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  • Nigeria to bar SS3 admissions and late transfers from 2026/27 to curb exam malpractice

    Nigeria to bar SS3 admissions and late transfers from 2026/27 to curb exam malpractice

    2025-12-15 08:00:00

    According to The Punch, the Federal Government announced a nationwide ban on admission and transfer of students into SS3 in both public and private secondary schools, effective from the 2026/2027 academic session.

    Punch reports the ministry said the move targets growing examination malpractice—especially last-minute movement of candidates to so-called ‘special centres’—and aims to improve academic monitoring and continuity.

    The report adds that schools have been directed to comply, with sanctions promised for violations under existing education regulations.

    Analysis/Echotitbits take: Implementation will be the real test: states and private schools must align admission processes and enforcement. Watch for detailed guidelines, exceptions (if any), and how WAEC/NECO exam bodies and state ministries coordinate compliance.

    Source: Nigeria Education News — December 14, 2025

    Nigeria Education News https://thenigeriaeducationnews.com/2025/12/14/fg-bans-admission-transfer-into-ss3-to-curb-exam-malpractice/ December 14, 2025

  • FG clarifies subject choices in new senior secondary curriculum

    FG clarifies subject choices in new senior secondary curriculum

    Vanguard reports that the Education Ministry has clarified that the new senior secondary curriculum remains flexible, allowing students to select across science, arts, and social science clusters where appropriate guidance exists. The minister also said the subject formerly known as ICT has been renamed “Digital Technology,” emphasising that the change is largely nomenclature rather than a shift in content, and that students remain eligible to register and sit relevant exams under the updated name. Source: Vanguard, December 2025.

  • FG disburses N3.7bn loan to lecturers, others

    FG disburses N3.7bn loan to lecturers, others

    The Federal Government has disbursed N3.7 billion in loans to roughly 2,000 academic and non-academic staff across 43 tertiary institutions under the Tertiary Institutions Staff Support Fund (TISSF). Punch reports that the Education Ministry described the rollout as an early tranche aimed at providing direct welfare and productivity support for the tertiary workforce. The ministry also supplied a breakdown indicating a larger share of beneficiaries among non-academic staff and a gender distribution skewed toward male recipients in this phase. Source: Punch, December 7, 2025.