16 August 2026
Universities

ASR Africa Hands Over a ₦270 Million Sports Complex to UNIJOS

The Abdul Samad Africa Initiative (ASR Africa) has commissioned and transferred ownership of a ₦270 million world-class sports complex to the University of Jos (UNIJOS) at its Naraguta Campus. ASR Africa handed over the sports complex as part of its commitment to supporting educational institutions through infrastructural interventions. Prof. Tanko Ishaya, the vice chancellor of

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Universities

Kola Daisi University Holds 5th Convocation Ceremony

Kola Daisi University, Ibadan, has celebrated its 5th convocation ceremony for Class 2025.Remi Babalola, the pro-chancellor and former Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, while addressing the graduates, described them as “launchpads of innovation and societal impact.” He further described these trailblazers with what it takes to succeed in the modern world.The pro-chancellor said

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News

AAUA Students’ Union Debunks Insurgency Rumour

The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State, has dismissed claims that Boko Haram insurgents invaded their campus. In a statement signed by Comrade Salami Akeem, the union president, and other top officials, the union described the information as untrue, stating that it could cause students and community residents to

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Universities

FUTA Produces 240 First-Class Graduates

Prof. Adenike Oladiji, the VC of FUTA The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) will hold its 36th convocation ceremony to award 240 of the 2,747 graduating students a first-class degree. The best graduating student with a 4.98 Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) will also deliver a speech on Friday, November 14, 2025. Prof. Adenike

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Universities

Akagburuonye to Present Maiden Memorial Lecture at UNN

Barr. Success Obioma Akagburuonye, JP, to deliver the maiden memorial lecture UNN ‎Barr. Success Obioma Akagburuonye, JP, will deliver the maiden memorial lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to be held on Friday, November 14, 2025. Akagburuonye will deliver a research lecture titled, ‘The Azikiwe Philosophy: Lessons for Good Governance and Development.’ The

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Universities

SSANU and NASU Condemn Vice-Chancellor

Prof. Ayodeji Johnson Agboola, VC, Olabisi Onabanjo University The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, have condemned Prof. Ayodeji Johnson Agboola for misrepresenting facts. According to a statement signed

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Universities

UISU SRC Sanctions Honourable Members and a Student

University of Ibadan Students’ Union Students’ Representative Council (UISU SRC) The University of Ibadan Students’ Union Students’ Representative Council (UISU SRC) has penalised two honourable members and a student on November 8, 2025, at its eighth plenary sitting. In a report, the disciplinary committee of the council revealed that Hon. Segun is guilty of implementing

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Universities

Three FUPRE Scholars Make World’s Top 2% Scientists List

Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) has cemented Nigeria’s presence in global research, as Prof. Olusegun Samuel, Dr Modestus Okwu, and Dr Elias Elemike were named among the world’s top 2 per cent scientists in the 2025 Stanford University-Elsevier Global Ranking. Vice-Chancellor Prof Ezekiel Agbalagba described

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Colleges

FCE Minna Students Urge Expansion of E-Learning Programmes

Dr. Idonuagbe Akogun, founded the Electronic Education Initiative (E-DON) Students at the Federal College of Education (FCE), Minna, have called on the government at all levels to scale up electronic learning interventions nationwide.They praised the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), led by Arch Sonny Ochono, and the Electronic Education Initiative (E-DON), founded by Dr Idonuagbe

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NYSC (National Youth Service Corps)

Army Denies Electoral Involvement, Rescues NYSC Members in Awka

Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division The Nigerian Army has dismissed a viral video claiming that its officers were involved in election activities during the November 8 polls in Awka, Anambra State. Lieutenant Colonel Olabisi Ayeni, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division, described the report

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