The University of Ilorin has spotlighted Tosin Adeoti, one of its distinguished alumni, for his contributions to higher education and youth employability across Nigeria and Sub-Saharan Africa. Adeoti, a programme and project management professional with 15 years of cross-sectoral experience, holds a master’s degree in International Affairs and Development (with Distinction) and certifications in PMP,
The Federal Government says coding, artificial intelligence, robotics and cybersecurity will become compulsory subjects for secondary school students from September 2025. The new curriculum, unveiled after years of complaints from employers about the lack of practical skills among graduates, will affect both junior and senior classes. Junior secondary students will take digital literacy lessons, including
French language training is expanding in Nigeria as educators and learners highlight its role in unlocking wider economic and social opportunities. At the 2024/2025 French Competence Summer Out session held at Alliance Française in Ibadan, participants showcased language skills through poetry, music, drama and cultural exchanges. Alliance Française Director Olaide Turner-Moyet said French is the
More than 120 students of Gozie Anyachebelu Polytechnic (GOZPOLY), Onitsha, Anambra State, have received scholarships for their studies. The Rector, Engr Helen Abone, announced this during the matriculation ceremony, where about 70 students were formally admitted. She added that over 16 graduates had already received certificates in entrepreneurship since the institution’s establishment. Abone said the
As Nigeria grapples with economic uncertainty and youth unemployment, veteran boardroom figure Chief Olusegun Osunkeye believes the country’s education system must be restructured to address national needs. Speaking on the occasion of his 85th birthday, Osunkeye argued that universities and colleges are not producing graduates who can tackle Nigeria’s pressing challenges. We have universities of
For many Nigerian undergraduates, the end of final exams is marked with the “sign-out” ritual – classmates scribbling farewell messages on white shirts, a symbol of transition from student life to the broader world. Once a light-hearted campus tradition, it is increasingly under scrutiny. Universities across the country have moved to ban or restrict the
A staff member of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has been accused of collecting money from a parent in exchange for admission. The university’s spokesperson, Louis Njelita, said on Saturday that Kenneth Nnaji, who works in the Registry Department, allegedly took ₦400,000 from the mother of a prospective student with a promise to secure her
Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton, widely regarded as the “godfather of AI,” has warned that the rapid growth of the technology will result in unemployment, but will boost profits for the wealthy. In an interview with the Financial Times, Hinton said AI would primarily benefit wealthy individuals and corporations who deploy it to replace human
Prof Bashir Garba, the Vice Chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s education policies, saying they are making a real difference in Nigeria’s higher education system. Garba gave the commendation during the university’s combined 50th anniversary and 42nd convocation ceremony held at the main campus on Saturday. “The Tinubu
No fewer than Eleven medical students from Babcock University’s Benjamin S. Carson College of Health and Medical Sciences have distinguished themselves at the 2025 Consortium of New Sub-Saharan African Medical Schools (CONSAMS) Conference. The event held at the Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya, saw the students, Ugwuagbo Stephanie Nmesoma, Winifred Fagbenro Olajumoke, Onasanya Toluwalase Esther,
