The Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), Professor Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, welcomed a high-level team from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) at the university’s Council Chamber on Monday, May 26, 2025. During the visit, Prof. Liman thanked everyone and stated that the meeting was crucial for the future of higher education
As Nigeria sees more cases of kidney failure, cancer, and unexplained chronic diseases, health experts are raising alarms about dangerous chemicals being used to preserve and ripen food in local markets. Speaking on Arise News, clinical pharmacist Sunday Olatunde expressed concern over the widespread use of formalin and calcium carbide, chemicals meant for industrial use,
Nigeria’s chess player and Guinness World Record Holder took his GWR certificate to President Tinubu for national recognition on Monday. Winning the Guinness World Record for the Longest Chess Marathon, Tunde Onakoya honoured the invitation of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the Presidential Villa. The duo celebrated the win in grand style. The President congratulated
In a significant boost to Africa’s fight against COVID-19 and other deadly diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the African Centre for Disease Control (ACDC) have named three African laboratories as specialised reference centres for sequencing and researching emerging pathogens. The selected labs are the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases
In a move to improve Nigeria’s healthcare system and reduce the number of citizens seeking medical treatment abroad, the Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kano Independent Research Centre Trust (KIRCT). The agreement was signed by Dr Abdu Mukhtar, National Coordinator of the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value
The Abia State Government has announced plans to build a world-class medical city in the Owerrinta area of Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area. The goal is to reduce the number of Nigerians travelling abroad for medical treatment, which currently costs the country over $2 billion every year. According to the State Commissioner for Health,
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has announced a partnership with the Federal Ministry of Education to reintroduce sports programmes in schools across the country. NSC Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the Main Organising Committee (MOC) Secretariat in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, during the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway Games 2024.
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has proposed how the 753 houses in Abuja, confiscated from the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, should be utilised. Sani recommended that the properties be allocated to Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and research institutes. He stated that such a move
The Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Shuaib Afolabi Salisu, has launched a grassroots initiative to address the rising number of out-of-school children in the region, enlisting traditional rulers as key stakeholders in the education sector. Speaking at a capacity-building workshop and empowerment programme for royal fathers held at Ake Palace in Abeokuta, Senator Salisu
The people of the Asamabiri community in Sagbama Local Government Area have expressed their appreciation to the Bayelsa State Government and the Education Development Trust Fund (EDTF) for providing a water project to educational institutions in the area. The beneficiaries include Government Secondary School and Community Primary School, Asamabiri—a riverine settlement accessible by a thirty-minute
