Senator Buhari AbdulFatai has acknowledged the roles of President Bola Tinubu and Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa in establishing the Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, Okeho (FUNATO). The remarks came on Wednesday during a visit to his Abuja office by the university’s management, led by Vice-Chancellor Professor Jacob Babayemi. FUNATO officials had commended the
The University of Ibadan (UI) has been named Nigeria’s top university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026. The Ibadan-based federal institution, ranked between 801 and 1,000 globally, rose from fourth place in 2025, overtaking Covenant University, which had led Nigeria in 2024 and 2025. The assessment of 2,191 universities from 115
A final-year Civil Engineering student at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Collins Chukwuemeka Whitworth, has provisionally broken a Guinness World Record for face painting. On October 1, 2025, Whitworth painted 20 faces in just 2 minutes and 55 seconds during an event at the university’s new campus, surpassing the current record of 12 faces held by
The Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) has officially commenced its 2025/2026 academic session, with Vice-Chancellor Professor Bidemi Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye welcoming both newly admitted and returning students. In a statement, Prof. Lafiaji-Okuneye congratulated new students on their admission and urged returning students to approach the session with renewed focus. She emphasised that the university is
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has announced a coordinated protest across Lagos, Asaba, and Abuja on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, to demand the revitalisation of Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The demonstration, starting at 8:00 a.m., is aimed at confronting what the student body described as attempts to sabotage the country’s refineries. In a statement
Academic staff of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) have secured top leadership positions at the 34th Annual Conference of the Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN), held at the University of Ibadan from October 6 to 10, 2025. Professor Olayiwola Fasoranti of FUOYE’s Department of Sociology was elected President of RuSAN, while Professor Ogunjimi of
The First Lady of Ekiti State, Dr Olayemi Oyebanji, has called for urgent reforms in Nigeria’s school leadership to address poor management, absenteeism, and declining learning outcomes. She made the remarks during a visit to her alma mater, the University of Ibadan, on Monday, October 6, where she delivered a lecture to 300-level students of
Kenyon International West Africa Company Ltd has awarded scholarships worth ₦2.5 million to five engineering students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. Each beneficiary will receive ₦500,000 annually under the company’s undergraduate scholarship scheme, which was announced during its 10th anniversary celebration in Lagos on September 12, 2025. The recipients — Israel Ayeni (Mechatronics Engineering),
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, says it will increase admissions into its medical and health-related programmes following the release of a ₦4 billion Federal Government intervention for its medical complex. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adamu Ahmed, announced this during the 2025 Sponsio Academica ceremony for medical students at the Abdullahi Mahadi Conference Centre, Zaria. He was represented
The Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, Professor Joseph Ayodele, says engineering and technology remain the strongest tools for addressing the global challenge of climate change. He remarked while declaring open the 5th International Conference of the University’s Faculty of Engineering in Ado-Ekiti. Professor Ayodele said practical engineering interventions and technological innovation are
