About 100 secondary school students from Ile-Oluji benefited from the skills acquisition programme organised by a group tagged “NYSC What Next Africa Community Development Service (CDS)” The event, held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Entrepreneurship Centre, drew over 100 enthusiastic participants, primarily secondary school students from Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, who were eager to broaden their
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has identified inadequate funding as a significant challenge affecting Nigerian universities, especially in the area of medical education. He made this statement while receiving the National President of the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Prince Mosediq Adeniji-Kazeem, during a courtesy visit to
Children at Rupetta Academy made history by playing chess in a swimming pool, creating a unique aquatic chess experience to celebrate World Chess Day 2025, themed: “Every Move Counts.” This innovative event, held at the academy’s facilities in Abuja, saw young chess enthusiasts from the Rupetta Academy Chess Club take the ancient game to extraordinary
The Niger State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, in collaboration with the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, held a one-day strategic meeting with Gender-Based Violence (GBV) service providers on Saturday in Minna, aimed at formalising partnerships through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The meeting culminated in the signing of a
The management of Shamar School has called for urgent and deliberate reforms in Nigeria’s educational and social systems to safeguard the future of children and young people. Speaking ahead of the school’s award and graduation ceremony scheduled for Thursday, July 24, the Chairman of Shamar Educational Foundation, Engr. Greg Ikemefuna, and the Executive Director of
The whereabouts of two lecturers of the University of Cross River, UNICROSS, Engr. Emmanuel Odu and Engr. Ndifon Vincent and others remain unknown, almost two months after they were declared missing by the management of the school. The lecturers, both of whom are in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, were last heard from on Friday,
The Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, has issued a formal warning to its Head of Clinical Services, Dr Olayinka Majekodunmi, and suspended a Post-Basic Psychiatric Nursing student, Seyi Ogunjobi, following an internal investigation into a reported quarrel between the two individuals. Speaking at a press briefing on Saturday, the Medical Director and Provost of the
The Rivers State Police Command has begun an investigation into the death of Julius Okpor, a 300-level student of Ignatius Ajuru University, allegedly killed in a cult-related incident in Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt. According to reports, Okpor was shot by members of a rival cult group on Saturday, July 20, 2025, around Cecilia Road, Rumuolumeni. A
The Acting Vice Chancellor of Yakubu Gowon University, Prof. Lar Patricia Manko, has defended the university’s claim to the 11,000 hectares of land in Gwagwalada, following allegations by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, that the land was acquired illegally. Speaking to journalists in Abuja, Manko stated that the land in
Students of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Ogun State, have begun nightly patrols to prevent further robbery attacks around off-campus hostels. The President of the university’s Student Union Government, Olamilekan Michael, told Development Agenda that the robberies, which occurred twice last week, targeted students who remained on campus during the holiday period. He
