A lecturer at Modibbo Adama University (MAU), Yola, Dr Umar Muhammad Modibbo, has brought honour to the university by helping to edit two international academic books on artificial intelligence (AI) and problem-solving. Dr Modibbo teaches in the Department of Operations Research and also works as the university’s MIS Coordinator. He worked with experts from different
academic staff members from the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) have returned to Nigeria after a week-long academic visit to Babes-Bolyai University (UBB) in Romania, supported by the European Union Erasmus Mobility Programme. According to a press release signed by Professor Fidelis Allen, who coordinated the trip, the lecturers visited the Faculty of Political, Administrative,
Leaders of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA) have paid a visit to the Chairman of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Rt. Hon. (Dr) Alhaji Bello Massari, CFR, in a move to strengthen partnerships and seek support for key university projects. The visit, which took place on Wednesday, May 15 2025, in Abuja, was led
A National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Kunle Ajayi, has built and donated a new Moot Parliament House to the Department of Political Science at Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti. Professor Ajayi, who is also an alumnus and lecturer in the department, currently serves as a National Commissioner for Southwest Nigeria
A new study by Chinese scientists has challenged the long-standing dominance of Darwin’s theory of evolution by showing that organisms can inherit traits acquired during their lifetime without changes to their DNA. Published in the journal Cell, the research focused on rice plants exposed to cold temperatures. The plants developed a tolerance to cold that
The University of Ibadan offers University of London degrees on its campus in areas like law and computing. It also partners with Purdue University in the U.S. for agricultural research. The University of Lagos works with the University of Strathclyde in the UK for petroleum and maritime studies. Students can complete their final year in
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called on President Bola Tinubu to approve and implement the welfare packages promised to teachers since 2020. The National President of the union, Comrade Audu Amba, appealed during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Amba stated that the Federal Government, under
Medical and dental schools in the Southwest region have commenced payment of the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure to members of the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, PUNCH Online has learnt. This follows the suspension of the indefinite strike initiated by MDCAN members in the region in February over the non-payment of CONMESS. Speaking
Education experts and human rights groups are deeply concerned about the impact on students in Nigeria due to issues with major examinations. They claim that these issues are jeopardising the future of many students and denying them their right to a quality education. Examinations like JAMB and WAEC are supposed to help students move to
Whitesands School, Lekki, Lagos, has emerged the winner of the Helmbridge Science Challenge 2025, which featured 32 top secondary schools out of 50 schools invited. The school defeated St. Finbarr’s College and SMAC College, the first and second runners-up, and received a ₦500,000 cash prize. Excluding the cash prize for the winner and both runners-up,
