The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere Ekiti, to run seven additional undergraduate degree programmes. BOUESTI Public Relations Officer, Temitope Akinbisoye, in a statement made available at Ikere Ekiti on Monday, listed the programmes as B.Sc. Data Science, B.Sc. Public Relations, B.Sc. Advertising, B.Sc. Broadcasting, B.Sc.
Stakeholders in Northern Nigeria are advocating for the integration of early Quranic education into the formal school system as a strategy to improve inclusive education across the region. This approach, they argue, would help address persistent challenges such as low literacy rates, gender disparities, and limited access to quality education, particularly for young girls. According
As the August 16 bye-election for the Sagamu-Ikenne-Remo North federal constituency approaches, U.S.-educated technologist and education advocate, Solomon Oyekan Adesina, has officially declared his candidacy under the Action Alliance (AA) party, with a campaign focused on transforming public education and digital literacy in Ogun State. Adesina’s journey began in Sagamu, where he attended Remo Secondary
Nigeria’s Federal Government has approved the allocation of funds to 15 TETFund beneficiary institutions to support the creation of innovation hubs and entrepreneurship centres. These hubs will offer core labs and workstations equipped for electronic labs, 3D printing labs, laser technology labs, product design labs, robotics coding, and artificial intelligence, among other fields. The 15
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has conducted the final outdoor field training exercise, codenamed “Exercise Camp Highland,” for Army Cadets of the 72 Regular Course and Short Service Course 48 at the Citizenship and Leadership Training Centre, Lamingo, Shere Hill, Jos, Plateau State. The 470 Army Cadets participated in the exercise. The Commandant of the
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has debunked a list of successful candidates allegedly admitted into the Academy, which has been circulating on social media. In a statement on Monday, Major Mohammed Maidawa, NDA’s Public Relations Officer, described the list as fake, stressing that it did not emanate from the institution. DAILY POST recalls that the
The Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District in the National Assembly (NASS) and former Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has accused the leadership of the Catholic Archdiocese of Benin City, Edo State, of still nursing hard feelings over the defeat of Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election. Recall that
Muslim stakeholders in the country on Saturday called for the return of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) to the whole student leadership, in line with its founding principles. The call was made at the 2025 edition of the National Higher Institution Convention of Muslim Students (NHICOMS), held at the University of Ilorin, Kwara
Eight years after its inception, the FUTASU Indigent Scholarship at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has achieved a landmark milestone, its first edition fully funded by the students’ union without external alumni support. The scholarship, established in 2017 by Babatunde Oluwabukunmi Victor (popularly known as Veebabs) during his tenure as the Students’ Union
Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kwara, Adekimi Ojo, has ordered the arrest of police officers accused of extorting money from a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, in Kwara, Taiwo Kayode Taye. The embarrassed CP said he was disappointed over the conduct of the concerned officers when the development was brought to his attention, assuring
