The Lagos State College of Health Technology (LASCOHET) has warned the public after a cyber café operator allegedly defrauded an admission seeker of ₦500,000. According to a petition to the Provost, Professor Raheem Akewushola, the victim paid part of an agreed ₦1.5 million to secure admission into the Health Assistant programme. When admission did not
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has begun training about 10,000 workers from Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions to boost their digital literacy skills. In a statement, DBI’s Head of Public Affairs, Soji-Eze Fagbemi, said the programme is part of the 2025 Advance Digital Empowerment Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADEPTI). Each of the 100
Professor Chris Obisi of the University of Lagos has criticised the poor state of research funding in Nigerian universities, warning that it is crippling innovation and academic progress. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the Employment Relations and Human Resource Management expert said that many valuable research findings are being wasted because industries fail to
Graduates of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, have renewed calls on the Nigerian government to abolish the long-standing discrimination between Higher National Diploma (HND) and university degree holders. In a statement, the Publicity Secretary of the alumni association, Busayo Adeyemi, said the divide has denied thousands of polytechnic graduates fair opportunities for career growth and public
Olapade Oyinkansola Comfort has made her family proud after graduating with a First-Class degree in Law from Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), finishing with a 4.53 CGPA. Her journey was not smooth. She was first denied admission into the University of Ibadan because of a failed document upload. Later, she was offered admission to the University
The Student Union Government (SUG) of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has suspended its President, Chinedu Ozoagu, and seven other executive members over serious allegations of cultism, student murder, intimidation, and financial misconduct. Those suspended include Deputy Speaker Ihentugo Rejoice, Emmanuel Asadu, Agbo Sobechukwu Malachy, Chinweike Dorothy, Victory Chidiebere, Chukwuma JohnPaul, and Edmund Solomon.
Parents of newly admitted students at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo, have expressed concern over what they describe as an unbearable increase in school fees. In a statement addressed to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the parents warned that many students may be forced to abandon their studies if urgent intervention is not made. They
Osun State University (UNIOSUN) will graduate 49 students with First Class honours at its 15th convocation ceremony scheduled for September 22–23, 2025. Vice-Chancellor, Professor Odunayo Clement Adebooye, disclosed this at a pre-convocation briefing in Osogbo, noting that the achievements reflect the university’s efficiency and commitment to quality education. He announced that a total of 2,851
Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Professor Umar Katsayal, has called for stronger collaboration among stakeholders to tackle train derailments in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja, Prof. Katsayal told his audience that frequent derailments threaten the safety of passengers and the growth of the railway sector. The Vice-Chancellor said solutions are not far-fetched. The
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, has stressed the need for continuous training of students and lecturers on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve learning and research. She spoke during an AI workshop organised by UNILAG’s Centre for Digital Humanities in partnership with the International Association for Innovation in Educational Assessment. The
