British Conservative Minister Kemi Badenoch has recounted the harsh experiences she endured while attending a Nigerian boarding school, likening it to being in a prison. Speaking on LBC Radio’s Tonight with Andrew Marr, the minister of Nigerian heritage reflected on her early schooling, stating that the environment was highly challenging and stifling. Badenoch, who is
Some of the abducted Nigerian Law School students have disclosed that they each paid the sum of N10 million to regain their freedom from the kidnappers. The students also accused the Nigerian police of lying about the rescue operation. This is even as they said the abductors spoke Tiv, a tribe from Benue State, Nigeria. The
Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, a construction company in Nigeria, has announced the opening of its 2025 scholarship for female undergraduates in Nigerian universities. The company developed the scholarship to support students excelling in their engineering degree courses, such as mechanical, civil, electrical, and structural engineering, and related fields. Applicants for the scholarship must be female
The Parents and Instructors Association of the Nigerian Military School (NMS) has paid an advocacy visit to Malam Ahmed Bamalli, the Emir of Zazzau, for a bill passed to amend the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Act. According to Mr. Ikenna Madueke, the chairman of the association, the visit to the Emir was to get his
The Samuel Okwaraji Foundation has revealed an annual under-16 football competition among secondary schools. Chidozie Achonwa, on Sunday, August 3, 2025, the secretary of the foundation, mentioned that the competition will be held in memory of the deceased Super Eagles player, Samuel Okwaraji. Achonwa stated that Patrick Okwaraji, Okwaraji’s eldest brother, developed the annual football
The Council of Legal Education (CLE) has announced key admission guidelines for candidates applying for the 2023/2024 backlog of the Nigerian Law School Bar Part II programme. According to the council, applicants must pay their application fees to the CLE through the Remita Platform, and not to any Nigerian Law School Campus. It mentioned that
The NEPLSeplat Energy Joint Venture has onboarded 650 teachers and Chief Inspectors of Education (CIE) in Edo and Delta States. Both organisations collaborated to do this as part of the 2025 Seplat Teachers Empowerment Programme (STEP). At the two-day onboarding workshop held in Benin City, the teachers and CIE were prepared ahead of their four–month
Experts and investors from across Nigeria and Africa have identified bamboo as a powerful tool to grow Nigeria’s economy. This was discussed during an investors’ forum on bamboo development held at the Unizik Business School, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State. The event was organised by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) in
Professor Theresa Uzoma Onuegbu of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, has called on Nigerians to switch from wood fuel to agricultural waste for energy. Speaking at UNIZIK’s 110th inaugural lecture, she warned that Nigeria’s dependence on firewood is worsening deforestation and harming the environment. She proposed using agricultural waste, like rice husks, maise stalks, and
The Kano State Government has announced plans to repurpose the historic Kurmawa prison, built in 1910, into a cultural museum. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed the plan during an inspection tour of the now-decommissioned facility. He described the structure as a colonial relic that should be preserved for educational and historical purposes rather than remain
