Prof. Oluwatoyin Morenike Ukpong, an alumna and faculty member of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), has been elected as a West Africa Representative on the Board of the Society for AIDS in Africa (SAA). Through her work with the World Health Organisation (WHO), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), and the Population Council, she
The Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), has instituted a committee to review staff members’ conditions of service. According to Prof. Adenike Oladiji, the vice chancellor (VC), the last review was done in 2017, and the institution is long overdue for another. The VC elaborated that the committee will oversee different issues, including conditions of
Mohammed Umaru Bago, Niger State Governor and visitor to the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, has said that the university will be repositioned to meet global standards. The governor emphasised that his administration will restore the institution’s Endowment Fund Board of Trustees to improve sustainable growth and funding. He said these through Alhaji Sirajo Sa’id,
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called off its two-week warning strike. The union announced the suspension this morning at an emergency press briefing by the president, Prof. Chris Piwuna. The president mentioned that the suspension came after the Committee of the Senate on Tertiary Education and TETFund, the Committee of Labour, and
The Federal Government has taken a significant step toward making Nigerian classrooms more inclusive for children with disabilities. It has directed all teacher training institutions across the country to include sign language education in their programmes. The Minister of State for Education, Prof. Suwaiba Said Ahmad, announced the directive during the 2025 International Day of
For many young Nigerian university students, the recent decision by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to go on strike feels like a bad dream. Sadly, this bad dream may not go away so fast. What the students expected to be years of learning, discovery, and progress has now been interrupted by another strike
The Federal Government’s plan to shut down schools that collect tuition fees in dollars or other foreign currencies has stirred reactions across the country. Many Nigerians see it as a bold and necessary move, while others are asking if the policy can really be enforced. For years, some private and international schools in Nigeria have
In years past, the Federal College of Education (Technical), Akoka, stood tall as a respected institution for training teachers and technical experts in Nigeria. Nevertheless, that is no longer the case. What used to be a place of learning has become a symbol of everything wrong with Nigeria’s education system — poor leadership, government neglect,
The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) has partnered with the Ife Architecture Students’ Association, Obafemi Awolowo University, and Design Genre Limited to organise an architectural design competition. Themed ‘Reimagining the Urban Block of Nigerian Cities,’ the competition aims to celebrate the 60th birthday of Anthony Okoye, the Founder/Managing Director of Design Genre Limited. The competition
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested Boluwatife Abdul, a cult leader and student of Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA). Olayinka Ayanlade, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), said Abdul, who had been on their watchlist, was apprehended during a secret meeting after receiving information from someone in the neighbourhood that some young men were gathered,
