The Federal College of Education, Ilawe Ekiti, has matriculated its first set of students, totalling 317. In a keynote lecture on the occasion, titled “Teacher Education and Nigeria’s National Development,” a former Vice-Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Prof Femi Mimiko, warned the students against “destiny-bursting pastimes” that could derail their future. Mimiko described
Tertiary institutions across the country, including federal universities, have started fresh recruitment of academic and non-academic staff to replace retired and migrated workers. The recruitment drive follows the reversal of the ban on employment in tertiary institutions earlier imposed by the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement, the Minister of
The College of Medicine, University of Lagos (CMUL) Alumni Class of 1998 has awarded research grants to ten medical students, restating its commitment to nurturing future healthcare professionals. At a ceremony held on August 27, 2025, in the College’s New Board Room, each of the 500-level MBBS students received ₦100,000 to support their research projects.
President Bola Tinubu has appointed heads of two Nigerian universities, ranging from Vice-Chancellor to Pro-Chancellor positions. Among them is Engr. Abdurrazaq Nakore has been appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano. The President also appointed Abdullahi Kodage as Vice-Chancellor of the university. Nakore, a Fellow
The Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, has shared the complete list of the recently reviewed Secondary School curriculum (JSS and SS classes). In a post on his X account on Wednesday, Olusegun shared an unsigned and unmarked image said to contain the subjects for Junior Secondary School and Senior Secondary
The Kogi State Government has placed a total ban on signing-out ceremonies in all tertiary institutions of the state. Similarly, the annual speech and prize-giving day, which was usually organised by primary and secondary schools in the past, has been revived to replace the yearly graduation ceremonies organised in primary and secondary schools in the
The Oyo State College of Nursing Sciences, Eleyele, Ibadan, has launched four new faculties. In a statement on Tuesday, the faculties are designed to meet the growing demand for nursing education, as well as to actualise the collegiate status of the institution. The inauguration also marked a significant step in nursing education at the institution,
The President of the Nigerian Association for Energy Economics, Dr Hassan Mahmoud, has called for electricity tariff reforms that balance costs with reliable service delivery. Speaking at the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) seminar in Ibadan, Dr Mahmoud said while regulators emphasise cost-reflective tariffs, consumers expect “service-reflective benefits.” “Households represent living standards
The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) has warned that electricity tariff reforms must take account of human welfare and not be treated as technical adjustments alone. Speaking at a research seminar in Ibadan, the institute’s Director-General, Prof Antonia Simbine, said electricity is a “lifeline” for households and businesses, and that unaffordable pricing
Nigeria’s electricity tariff hikes are pricing households and businesses out of the market, the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) has warned. Findings presented at a seminar in Ibadan show that 92% of households and 67.5% of firms now consider electricity unaffordable. NISER Director-General Prof. Antonia Simbine said the burden is squeezing household
