A socio-cultural group, the Aweleka Social Club of Nigeria, has expanded its scholarship programme to cover more than 100 primary and secondary school students for the 2025/2026 academic year. At a ceremony in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area, Delta State, the group stated that beneficiaries were selected from 17 schools in the community and
A 200-level engineering student at the University of Benin has won a brand-new car in the ongoing MTN “Go MAD Campus Invasion” campaign. Edomwonyi Osariemen received a 2025 Alsvin Mikano after his ticket was drawn in a raffle held during the event. Hundreds of students had taken part in the draw. Speaking after the announcement,
Police in Cross River State have arrested a junior secondary school student accused of killing a 23-year-old man during a fight at Ugboro Secondary School in Bekwara Local Government Area. The incident occurred on Tuesday after two students began fighting at the close of school. Witnesses said the victim, identified as Oshen, intervened to separate
A professor of Classics at the University of Ibadan, Olakunbi Olasope, has called on African scholars to stop viewing Classics solely through the lens of Greece and Rome and instead recognise it as part of Africa’s heritage. Olasope made the call while delivering the university’s 593rd inaugural lecture, titled Reception of the Classics in Africa:
The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Chief Afe Babalola, says the future of Nigeria depends on the quality of graduates produced by its universities. Speaking at the induction of 95 pharmacy graduates into the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, Babalola stressed that integrity in both academics and ethics was vital for national development. He
The Federal Government has called on Nigerian universities to use research and innovation to address poverty, food insecurity and climate change. Minister of State for Humanitarian and Poverty Reduction, Dr Tanko Sununu, delivered the charge at the third annual scientific conference and alumni meeting of the College of Health Sciences, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Sununu
Doctors in Oyo State have threatened to embark on a seven-day warning strike starting October 2 if the state government fails to address their demands regarding welfare and working conditions. The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State chapter, stated that the action would impact members at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital
The safe delivery of quadruplets in Bauchi State has been hailed as a significant success of Nigeria’s maternal healthcare reforms. On September 18 2025, 35-year-old Hauwa Usman gave birth to two boys and two girls via caesarean section at the Federal University of Health Sciences Teaching Hospital, Azare. She had been referred to the hospital
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences (FUTES), Professor Gbenga Aribisala, has announced that staff recruitment and student admissions will commence shortly. Speaking at a reception organised in his honour by the Ifaki Grammar School Old Students Association in Ado-Ekiti, Aribisala cautioned applicants against fraudulent agents, stressing that all processes would
Babcock University has signed a five-year partnership with Sycom Integrated Solutions, a UK-based cybersecurity firm, to strengthen practical training and industry collaboration in digital security. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed on September 18, will provide students with access to a new cyber laboratory, joint courses taught in collaboration with Sycom, and opportunities for both
