The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has reiterated the agency’s resolve to strengthen its partnership with the Nigerian Army in promoting education, national security and technological advancement across the country.

Echono made the remarks during a courtesy visit to the Army Headquarters in Abuja, where he highlighted the importance of sustained collaboration between TETFund and the military in creating a secure atmosphere for educational institutions and national growth.

He explained that the visit was also intended to acknowledge the military’s vital contributions to national security and its growing involvement in supporting the education sector. According to him, the Armed Forces have evolved beyond conventional security responsibilities to become key players in educational development and technological innovation in Nigeria.

For a long time, the formula for a successful Nigerian child looked fairly straightforward: study hard, pass your exams, get a good grade, and find a stable career. That formula is not wrong. But the world children are growing into is more complex than any single formula can cover.

Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries. Workplaces are evolving faster than curricula. And the children who will thrive are increasingly those who can do more than recall what they were taught. They are the ones who can think, adapt, and create.

Success is no longer determined by academic knowledge alone. Increasingly, the ability to think creatively, communicate ideas, adapt quickly, and solve problems independently is becoming just as important as performance in the classroom. In many ways, creativity is no longer simply a talent it is becoming a survival skill.

The African Technology Forum (ATF) has expanded its flagship initiative, dubbed, the "ATF AI Challenge" to support the training of more than 10,000 university students and young professionals in Artificial Intelligence (AI) across Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa over the next two years.

This follows a $1 million commitment from Google.org, a key partner in the initiative, which seeks to close Africa’s growing AI skills gap by connecting participants directly to employment, entrepreneurship and innovation opportunities.

The ATF unveiled the initiative in Accra on May 7 as part of efforts to build what organisers described as Africa’s largest AI talent pipeline initiative. The programme will train participants through a structured pathway that combines foundational AI education, hands-on product development and employer engagement.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Higher Education Foundation, (NHEF) and Chief Executive Officer of Kuramo Capital Management, Wale Adeosun, yesterday, urged Nigerian universities to reduce their overdependence on government funding and instead leverage alumni endowments, research grants and innovation commercialisation as sustainable sources of revenue.

Speaking at two -day Commonwealth Institute Universities Leaders Conference, in Lagos, themed, ‘Funding and Revenue Generation for Universities’, Adeosun identified tuition, alumni endowments, research grants and commercialisation of faculty innovations as the four major funding sources for universities globally.

According to him, “while tuition remains a traditional source of revenue, universities must increasingly focus on building strong alumni support systems and attracting research funding through grants written by faculty members.”

The government has intensified efforts to review the Education Act in line with the newly launched Education Policy, with the process expected to shape the future direction of the country’s education sector up to 2028.

Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Adolf Mkenda, said on Thursday in Dodoma that the government is committed to ensuring the review of the Education Act, Chapter 353, is completed on time to support implementation of the new education agenda.

Prof Mkenda made the remarks during a national stakeholders’ meeting focused on reviewing the Education Act. The session aimed to gather recommendations on structuring the proposed law to support the implementation of the revised policy..

The University of Education The Gambia (UEG), formerly Gambia College, on Tuesday, 19th May 2026 officially launched its first-ever degree programmes, marking a major milestone in the country’s higher education transformation.

The launch ceremony, held at the Chancery Building in Brikama Campus, also marked the formal unveiling of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to be offered by the university, including several new academic offerings introduced for the first time in The Gambia.

Vice Chancellor Professor Ahmed Adamu described the occasion as a historic turning point in the institution’s development and in the broader national education landscape. “It is with immense pride, deep gratitude, and great excitement that I officially announce to the Gambian people the commencement of degree programmes at the University of Education The Gambia,” he said.

Education Minister Dr. Jarso Maley Jallah has announced that the Ministry of Education (MOE) is moving forward with plans to license teachers across Liberia as part of efforts to professionalize the country's education sector.

Speaking to journalists at the Ministry of Education over the weekend, Dr. Jallah explained that the initiative is based on a long-standing policy already included in Liberia's Education Act, though it has never been fully implemented.

"If we look across the landscape of professional and around the world, international best practices tell you that education is one of those areas that not only going to school and acquiring the knowledge but also bearing licenses that professionalize their occupations," Dr. Jallah said.

Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced a bilateral working group with Italy to advance the Global Partnership for Education’s “Multiply Possibility Campaign,” targeting $5 billion in global funding and an additional $10 billion in domestic education financing by 2030.

The ministry made the announcement on Thursday in a statement signed by spokesperson, Kimiebi Imomotimi Ebienfa, with the initiative set to culminate at the Global Education Summit in Rome, Italy in September 2026.

The summit, according to Ebienfa, will focus on transforming learning for 750 million children and aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda priorities on youth skills, employment, and migration control.

The organisation announced the initiative at the inaugural edition of The Spaak Conference 2026, a virtual conference that brought together innovators, entrepreneurs, creators, and technology leaders across four continents.

According to a statement signed by the President and Chief Executive Officer of DecisionSpaak Group, Philip Ade-Akanbi, on Thursday, the scholarship is targeted at students, working professionals, and retirees seeking to integrate artificial intelligence into their careers and everyday lives.

The statement noted that the scholarship fund was initially planned as a N5 million initiative before it was increased to N50 million following support from DecisionSpaak and its partner organisations across Africa. It added that the initiative aligns with the organisation’s broader objective of equipping 10 million Africans with essential AI skills.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has warned the federal government against plans to scrap courses it described as “irrelevant” in Nigerian universities. The union, under its Bauchi Zone, issued the warning during a press conference in Bauchi on Wednesday, where it drew attention to issues threatening industrial harmony in the university system.

Speaking during the briefing, the Zonal Coordinator of ASUU Bauchi Zone, Comrade Namo Timothy, described the federal government’s recent pronouncement on scrapping some courses in public universities as “bizarre.”

The Federal Government had, on April 26, 2026, during the “Renewed Hope Conversation” with students of the University of Abuja, announced plans to phase out courses considered irrelevant to the country’s economic future from the university system.

Report that the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has within 24 months disbursed loans in excess of N206 billion to no fewer than 1.16m students across 270 higher institutions across the country is heartening. It is remarkable, particularly given that many of the beneficiaries could otherwise have been deprived of opportunities to acquire higher education on account of lack of funds.

The Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr recently affirmed that eligible applicants will continue to benefit from the scheme to enable them navigate financial barriers through interest-free loans with flexible repayment conditions.

The NELFUND initiative, no doubt, is emerging as a timely intervention for which the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would be remembered. From all indication, NELFUND is coming across as a departure from the institutional failure that has characterised the implementation of previous social intervention programs.

The federal government has reiterated its plan to equip young Nigerians with employable skills through expanded non formal education and vocational training programmes.

Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, made the pledge at the Education World Forum in London during a special plenary session moderated by Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh. Alausa said the Tinubu administration views non formal education as a key tool for youth empowerment and job creation, especially for out-of-school children and vulnerable groups.

“What we are doing in Nigeria is because we have a lot of out-of-school children, we have to find a way to quickly get them a kind of non-formal education,” he told the forum.

The minister joined Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra, Rio Grande do Sul Education Secretary Raquel Teixeira, and youth representative Andrea Chakma of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award Foundation to discuss how non-formal learning, soft skills, and industry partnerships can improve youth employability