The University of Lagos Office of Career Development Services (OCDS), in partnership with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), is set to host the 2025 ASCENT Career Clinic, a career development initiative aimed at preparing students for the workplace. Themed “Career Readiness Skills for the
The University of Lagos Consultancy Services (UNILAG Consult Ltd.) has announced plans to honour the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Duoye Diri, with a book launch, an international public lecture, and the inauguration of a Professorial Chair in Leadership and Good Governance. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of UNILAG Consult Ltd., Professor John
A University of Ibadan student, Abayomi Odole, has completed a three-and-a-half-month academic and entrepreneurial fellowship at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland under the START Fellowship programme. The fellowship, a global initiative supporting student entrepreneurs from emerging markets, offers participants mentorship, training, and access to international business networks. Mr Odole, a 400-level student of
The University of Ibadan has launched the Professor Oyawoye E-Library at its Department of Geology, offering students and researchers a one-month free trial. The digital platform provides access to a wide range of academic materials, including e-books, journals, and research tools, which can be accessed remotely at any time through the user interface at lib.ng.
The Lagos State University (LASU) and Babcock University have announced the commencement of the 2025/2026 academic session, outlining payment schedules and resumption arrangements for newly admitted students. LASU, in a statement on Thursday, said the portal for school fees payment and bio-data registration for full-time undergraduates has been activated. It instructed newly admitted students, who
A doctoral student at Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Oluwadamilare Dauda, has won the Young Scientist Award from the National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France, for his research on blackfly transmission of onchocerciasis (river blindness) in southwestern Nigeria. The French Embassy in Nigeria announced the award on its official social media handle, describing it as a
Redeemer’s University, Ede, has introduced compulsory vocational skill training for all its students to discourage the growing trend of fresh graduates relocating abroad for greener pastures. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Shadrach Akindele, announced this during a press briefing ahead of the university’s 17th convocation ceremony, where 185 out of 1,341 students will graduate with first-class degrees.
The Federal Government has launched a new effort to stop the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) from going on another nationwide strike. Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, said President Bola Tinubu has ordered that every step be taken to keep students in school and end recurring disruptions in the university calendar. Alausa
Six schools have qualified for the grand finale of the 2025 Tax Club Quiz Competition organised by the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development. The competition, held to promote tax education and civic responsibility among young people, is part of KW-IRS’s plan to raise
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has again been rated as the top university in Nigeria. This is according to the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. Released on October 9, 2025, the rankings placed UNILAG and the University of Ibadan jointly in the 801–1000 band globally, out of over 2,100 institutions assessed worldwide.
