The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has begun efforts to resolve a growing crisis in its dentistry programme following widespread concerns over the fate of students allegedly affected by unauthorised admissions beyond approved quotas. In a video that has circulated widely online, a student, dressed in a laboratory coat, lamented that some of his colleagues, after
The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, recently hosted its inaugural alumni lecture series to inspire, motivate, and encourage young people and undergraduates. Benjamin Nworie writes The maiden edition of the alumni lecture was a flagship of the faculty under the dean, Prof Nkechi Emma-Echiegu. Dr Chike Onwe, from the
University of Lagos Deputy Registrar, Mr. Abolade Akinwunmi, has become a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration. Mr. Akinwunmi was conferred this award at the 33rd Annual Management Conference of the Institute held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Exhibition Centre, Alausa, Ikeja. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola,
The Yoruba Muslim Scholars Association was officially unveiled at the Islamic Centre, University of Ibadan, during a recent intellectual seminar aimed at strengthening unity and collaboration among Muslim scholars across Yorubaland and beyond. The event drew clerics and Islamic organisations from the six Southwest states, as well as Edo and Delta, and focused on the
The Students’ Representative Council of the University of Ibadan is set to hold its fourth emergency sitting on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the SRC Chamber. According to a memorandum dated July 20, 2025, jointly signed by the Speaker of the 12th Assembly, Shoge Quadri, and Clerk, Adedeji Praise, the emergency meeting will commence at
Professor Clement Adebooye, the Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University (UNIOSUN), has urged Nigerian students to channel their creativity and efforts towards achieving success within Nigeria rather than seeking uncertain opportunities abroad. Speaking during the 2025 Entrepreneurship Studies and Innovation Training Programme held at the university’s Osogbo campus on Friday, Professor Adebooye said Nigeria presents vast
The Ogun State Government has denied rumours that the Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun has been renamed to Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona University of Education. This is in response to reports suggesting that the institution was renamed to honour the late monarch and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland. The government emphasised that an existing
Prof. Moji Taibat Bakare-Odunola, the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) of the University of Ilorin, has encouraged parents and guardians to prioritise education. Highlighting the value of education at the University School’s end-of-session ceremony on Thursday, July 24, 2025, she said, “Education is life. Nothing can be achieved without it. It pays more to save for
Alhaji Ahmed Ododo, Kogi State Governor, has flagged off the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Scheme for over 13,359 adolescent girls in the state. The governor disclosed at the flag-off ceremony of the initiative, which is under the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), that the CCT is meant to improve girls’ lives. He
Elder George Ugwunna, the Executive Director of Global Model Academy, Bagusa, Dei Dei, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has urged the Nigerian Senate to enact legislation that supports private schools in Nigeria. He stated that private schools have more enrolment than public schools in certain areas, therefore appealing to the Senate to provide grants that can
