Anthony Isiani, a graduate of mechanical engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, turned down lucrative offers in the oil and gas sector to pursue a vision born in a village classroom. During his national youth service, Isiani was posted to a secondary school where he was asked to help pupils with mathematics, Further Mathematics
Lafarge Africa has inaugurated two new libraries in its host community of Mfamosing, Cross River State, as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. The facilities, handed over in July, are located at Obutong Comprehensive High School, Obutong, and Government Secondary School, Akwa Ikot Effanga. Both schools received fully equipped libraries intended to improve access
The Federal University, Dutse, in Jigawa State, has secured a ₦1 billion intervention from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to build a state-of-the-art innovation hub, aimed at equipping students with skills to combat Unemployment. Vice‑Chancellor Professor Abdulkarim Sabo said the project would nurture entrepreneurs and job creators rather than job seekers. “The hub will promote
Ambassador Wole Akanni Duro Ladipo, one of Nigeria’s leading cultural advocates, has been awarded an honorary doctorate in humanities by the United Graduate College and Seminary International in the United States. The award recognises his decades of work in cultural diplomacy, heritage preservation and tourism promotion. The institution praised him as a “pioneer of purpose-driven
Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has accused Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed, founder of Abuja’s Baze University, of hypocrisy after sending his son to study in the United Kingdom. A photograph of Baba Ahmed with his son at Queen Mary University, London, sparked the criticism. Adeyanju, himself a first-class law graduate of Baze in 2022, argued
President Bola Tinubu has appointed retired Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita as the new Pro‑Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano. A statement from the president’s office said Kaita takes over from Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, who will now focus on his role as chairman of the Federal Housing Authority.
Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, has named new academic and administrative heads in a significant leadership rotation. The announcement, which took effect on 1 August, brings in new deans of faculties, directors and heads of departments, following the end of the two-year tenure of their predecessors. The new officers will also serve for two
Nigeria’s National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency has pledged to work with the Kano Independent Research Centre Trust to strengthen vaccine production and drug development. The agency’s director general, Professor Abdullahi Mustapha, gave the assurance during a tour of the Kano facility, stressing the need for collaboration in tackling tropical diseases and other health challenges
The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University has dismissed fears that the institution lacks qualified teaching staff for its part-time degrees. Speaking at the 11th matriculation ceremony for 412 new part-time students in Osogbo, Vice-Chancellor Professor Clement Adebooye said the institution had recruited more lecturers and improved remuneration to guarantee academic rigour. “Quality education begins with
The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, in Ekiti State, has declared the post of Vice-Chancellor vacant from February 2026 and invited applications from qualified academics. The Vice-Chancellor, who serves as the University’s Chief Executive, Academic and Accounting Officer, is charged with steering policy, overseeing administration, and safeguarding academic standards. The role also entails
