The Otemu Educational Foundation has awarded its first set of scholarships to 13 underprivileged but outstanding students in Delta State. The beneficiaries, selected from 475 applicants after a four-stage screening process, were formally inducted on Thursday at the Western Delta University (WDU), Oghara, for the 2025/2026 academic session. Established in November 2024 by former Delta
North-Eastern University (NEU), Gombe, has signed academic partnership agreements with the University of Malaya and the University of Technology Malaysia, paving the way for its students to study in Malaysia under new exchange programmes. The agreements were finalised during an official visit to Malaysia by NEU’s founder and Pro-Chancellor, Dr Sani Jauro, accompanied by the
For thousands of lecturers and non-academic staff across Nigeria, the wait for financial relief continues. Under the Federal Government’s new Tertiary Institution Staff Support Fund, only 9,000 out of 33,000 verified applicants have received payments — a fraction that has left many feeling overlooked. On X (formerly Twitter), some education workers described the rollout as
While many Nigerian undergraduates are busy struggling with lectures, accommodation, and the usual school challenges, some students are turning their everyday challenges into innovative, tech-driven solutions. At the University of Lagos, Eniola Alex is doing something remarkable. After spending several months battling a serious illness at the hospital, he decided to turn his experience into
The Nigerian economic situation may have stabilised recently. However, situations on the ground are still far from normal, as most Nigerians continue to struggle with the high cost of basic commodities. This biting economic situation has had a severe impact on many Nigerian students, who have now been pushed into a state of survival. Across
In many Nigerian universities today, the lecture hall is losing its audience. While lecturers struggle to keep students focused on coursework, many undergraduates are now focused on a different kind of assignment — freelance jobs that pay in dollars. For this generation, the new classroom is their laptop screen. Instead of taking notes on economics
Gone are the days when students walked into the examination halls with pages of textbooks or folded “chukuli” papers hidden under their sleeves. Today, cheating has gone digital – it is smarter, faster, and almost invisible. Across universities and secondary schools in Nigeria, students are now turning to AI apps, UV pens, smartwatches, and Bluetooth
Six members of the National Youth Service Corps have dragged the Anambra State Government to court, demanding ₦1 billion in damages for alleged assault and unlawful detention by the state’s vigilante group, Agunechemba. The corps members, Jennifer Elohor, Greatness Oyeh, Eze Ikenna, Anighoro Godspower, Feyisara Amore, and Chimenum Wonodi, filed the suit at the Federal
Nigeria’s National Research Institute for Chemical Technology (NARICT) and the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT) have announced plans to deepen collaboration in aerospace technology, aviation safety, and renewable energy. The two federal institutions agreed to launch joint research and capacity-building projects to strengthen innovation and enhance technical expertise in the aviation and energy sectors.
At a time when the Nigerian social and political space is held back by glaring cases of moral decay and leadership failures, Dominion University, an Ibadan-based faith-based university, is positioning itself as a beacon of hope. The university is quietly proving that nation-building begins not in government offices, but in classrooms where knowledge and godliness
