Babcock University in Ogun State has announced plans to train 10,000 young people in practical skills as part of efforts to tackle the growing problem of irregular migration. The initiative, developed in collaboration with the Black Ancestral Native Communities (BANC) Foundation, will target students, artisans, school dropouts, and other participants in trades such as plumbing,
Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU) is set to hire about 300 new academic staff alongside the promotion of both teaching and non-teaching staff. Additionally, two 5,000-bed capacity hostels, one for male students and another for female students, are currently under construction. In contrast, over 10,000 new students are projected for admission in the next cycle,
Victory Abanjo, the overall best-graduating student of the University of Port Harcourt, has attributed her academic success to discipline, focus, and personal study. She graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.89 in Educational Psychology, Guidance and Counselling. Speaking in an interview, Abanjo said she avoided distractions, including romantic relationships, to remain focused.
Members of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested seven individuals suspected to be members of a notorious student cult group, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) Confraternity, in possession of a human skull, a firearm, and ritual materials. The arrests were made in Akwa Ibom on August 28, 2025, following actionable intelligence provided by a repentant
No fewer than 21,971 aspirants have applied for the 2025/2026 Post-UTME screening exercise of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). This was recently announced by the Director of the University Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centre, Prof. Kamilu Rauf, who stated that the exercise, which initially involved 26 underage applicants, comprised 20,220 candidates for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Prof Gbenga Aribisala, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, has vowed that the university will prioritise competence in its staff recruitment expected to take place soon. The Vice-Chancellor disclosed this at Ikoyi Ekiti in the Ikole Local Government area of Ekiti during a reception in his honour
The University of Abuja is grappling with a governance crisis following the federal government’s dissolution of its Governing Council and removal of Vice-Chancellor Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi in February 2025. The action, which also saw the appointment of a new Pro-Chancellor and subsequent imposition of two acting vice-chancellors within six months, has drawn criticism across
Folake Mercy Olaniyi, who gained admission into Adekunle Ajasin University in 2008 to study Economics, has finally completed her higher education after a 17-year delay caused by manual record errors. Olaniyi was set to graduate with her peers in 2011 but was held back after being told she had failed a 100-level course, despite being
Some members of the Nigerian Police Force in Kaduna State have been accused of killing Engr Abdurraheem Mustapha, a graduate of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria. According to reports, Mustapha was pursuing his Master’s degree in Engineering at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, juggling it with a job in Abuja, up until his
A Nigerian-born health professional, Dr. Ngozi Philomena Anonyuo, has called for greater investment in nursing education and health care delivery to strengthen Nigeria’s health system and curb medical tourism. Anonyuo, who hails from Ibuzor in Delta State, recently earned a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree from Walden University in the United States. Her doctoral
