Prof. Gbenga Aribisala, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State, has pleaded with the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to grant the institution an additional two weeks to process unattended admission requests. “So if we have two weeks more, we will be able to accommodate some
Prof. Ekanem Braide, the immediate past president of the Nigerian Academy of Science (NAS), has encouraged universities to make positive contributions to the communities in which they are situated. While delivering a lecture titled “The Nigerian University in the 21st Century: Engine of Knowledge, Driver of Development” at the 20th Convocation Lecture of Bowen University,
Prof. Offiong Offiong has been appointed the 12th substantive Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) to succeed Prof. Florence Obi, whose tenure ends on December 1, 2025. His appointment was announced on Thursday, October 30, 2025, following a selection process led by Mr Ekpo Udom, the Chairman of the Governing Council. Offiong began
The Kogi Polytechnic has discovered cases of certificate racketeering and document falsification involving four students and five staff members. While speaking at a press conference on Friday, October 31, 2025, Prof. Salisu Ogbo, the rector of the institution, highlighted that the staff members have been suspended and the students arrested for the offence. The rector
Prince Dapo Abiodun, the Ogun State Governor, has reappointed Asiwaju Kunle Kalejaye, SAN, as the Ogun State Polytechnic of Health and Allied Sciences, Ilese-Ijebu Governing Council Chairman. While announcing the reappointment, Tokunbo Talabi, the Secretary to the State Government, said that choosing Kalejaye to serve for another term shows the trust Abiodun’s administration has in
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) announced that its student loan scheme has recorded over one million applications on its official portal, marking one of the most successful public programmes under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement by its Director of Strategic Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFUND said the milestone comes just over a year
Prof. Tunde Ope-Davies, Founder and Director of the Centre for Digital Humanities, University of Lagos (CEDHUL), will mark his 60th birthday on Thursday, November 6, 2025, with the public presentation of his seven-volume publication at the Jelili Omotola Multipurpose Hall, University of Lagos, Akoka. The event, themed “The Power of Research and Scholarship in Human
The Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Dr Jumoke Oduwole, hosted delegates from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Monday, October 27, 2025, at the 56th National Association of Law Teachers (NALT) Conference in Abuja. The event, held on the sidelines of the conference hosted by the University of Abuja’s Faculty of Law, brought together
Prof. Peter Elias, Co-Director CHSD, UNILAG Prof Peter Elias, Co-Director of the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD) at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has secured two major international grants to drive research on sustainability and climate resilience. The grants, funded by the Mastercard Foundation and the University of Cambridge Climate Resilience and Sustainability
The University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) has launched a ₦10 billion development fund to upgrade its facilities and enhance healthcare delivery across the South-South region as part of activities marking its 45th anniversary. According to Prof Chijioke Nwauche, Co-chairman of the Organising Committee, the endowment aims to complete ongoing infrastructure projects, acquire modern
