Every morning in GSS Kumbotso, hundreds of students troop into classrooms that look more like abandoned buildings than learning centres. With cracked walls, leaking roofs and collapsed ceilings, the pupils sit on bare floors, clutching their notebooks while dust rises with every movement. For many of them, this has been their reality for almost a
A quiet storm is sweeping across Nigeria’s private schools, and it is not about academics. It is about graduation ceremonies—the loud, colourful, university-style events now being thrown for toddlers and young pupils. What used to be a simple end-of-year prize-giving day has become a full-blown social event, competing with weddings and large birthday parties. However,
Recently, when the management of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA) announced that all 32 of its first-class graduates would receive automatic employment, many Nigerians welcomed the announcement. Afterall, that is what analysts have been calling for. Nevertheless, beyond the applause lies a deeper national conversation: Why is retaining top graduates such a big deal, and
A silent storm is brewing inside the Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN), Kano. The storm is caused by the university’s controversial decision to charge students N750,000 as a graduation levy. This controversial decision has put parents, students, and regulators in a tense standoff to the point that the anti-graft agency has become involved.
Cyril Zango Mathew, Edo State Sector Commander of the FRSC A student of the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has lost his life in an auto crash at Ujoelen Junction along the Ekpoma–Auchi Expressway after their sign-out celebration. Eyewitness accounts revealed that the deceased and others drove carelessly and flouted road safety rules,
Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the Vice Chancellor of UNN Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has urged the federal government (FG) to include Agri-based Digital Innovations (AgriDi) research programmes in its 2026 budget. The Vice-Chancellor appealed at the close-out meeting of the Accelerating Inclusive Green Growth through
Prof. Adesola Ajayi, the vice chancellor, Abiola Ajimobi Technical University (Tech-U), Ibadan Abiola Ajimobi Technical University (Tech-U), Ibadan, Oyo State, will celebrate its fifth graduation ceremony on Saturday, December 13, 2025.Addressing journalists, Prof. Adesola Ajayi, the Vice-Chancellor (VC), said 183 students from the faculties of engineering, environmental sciences, and management will graduate during the ceremony.
Prof. Tunde Kehinde, the VC of FUNAAB Prof. Tunde Kehinde, the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, has called for the exploration of biotechnology tools to boost agricultural productivity and food security in the country. The Vice-Chancellor made the call during the two-day workshop and stakeholders’ meeting to review and validate
Coderina Education and Technology Foundation, NUC, hosted the Grand Finale of the Coderina University Challenge 2025 The Coderina Education and Technology Foundation has partnered with the National Universities Commission (NUC) to host the Grand Finale of the Coderina University Challenge (COUCH) 2025. Themed ‘Circular Economy Through Technology,’ the challenge explored the capacity of Nigerian university
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has identified loopholes in OpenAI’s latest large language models, which could expose users to data leakage risks. In a tweet on its official X handle, the agency’s Computer Emergency Readiness and Response Team (CERRT.NG) highlighted that seven vulnerabilities were found in OpenAI’s GPT-4.0 and GPT-5 series models. The
