The late Nigerian author of literary masterpiece ‘Things Fall Apart’, Chinua Achebe, has been honoured in a Google Doodle, underscoring his status as a towering figure of 20th-century literature.

The Executive Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for backing Kaduna state governor, Mallam Nasir El-rufai's plan to sack about 21, 000 teachers. The teachers reportedly failed the competency test conducted by the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB).

No fewer than 24,000 applicants to the University of Lagos who scored 200 marks and above will still be unable to secure admission in the institution in the 2017/2018 academic session.

The outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Rahamon Bello, gave the indication at a forum with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.

The United Nations International Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has called for a national parenting education program which would provide opportunities to parents to fully participate in the learning process of children under 3years. UNICEF Education Specialist, Swadchet Sankey made the call in Kano state, during a media dialogue on Early Childhood Development Education.

The Nigerian government is planning to mentor 15 universities as dual mode universities that would operate both as conventional and digital learning Institutions. The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Abubakar Rasheed said this in Abuja at a symposium organised by the Commission on policy and practice in open and distance learning.

Six months after the Senate passed a bill for the establishment of the Maritime University in Delta State, it is yet to take off, despite the federal government’s promise to release the sum of two billion naira. The delay of the University, initially billed to begin in October this year, has been a sore area for Niger Deltans, who believe the institution will consolidate on the existing peace in the region.