Category: Education

The Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme, established in 1993 and revitalised in 1999, has enabled Nigerian students to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies in partner countries such as China, Russia, Morocco, and Hungary through diplomatic agreements aimed at fostering shared progress and building Nigeria’s future workforce.However, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has raised serious…

Abuja, Nigeria – Clarion News Channel Exclusive ReportDecember 10, 2025In a bold stride toward reclaiming Nigeria’s future from the clutches of an “uneducated generation,” Vice President Kashim Shettima unveiled a staggering N3.52 trillion allocation for education in the 2025 budget under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda—a dramatic 128% leap from N1.54 trillion in…

Abuja, December 1, 2025 – In a high-stakes push to avert another crippling university shutdown, the Federal Government (FG) has opened fresh negotiations with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over a proposed 40 per cent salary increase for lecturers, even as Nigeria grapples with an escalating crisis leaving 18.3 million children out of…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has officially postponed the full implementation of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) for all its examinations until 2027.The council announced that the complete transition to computer-based testing for school candidates, originally planned for earlier rollout, has been shifted to 2027 due to identified infrastructure gaps across member countries.While WAEC has successfully…