The National Universities Commission (NUC) has called on professional bodies in Nigeria to work with it when setting admission quotas for university programmes. The NUC made this statement during a recent meeting organised by the Education Writers’ Association of Nigeria (EWAN). The agency said it has the legal right to give quotas and accredit programmes
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Hajiya Aisha Garba, has shared the deep motivation behind her work: fixing Nigeria’s basic education system. She said her passion to make a real impact, not politics or money, drives her daily efforts. Before UBEC, Aisha led the World Bank’s biggest global education project. Now
Scientists have discovered that parts of our DNA, once thought to be useless, actually help control how genes work. A new study shows that some of this “junk DNA” came from ancient viruses that entered the human genome millions of years ago. These virus-related parts are called transposable elements, or TEs. They were once believed
Leah Belsky, OpenAI’s Vice President of Education, has said that every graduate today must know how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) or risk being left behind. Speaking on OpenAI’s podcast, she warned that people who refuse to learn AI tools may become jobless soon. She called for schools to teach students how to use AI
In a significant scientific breakthrough, researchers at UC San Francisco and Gladstone Institutes have discovered that two cancer drugs, letrozole and irinotecan, may hold the key to reversing Alzheimer’s disease. Using advanced computer tools, the team analysed how Alzheimer’s changes brain cells at the genetic level. Then, they looked for FDA-approved drugs that could do
Crescent University, sitting quietly in the hills of Abeokuta, Ogun State, has become one of Nigeria’s fast-growing places of learning and good values. As the school celebrates 20 years, its beginning tells a strong story of sacrifice, big dreams, and helping to build the nation. Founded in 2005 by the late Judge Bola Ajibola, SAN,
Something extraordinary happened recently at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. A group of international postgraduate students gathered to learn about a Nigerian idea that could change how people see community development. The idea is called OKOBI, short for One Kindred One Business Initiative. It was created in Imo State, Nigeria. OKOBI started under
With Nigeria’s education system facing deepening inequalities, UNICEF is turning to technology to bridge the learning gap between children in urban and rural areas, and between the rich and the poor. At a media dialogue in Benin City, UNICEF Education Specialist Yetunde Oluwatosin revealed troubling statistics: 73% of Nigerian children under 10 cannot read or
Nigeria failed to register a single medal at the 2025 FISU World University Games held in Germany, finishing among the 100+ participating nations that returned empty-handed from the global collegiate sports festival. The competition, which ran from July 16 to 27 across six German cities, including Berlin, Bochum, and Essen, hosted over 8,500 student-athletes from
The Alumni Association of Olabisi Onabanjo University (formerly Ogun State University), Ago-Iwoye, has elected a new set of leaders to pilot its affairs for the next two years. According to a statement made available to Sunday PUNCH, the 12-man new executive members were elected at the 4th Annual General Meeting of the association held last
