President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the vice chancellor, pro-chancellor, governing council members, and other top-level officials for the University of Environment and Technology, Koroma/Saakpenwa, Ogoni, Rivers State. The president appointed Prof. Chinedu Mmom, a professor in Geography and Environmental Management, as the vice chancellor. In the same vein, he chose Prof. Don Baridam, a
Governor Nasir Idris of Kebbi State on Wednesday flagged off the distribution of learning materials, vehicles, and motorcycles valued at N2.7 billion to public schools across the state. Speaking during the flag-off ceremony in Birnin Kebbi, the governor emphasised his administration’s commitment to free and quality education, describing Kebbi as not only an agrarian state
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has debunked reports circulating on social media that a “big snake” was killed in one of its classrooms and worshipped as a deity. The university, in a statement issued by its Head of Information, Publications and Public Relations, Dr Sammy Kpenu, dismissed the claims as “completely false, unfounded and
Mr. Satiregun, the Founder/Rector of International College of Administration Science and Technology, Auta Balefi, Nasarawa State, has been convicted and jailed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Honourable Justice Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa of the Federal High Court, Lafia, Nasarawa State, sentenced Satiregun to a 7-year jail term without the option of
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has graduated 30 helicopter pilots on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Speaking at the combined graduation ceremony of the Integrated Helicopter Pilot Course 9/2024 and Airline Transport Pilot License Course 2/2025, at the International Helicopter Flying School (IHFS), Enugu, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of Air Staff, enjoined the pilots
Isah Miqdad, the Chairman of the Katsina Local Government Council, has awarded full scholarships to 96 students to study at the Katsina State Institute of Technology and Management (KSITM). Awarding the scholarships on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, Miqdad urged the beneficiaries to stay focused and determined, emphasising that support received from their parents or guardians
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State says his administration is set to establish two new universities as part of his administration’s efforts to entrench the state as a knowledge centre and diaspora innovation hub. Mbah stated this at the State House, Abuja, on Monday during the launch of Diaspora Bridge Platform, a digital innovation for
The Lagos Campus Beach Soccer 2025 has been won by the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) after clinching the gold medal. The higher institution of learning emerged as the overall winner of the tournament by defeating Lagos City Polytechnic 1–0 in their opening game and holding the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to a goalless
Process systems engineer, Prof. Mohammed Usman, will on August 6, challenge conventional narratives and offer a fresh, systems-engineering perspective on the carbon controversy at the 19th Inaugural Lecture in the University of Lagos 2024/2025 Academic Session. Titled: “Is Carbon Truly as Guilty as Charged? The Perspective of a Process Systems Engineer on Sustainability,” the lecture
Nigeria’s future workforce must be proficient in digital technology, along with leadership capacity, to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world, especially as it taps into the potential of its youthful population. An international training initiative in Lagos has been told. Educational content oriented towards developing digital skills was, therefore, a focus of the
