The National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI), in partnership with the International Bio-Research Institute (IBI), has announced “Emerging Tech Skills for Africa – Cohort 2,” designed to equip young Africans with globally competitive digital expertise. The programme offers 10 internationally recognised diploma certification tracks, covering artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics, virtual, mixed, and augmented
The Chief Medical Director of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu, has been elected the 10th national president of the Nigerian Association of Orthodontists (NAO). She succeeds Dr Olayinka Adeyinka and will serve a three-year term. Until her election, she was the association’s vice president. In her acceptance speech, Prof Ize-Iyamu
The Federal University of Education (FUE), Zaria, has released guidelines for students eligible for tuition refunds already covered by the Federal Government through the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). In a statement signed by the Scholarships Desk Officer, Malam Abdullahi Bashir Bawan Allah, the university stated that the refund applies to both NCE and undergraduate
Adebayo Ajayi is a man on a mission: to prove that excellence is not just an aspiration but a standard that can transform lives, businesses, and nations. A Personal Excellence Coach and author of Living Excellently, Ajayi has spent more than 15 years shaping leaders, building businesses, and inspiring innovation through his organisation, Success Within
Umuahia will host what organisers describe as South-East Nigeria’s largest finance conference later this month. The “Abia Forex Expo with Sam Keys” is scheduled for October 25 at the International Conference Centre in the state capital. The event will be headlined by Sam Keys, a financial educator and founder of Freedom Tradehouse, a digital platform
The Programme Director of the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation (Next Gen) Programme, Dr Cyril Obi, has announced that 840 scholars across Africa have received fellowships under the Next Gen initiative. Obi, represented by Programme Assistant Ms Maimouna Cherif, disclosed this at the inaugural African Peacebuilding Network and Next Gen African Universities Seminar
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has pledged support for the renovation of Ahmadu Bello University’s (ABU) Central Chemistry Laboratory in memory of the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Radda gave the assurance while receiving a delegation from the university led by Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adamu Ahmed, at the Government House in Katsina. The governor, an ABU
Nigeria’s decision to adopt a future-ready school curriculum has drawn praise from international education experts, who describe it as a landmark step in aligning learning with the demands of a rapidly changing world. The new curriculum covers basic and senior secondary education, reshaping subject offerings and introducing skills in artificial intelligence, coding, robotics, media literacy,
The family of a University of Lagos student who drowned at Eleko Beach has raised troubling questions over the circumstances of his death. Oluwadamilola Balogun, 27, had just been sworn in as president of the Nigerian Universities Education Students Association (UNILAG chapter) when he joined colleagues for what was described as a celebratory outing. Days
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has arrived in Abuja for a meeting of the Malala Fund’s Board of Directors, with a focus on strengthening efforts to keep Nigerian girls in school. The activist, who co-founded the Malala Fund after surviving a Taliban attack in Pakistan in 2012, will meet government officials, civil society leaders and girl
