Oreoluwa Alayande, the winner of the 2025 mPulse Spelling Bee Competition, attended St. Lawrence Metropolitan College, Ado Ekiti, which has received a digital upgrade from telecom behemoth; MTN Nigeria. Alayande, a second-year senior in high school, defeated thousands of competitors nationwide to win the 2025 MTN mPulse Spelling Bee Competition. […]
Education
The Federal Government (FG) has granted ₦48 billion in funds, or ₦4 billion for each of 12 universities, primarily for modernising engineering and technology facilities throughout the nation, which will significantly increase technical education and engineering capability in Nigeria. Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, made […]
With registrations still ongoing, Interswitch; an integrated payments and digital commerce company, has made it easier for potential candidates to register for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and Direct Entry exams by offering safe, dependable, and easily accessible payment methods for UTME ePIN purchases. With one of the first […]
Back roll: Mr. Orieka Ojougboh (Left) and Mr. Nkem Ojougboh (Right) and the beneficiary students during the event. The Dr. Cairo Ojougboh Foundation has intensified its efforts to promote education by providing financial and moral support to students of St. Columba’s Grammar School, Agbor, in Delta State. At a programme themed “Your Future, Your […]
MiGO Mobile in collaboration with Covenant University created a Care Center in the University as well as awarded scholarships to chosen students during the Care Center and scholarship awards ceremony hosted at the CUCRID auditorium in the University. MiGO Mobile’s CEO and Managing Director, Dr. Ademola George Evans, said this […]
In the wake of the just concluded two-day digital literacy workshop for people with disabilities (PWDs) in Abuja, the National Information Technology Development Agency reaffirmed its dedication to creating a truly inclusive digital future by reaching 70% digital literacy by 2027. Fifty participants attended the event, which was organized under […]
Nine students will compete in the grand finale of Nigeria’s most prestigious STEM competition organized by Interswitch, one of Africa’s top integrated payments and digital commerce companies, after the conclusion of the semi-final stage for the seventh edition of its flagship Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, the InterswitchSPAK National Science Competition. […]
With the Federal Government directing WAEC and NECO to fully adopt Computer-Based Testing (CBT) by 2026, schools across Nigeria are racing against time to upgrade their facilities and meet the new digital examination standards. While the mandate is seen as a major breakthrough for Nigeria’s education system, it has […]
FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited has taken another bold step in its mission to raise a financially enlightened generation, as the institution brought its financial literacy outreach to Kings’ College Lagos on November 19, 2025. The session, organised in honour of World Savings Day, was designed to help students understand the […]
The two-week warning strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities has been suspended. This was announced during an ongoing news briefing in Abuja on Wednesday by Prof. Chris Piwuna, the National President of ASUU. Piwuna claims that the National Executive Council meeting, which took place overnight and concluded by […]