Educational

Abuja, Nigeria — The Acting Vice Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University (Formerly the University of Abuja), Prof. Lar Patricia Manko, has reacted to the allegation of land grabbing against the institution by the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. In an interview with newsmen in Abuja, Manko said that the 11,000 hectares of land is a legacy […]

Ibadan, Nigeria — The Oyo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to quality basic education through the massive construction and renovation of classroom blocks across all 33 Local Government Areas of the state. The announcement was made by Dr. Nureni Adeniran, Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), during the Omituntun […]

NIGERIA – NANS made the appeal in a statement signed by its National Vice President on Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Felicia Akinbodunse, and made available to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Akinbodunse said that any industrial action by ASUU now would destabilise the stable academic calendar universities had enjoyed for the past two years. The […]

NIGERIA – National Association of Polytechnics Students (NAPS) has backed the federal government’s moves to transform Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) into a Technical and Vocational University, contrary to its notion of a conventional university. The director of Communications of the premier institution, Adekunle Adams, noted that the transmutation of Yabatech to a University of […]

Google has concluded two major events in Lagos geared towards equipping Nigerian media professionals with advanced digital tools to drive advertising revenue and newsroom efficiency. The Google Ad Manager Academy 3.0, held on Friday at the Google office in Ikoyi, Lagos, brought together media practitioners across Sub-Saharan Africa in a hybrid format—both in-person and virtual. […]

Abuja, Nigeria — The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike met with leaders of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, the National Association of Nigerian Students, and the Chairmen of the six Area Councils in the FCT on Thursday, to address the ongoing teachers’ strike, which began on March 24, 2025. The meeting took […]

DUTSE – A total of  209 graduands of the Federal University Dutse (FUD) will be awarded first-class degrees at the forthcoming 8th and 9th Combined Convocation Ceremony scheduled for July 4 and 5, 2025. The vice-chancellor, Professor Abdulkarim Mohammed, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the programmes lined up for the  8th and 9th Combined Convocation […]

ABIA STATE – The management of Abia State University, Uturu, has said that the school is safe, peaceful, and conducive for students of the institution. The University, which was reacting to the killing of Mr Osinachi Asonye, a motorcyclist, by gunmen on Friday, said that the shooting incident happened outside the University. In a statement […]

Abuja, Nigeria —This commendation was conveyed in a letter by the Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, to the university’s Founder and Chancellor, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, recognizing his lifelong commitment to educational excellence and national development. According to a statement released in Abuja by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo […]

Nigeria – Members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, have been charged to stay put in their places of primary assignments and complete their national service within the stipulated one year. This advice was given by the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Olusheye Nafiu as he addressed the 2025 Batch A, Stream II corps […]