The Niger State Government has banned private schools from holding graduation ceremonies, directing all private educational institutions to replace them with Speech and Prize-Giving Ceremonies to recognise students’ academic achievements …
Civil Society
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Civil SocietyEducation
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Anti-CorruptionCivil Society
Alleged N27b Fraud: Witness Reveals How N1.8b Meant for Christmas Grains in Taraba was Siphoned
The third prosecution witness (PW3) in the trial of former Taraba State Governor, Darius Dickson Ishaku, and the state’s former Permanent Secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy …
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The Federal Government has suspended the proposed increase in registration fees for the 2027 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council Senior School Certificate Examination(NECO), …
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Civil SocietyHuman Rights
CHRICED Condemns Lagos Relocation Policy, Calls for Rights-Based Social Welfare Reforms
The Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED) expresses profound concern over the recent announcement by the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo …
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Civil SocietyEducation
Governor Yusuf Reaffirms Commitment to Sustaining Education Reforms as UK-Funded PLANE Program Ends
Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to sustaining the education reforms introduced under the United Kingdom-funded Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria (PLANE) program, …
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Isiyaku Ahmed The International Human Rights Commission–Relief Fund Trust (IHRC-RFT), Nigeria Chapter, has urged the Federal Government to withdraw the proposed increase in the National Examinations Council (NECO) Senior Secondary …
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Rahab Yusuf The Federal Ministry of Education has approved an upward review of the examination fee for the National Examinations Council (NECO) to N50,000, effective from the 2027 examination. The …
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Anti-CorruptionCivil Society
SERAP Sues INEC Over ‘Failure to Probe Alleged N800b FAAC Diversion for Campaign Funding’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “over the failure to investigate the allegations that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) …
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Musa Muhammad Hadejia No fewer than 3,550 primary school final year students sat for common Entrance Examination in Kaugama local Government area. The candidates that drawn from various schools across …
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AgricultureCivil Society
Otti Launches Farmers Support Program, Targets 18,634 Beneficiaries in Abia
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has launched the Abia State Farmers Support Program, a major agricultural intervention aimed at empowering 18,634 farmers across the state’s 17 local government areas with …