Oluwabusayo Ifonlaja, a 2023 law graduate from Nile University, has emerged the best graduating student at the Nigerian Law School (NLS) and the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) examination for class 2025. Ifonlaja, who was called to the bar on Thursday, July 10, 2025, won 18 top national awards at the NLS graduation. Expressing his thoughts
Prof Francisca Oladipo, the Vice-Chancellor of Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), Oko-Irese, Kwara State, has reiterated her commitment to providing quality education and equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and character needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Oladipo stated this while conducting the fifth matriculation ceremony for 780 newly admitted students of the university.
Nigeria’s education sector is in urgent need of a comprehensive overhaul. While infrastructure, funding, and policy gaps are often cited, one overlooked root of the crisis is poor parenting and the early formation of character in children. A child’s foundational years—particularly from birth to age three—are critical for developing values and discipline. Unfortunately, many parents
The recent decision by Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to rename The Polytechnic, Ibadan, after its pioneer rector, Dr Omololu Olunloyo, has sparked a public debate. While intended as a tribute to Olunloyo’s legacy in education and governance, the move raises serious concerns about how Nigeria honours its heroes—and at what cost. Established on August
The Chairman, Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Oyo State Chapter, Surv.(ALH) Waheed Abiodun Lamidi has stated that the readiness of the Federal Government, through the National Assembly, in collaboration with the National Universities Commission (NUC), to upgrade the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo, to a degree-awarding institution is a welcome idea. He insists that its
The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has inducted 261 engineers as Fellows, urging them to uphold integrity and ethical standards and contribute actively to nation-building. Speaking at the Fellowship Conferment Ceremony on Monday in Abuja, NSE President and Chairman-in-Council, Mrs Margaret Oguntala, said the elevation recognised the outstanding professional accomplishments of the inductees and their
Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo state, has inaugurated its 7th Governing Council, appointing renowned academic and pharmacist Prof Ahmed Mora as the new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council. Mora, a former chairman of the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria, has served on several University governing boards, including that of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. The inauguration ceremony, held
A quiet diplomatic storm brewed recently as a delegation from the US Consulate touched down at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), raising hopes of a transatlantic alliance that could take Nigerian academia into a new era of innovation, research, and global influence. It was a day of handshakes, smiles, and big ideas at OAU’s African Centre
While delivering the 182nd inaugural lecture of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), on Tuesday, July 8, Professor Oluwatoyin Aletor warned against the urge to ignore the connection between healthy living and food intake. Aletor, who titled her lecture, “Food Chemical Constituents and Their Value-Addition: Prospects For Enhanced Food Security and Livelihood,” said, “to
The newly elected officers of the Federal University of Technology, Akure Students’ Union (FUTASU) have been charged to anchor their leadership on the pillars of knowledge, character, and decisive action as they assume their responsibilities for the 2025/2026 academic year. This charge was given during the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 FUTASU Leadership Retreat, held
