lagos, on Thursday The Kaigaman Adamawa, Vice Chancellor of Federal University, Kashere, Gombe was one of the ”11th Regular Fellows 2025” The eleven ‘’Regular Fellows 2025’’ are; Professor Ebunoluwa Olufemi Oduwale, Professor Temisanren Ebijuwa, Professor Umaru Alhaji Pate and Professor Muhammed Inuwa Umar-Buratai, Others are Professor Ameh Dennis Akoh, Professor Charles Emeka Nwadigwe, Professor Emeritus Alkassum…

The Senate of the Lagos State University (LASU) has announced the resumption of full academic and social activities with effect from Wednesday, August 13, 2025, following the suspension of the Joint Action Committee (JAC) industrial action. Students would now smile and brace up for their exams scheduled to commenced from August 18. This disclosure was made after JAC agreed to call off its strike on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, and to resume work the next day. Sooth News gathered there was a meeting with the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr.…

…Says the govt has fulfilled demands The management of Lagos State University, LASU, has directed its workers who have been on strike for over one week now to resume work on Monday. The management said because the owner of the university, (the Lagos State government), has met their demands. In a statement signed by Mrs Thomas-Onashile Oluwayemisi, the Coordinator, Centre for Information and Public Relations, said the academic and non-academic staff should resume work on Monday. “The Lagos State University Management, at its Special Virtual Meeting held on Friday, 8th…

… Adamu takes over from Professor Lar. The Federal Government has appointed Professor Mathew Adamu as the new Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University). In a statement issued by the Acting Registrar and Secretary to Council, Roseline Adakayi, said Adamu takes over from Professor Patricia Manko Lar, who was appointed for a six-month tenure in acting capacity in February, 2025. He will serve for three months, effective Monday, 11 August 2025. The release states in part: “Adamu succeeds Professor Patricia Manko Lar, who was appointed…