The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) annual report for the 2024 financial year reveals that 38 tertiary institutions in the country received queries regarding allocations made to them by the fund. The document noted that the queries “were a result of anomalies observed in the financial retirements submitted by the beneficiary institutions to the fund.”
The Abuja Centre for Leadership, in partnership with the TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Public Governance and Leadership, has trained secondary school students on leadership and civic responsibility as part of efforts to raise future leaders for national development. The training, tagged Youth Leadership Clinic, was held on Thursday at Dennis Osadebe University, Asaba, with
Parents and guardians whose children and wards attend the Admiralty University of Nigeria (AUN) in Delta State are gripped with fear over the accommodation crisis at the school. While the problem may not be entirely unrelated to the increased student population and infrastructural capacity, parents demand an urgent solution. They express concern over the limited
The Jigawa State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has launched a manhunt for attackers who invaded a rented male hostel belonging to students of Bilyaminu Usman Polytechnic (BUPoly) in Hadejia, located along the Hadejia-Malam-Madori road. Recall that on Thursday, a rented off-campus male hostel, isolated not far from BUPoly, housing students
Shalom Bamigboye has urged Nigerian students to deploy technology to address challenges in their immediate communities rather than seeking global recognition. He made the call recently while delivering a virtual keynote address at the launch of the Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology (BOUESTI) Tech Hub in Ikere-Ekiti. The lecture was titled “Solving
Education experts have advised Nigerian students to think beyond the traditional school-to-job path and explore new ways of learning and building careers. The call was made at The Ultimate Pathways Fair organised by Plumptre Advisory in Lekki, Lagos, on September 26–27, 2025. Speaking at the event, Daniel Emenahor, Head of Higher Education at the British
The Bayero University Kano (BUK) 1991 Alumni Association rolled out the drums on September 27, 2025, to celebrate two of their own who have recently reached the pinnacle of academic leadership. Prof. Haruna Musa Dambatta is now the 12th Vice Chancellor of BUK, while Prof. Yahaya Isah Bunkure has been appointed the pioneer Vice Chancellor
Following an allegation of negligence by the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Enugu staff, which led to the death of a patient, Mrs Charity Unachukwu, the university management has launched an investigation to find out the truth. The incident was said to have happened on September 21, 2025. Reports on social media claimed that
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned the federal government to resolve its unresolved demands within 14 days, or risk a fresh strike. The ultimatum was issued following the meeting of the ASUU National Executive Council on Sunday at the University of Abuja. ASUU President, Prof. Chris Piwuna, said the government has neglected
The academic community in Nasarawa State has been thrown into grief following the deaths of two respected scholars just days apart. Dr Gbolagade Kola Adegoke, a senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), passed away after a brief illness at the Federal Medical Centre, Keffi. His death came
