From instructors to digital mentors: NITDA re-engineers education for knowledge-driven economy - ITREALMS

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The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa, has identified teachers as the primary catalysts for Nigeria’s digital transformation, asserting that the nation's technology-driven future will be anchored in its classrooms, reports ITREALMS.

Speaking at a stakeholders’ dialogue in Abuja organized by the Development of Educational Action Network (DEAN) Initiative, Inuwa emphasized that the rapid expansion of the digital economy is fundamentally redefining the role of educators in modern learning environments.

ALTON charts new digital frontier: Demands ‘Zerofied’ education to drive national inclusion — ITREALMS

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The newly appointed Chairman of the Board of Commissioners at the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Idris Ibikunle Olorunnimbe, has been commended by the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) just as it sets a transformative agenda for the sector’s future, reports ITREALMS.

In a landmark congratulatory visit to the Commission’s headquarters on Thursday, February 19, 2026, the Chairman of ALTON, Engr. Gbenga Adebayo, led a high-powered delegation of industry leaders to signal a new era of collaborative leadership. 

Legacy: Dr. Cairo Ojougboh Foundation bolsters education with ₦2.7m grant @Delta - ITREALMS

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To catalyze educational development and support government efforts in Delta State, the Dr. Cairo Ojougboh Foundation has made a significant investment in the future of Nigerian youth, reports ITREALMS.

Established to honor the memory of the late medical doctor and former member of the House of Representatives, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, the foundation recently converged on St. Columba’s Grammar School, Agbor, for a life-changing outreach tagged “Your Future, Your Choice.”

Smashed: How Interior Minister Tunji-Ojo corrected visa error hindering Nigeria’s education export ambition - ITREALMS

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A major administrative flaw within the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) payment portal that inadvertently classified international students as highly-paid expatriate workers, thereby levying exorbitant visa fees, has been swiftly corrected following an intervention led by former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, reports ITREALMS.

The issue, which directly threatened Nigeria’s ambition to become an education export hub, was exposed during a recent visit by Mr. Chidoka to the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation in Abuja. Mr. Chidoka detailed the encounter with the founder of Lux Terra, Rev. Fr. George Ehusani, who highlighted the massive financial barrier facing their newly admitted international students. 

UBA Foundation raises education grant to N22.5m for 2025 national essay competition - ITREALMS

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The UBA Foundation, corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced that winners of the 2025 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC) will receive educational grants worth over ₦22.5 million to study at any African university of their choice, reports ITREALMS.

According to the Foundation, this year’s first-prize winner will receive a ₦10 million university grant, representing a 33% increase from the ₦7.5 million awarded in 2024. The second and third-place winners will receive ₦7.5 million and ₦5 million respectively, also reflecting increases from the previous ₦5 million and ₦3.5 million.

Editorial: For my wife’s love: Education for legacy - ITREALMS

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Love has many languages. For Dr. Tunji Olowolafe, love speaks through legacy. In honour of his late wife, Gbemisola Olutayo Olowolafe, he has planted two seeds in Are-Ekiti, namely an ICT centre and a model secondary school that promise to outlive grief and outshine death.

These projects are not mere buildings; they are monuments of memory and instruments of transformation.

Zinox shakes GITEX Nigeria'25 with ₦15m donation to NCS, CPN, boosts digital education - ITREALMS

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The 2025 edition of GITEX Nigeria ended on a remarkable note with a strong show of corporate philanthropy from Zinox Technologies, Nigeria’s foremost indigenous ICT company and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), reports ITREALMS.

At the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos, Zinox Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh, stunned stakeholders when he announced a combined ₦15 million donation to two key professional bodies driving Nigeria’s digital ecosystem; the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) and the Computer Professionals (Registration) Council of Nigeria (CPN).

Delta-Five and Oborevwori’s education vision by Ray Umukoro - ITREALMS

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Call them President Bola Tinubu’s kids; then Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s children. You won’t be wrong. For in reality, that sums up the story of five young Deltans who left Nigeria as national champions to compete in Qatar and returned to the country as global champions. They brought honour and fame to Nigeria, to Delta state and to their respective schools and families.

Take a bow: Wisdom Chukwuma of Government College, Ughelli; Otorvo Uyoyou of Alegbo Secondary School, Effurun; Abraham Honour of Okpaka Secondary School, Okpaka; Ekhamateh Splendour of Government Model Secondary School, Asaba; and Alika Daniel of Utagba-Ogbe Grammar School, Kwale. They are all students of public schools in Delta.

