The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Federal Government to halt the planned rollout of the National Learner Identification Number (LIN). In a statement signed by its President, Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, the student body argued that the existing National Identification Number (NIN) is sufficient for Nigerian students, making a separate learner identification system unnecessary.

The Federal Government of Nigeria is planning a major overhaul of how tertiary institutions are accredited, according to Tori.ng. The reforms aim to clamp down on universities that allegedly engage in deceptive practices, such as borrowing staff, equipment and facilities from other institutions solely to impress accreditation inspectors during assessments. The move targets fake accreditation setups and is intended to ensure that standards reported by schools genuinely reflect their capacity and resources.

A youth group has called on President Tinubu to halt proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), cautioning against transforming the scheme into a basic skills acquisition programme. They argue that such changes could undermine the original purpose of the NYSC.

Nigeria's Federal Government has accused universities and colleges of education of conducting more than 258,000 illegal admissions outside approved processes. Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, disclosed the figures on Wednesday in Abuja, stating that about 58,000 of the students were illegally admitted into colleges of education. The government described the scale of the irregular admissions as alarming, raising concerns about compliance with admission procedures across the country's tertiary institutions.

Punch published an opinion piece urging President Tinubu to cancel a new N4,000 verification fee introduced by WAEC and NECO. According to Punch, the charge is an assault on education and an exploitative burden on students. The article frames the fee as a policy requiring presidential intervention, linking examination administration costs to access and affordability for Nigerian students.

The National Association of Seadogs, also known as the Pyrates Confraternity, has called on Nigeria's federal government to take urgent and concrete action to address the country's literacy crisis. In a statement signed by its leader, Dr Charles Meribole, and titled 'Rewriting the Future: A National Emergency on Literacy,' the group marked the 2026 International Literacy Day by highlighting the plight of an estimated 18.3 million out-of-school children, according to the statement, and demanding a national emergency response.