Eni’s subsidiary, Nigerian Agip Exploration Limited (NAE), on behalf of NNPC Limited and the NAE PSC, awarded scholarships to 30 Nigerian graduates for postgraduate studies in Nigerian and overseas universities under its 2025/2026 Scholarship Awards Scheme. Ten beneficiaries secured placements in various universities abroad. At the same time, the remaining awardees were assigned to Nigerian
No fewer than seven undergraduate students from across Nigerian universities have benefited from the David Dickson Educational Foundation scholarship. The awards were presented at the David Dickson Foundation’s second anniversary scholarship ceremony held in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Saturday. Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr Andrew Jegede, said the foundation was set up
The process of appointing a substantive Vice Chancellor for Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, has been thrown into controversy following a series of petitions challenging the names of three candidates recommended by the Governing Council. The selection began after Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, inaugurated a new council led by Chief Dan Orbih in 2024.
The strike action by the Association of Resident Doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, has left patients stranded, with some fatalities recorded. About 60 resident doctors commenced an indefinite strike on July 29 over the non-implementation of the minimum wage for LAUTECH staff, despite its enforcement for other healthcare
Kasali Oladepo Lawal has graduated from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.84 out of 5.00 in Mineral Science. His performance earned him the Best Graduating Student award from the School of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Lawal, who initially recorded modest results in his West African
Prof John Okhuoya, the Vice Chancellor of Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Benin City, have pledged that the university is committed to building graduates, professionals, and entrepreneurs who are God fearing. Okhuoya disclosed this in his address at the 21st convocation ceremony of the university, just as he implored the newly graduated students to keep making
Businessman and Pro-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Engineer Kayode Ojo, has declared that his 2026 Ekiti governorship ambition is driven by the people rather than political godfathers or the Presidency. Speaking in an interview, Ojo, popularly called EKO by supporters, said the state was at “a turning point” and needed bold, transformative leadership.
Police in Bauchi State have arrested a woman, identified as Zuwaira Hassan, for allegedly inflicting severe burns on the private parts of a minor with a hot object in Magama-Gumau, Toro Local Government Area. The victim, a girl aged about 10, is receiving treatment at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) after sustaining
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved the appointment of Prof. Ademola Popoola as the Chief Medical Director of Thomas Adewumi Teaching Hospital, Omu-Aran, in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state. Popoola’s appointment followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Kwara State Government and Thomas Adewumi University, Oko, which
Following reports of a strange flesh-eating ailment that has claimed seven lives in Malabo, Adamawa State, the Federal Government has started collecting specimens for laboratory tests to determine the exact cause. The acting national coordinator of the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme, Adesigbin Olufemi, disclosed this in an interview on Saturday. As