JAMB controversy: 5 South-East Education Commissioners meet without Alex Onyia - ITREALMS

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A recent meeting between the five South-East Education Commissioners and the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Enugu has sparked outrage, particularly due to the exclusion of Alex Onyia, the education technology expert who first uncovered discrepancies in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, reports ITREALMS.

The controversy stems from allegations that the JAMB exam error disproportionately affected students from the South-East, while South-West and Northern states in the same Lagos Cluster remained unaffected.

Oyo State to partner US on investments, education - ITREALMS

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The Oyo State governor, 'Seyi Makinde, has declared his administration's readiness to partner with the United States of America to explore opportunities in solid minerals development, agribusiness, education and other investment opportunities that will benefit both parties.

The governor stated this on Wednesday, when a delegation from the United States Consul-General, led by the Deputy Chief, Political and Economic Section, Kenise Hill, paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor's Office, Secretariat, Ibadan.

NITDA partners Education Ministry to embed digital literacy - ITREALMS

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To foster the digital literacy, cultivate talents and empower Nigerians with the knowledge and skills needed, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has initiated a partnership with the Ministry of Education to revolutionise the country's educational system, reports ITREALMS.

This visionary effort to integrate digital literacy comprehensively into Nigeria’s educational framework came to light during a courtesy visit to the Honorable Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, by DG NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa and his management team on Friday.

Official series: Eight steps to secure your PalmPay account - ITREALMS

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In today's digital age, securing your financial transactions and personal information is more important than ever.

According to the 2023 NIBSS Annual Fraud Landscape report, incidents of “Fraud loss via Internet Banking increased by 325% between 2022 and 2023, with Mobile, Web and POS being the most exploited channels by fraudsters in the country.”

State of emergency on education: Buni's vision by Hassan Gimba - ITREALMS

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In the past few months, there has been some incessant din over the plight of education across the country, how deplorable it has become and concerns over how to bring it out of the shambles it has been shovelled into as a result of long-term negligence by those who should nurse it after benefitting from it.

Many of us who were in this part of the world before 1980 knew what schools were and how governments went the whole hog to make them qualitative while making the academic environment so conducive.

Out-of-School-Children: Don tasks FG to implement education policy - ITREALMS

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The Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD), Prof. Umar Adam Katsayal has tasked the Federal Government (FG) to implement education policy so as curb the number out-of-school children in the country, reports ITREALMS.

He made this call while delivering a keynote address at the fundraising organised by AI-foundation, a UK and Nigeria registered charity organisations with the theme "Panacea to a Menace" held in Lagos recently.

WorldSkills Africa debuts, set to transform vocational education - ITREALMS

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WorldSkills Africa, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to advancing vocational education and skills development across the African continent, is set to launch on the margins of the upcoming 37th Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union.

The launch coincides with the official African Union theme of the Year 2024, "Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa," reflecting a significant commitment to youth empowerment, economic advancement, and skills excellence.

Gov. Adeleke appoints Ayanda provost, Ila College of Education - ITREALMS

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Finally, Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Dr Jimoh Lasisi Ayanda as the acting Provost of the Osun State College of Education, Ila Orangun.

The appointment was sequel to the suspension of Prof Jimoh Atanda Afolabi as Provost on grounds of financial impropriety, concealment of official information/ records; and failure to update the Governing Council on the important issues of the College.

Education: A path to peaceful future by Remmy Nweke - ITREALMS

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REMMY NWEKE in this piece underscores the importance of education in peace building and sustenance.

Education has been severally defined but the fundamental seems to come from the Oxford dictionary, which says that it is "the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, e
specially at a school or university and could be an enlightening experience.”

For professionals at open source encyclopedia, Wikipedia, "Education is the transmission of knowledge, skills, and character traits and comes in many forms. Formal education happens in a complex institutional framework, like public schools."

Research reveals education’s potential in reducing violence, advancing peace - ITREALMS

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Latest research by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), and the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), have revealed that education has the potential to reduce violence and advance peace at all levels of the society, reports ITREALMS.

GPE in the new research provided compelling evidence of the strong relationship between education and peace.

Oyetola’s record on education a disaster says Osun - ITREALMS

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The Osun State government has attributed the huge number of out of school children in the state to years of neglect of the education sector inherited from Oyetola administration, reports ITREALMS.

Also, the state government listed upcoming recruitment of 6000 teachers as part of the administration’s three pronged approach to redressing the situation.

Makinde: We’ll continue to uplift education in Oyo - ITREALMS

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Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has said that the state government will continue to support the Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association to lift the standard of education and equally restore the old glory of the school.

The governor said this on Saturday, at the Government College Ibadan, while commissioning several projects facilitated by the old students of different sets of the school.