17 October 2026
Features

EduLab 360 Shows Why Free Education Can Work in Nigeria

Four months after its official rollout, EduLab 360, the free digital phonics and literacy programme which was created by Standard Bearers School (SBS) in partnership with the iAfrica Cloud School Foundation, is beginning to reshape how Nigerians access education. Launched on YouTube on August 1, 2025, the initiative is already gaining traction among key stakeholders

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Features

How Game-Based Learning Is Preparing Nigerian Children for Tomorrow

Nigeria’s classrooms are changing, slowly but surely. A new wave of digital learning is creeping into schools, and at the centre of this movement are sandbox games like Minecraft Education Edition. What was once seen simply as entertainment is now becoming a powerful tool for teaching problem-solving, creativity, and teamwork. Over the past year, the

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Features

How Kidnappings Are Shattering Education in Northern Nigeria

It was meant to be just another school day. However, in a remote village in northern Nigeria, more than 300 children and staff of St. Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri were violently seized by gunmen on the night of November 21, sending shockwaves through families, communities and the nation’s already fragile education system. For the

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Professional Institutes

COREN Inducts 61 Engineers in Igbenedion University

COREN inducts 61 engineering graduates of Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, into the council The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) has inducted 61 engineering graduates of Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, into the council, marking their start in the engineering profession. Prof. Sadiq Abubakar, President of COREN, represented by Prof. Sunny

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Universities

Dominican University VC Visits NISLT

Prof. Jacinta Opara, VC of Dominican University, paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT) Prof. Jacinta Opara, the Vice-Chancellor of Dominican University, Ibadan, Oyo State, has paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT) to discuss a partnership opportunity about knowledge and facility exchange

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Colleges

NOCEN Provost Receives Double Honour

Dr. Justina Anyadiegwu, Provost of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe (NOCEN), Anambra State Dr Justina Anyadiegwu, the Provost of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe (NOCEN), Anambra State, has been awarded the Best Provost (State) Award and the South East Colleges of Education Award by the Association of Public Relations Officers. The provost was

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Universities

Education Commissioner Commends KWASU’s Youth Initiatives

Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, has applauded the Kwara State University (KWASU) for establishing programmes to improve the state’s youth employment rate. The commissioner gave the commendation at a one-day entrepreneurship workshop themed ‘Globalising Entrepreneurship Education: The

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Universities

KWASU Celebrates Emir of Ilorin

Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, CFR, the Emir of Ilorin, celebrates 30th anniversary on the throne Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Alade Jimoh, the Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), has celebrated Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari, CFR, the Emir of Ilorin, on his 30th anniversary on the throne. The Vice-Chancellor, who celebrated the Emir on behalf of the university’s

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Best of the Rest

KWASU Reappoints Mustapha as Acting Dean

Dr. Rahman Oladimeji Mustapha, reappointed as the Acting Dean of Management and Social Sciences of KWASU Dr Rahman Oladimeji Mustapha has been reappointed by Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Alade Jimoh, the Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), as the Acting Dean of Management and Social Sciences. The appointment notice, dated November 20, 2025, was signed by Dr

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KWASU Appoints Salawu as Acting Director

Dr. Ibrahim Salawu Named Acting Director, KWASU Centre for Politics and Corporate Governance Prof. Shaykh-Luqman Alade Jimoh, the Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), has appointed Dr Ibrahim Ogirima Salawu as the Acting Director of the Centre for Politics and Corporate Governance to serve for a year.The appointment was announced in a letter dated

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