Over 300 Quranic students from six northern states are participating in the second edition of the Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Foundation Qur’anic Recitation Competition in Bauchi State. The competition, which began on Sunday, May 4, 2025, will run until May 10, bringing together students from Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Katsina, Niger, and Kaduna states. Malam Abdullahi
The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results have sparked nationwide concern, with only 21.5% of the 1,955,069 candidates scoring above 200, the typical benchmark for university admission in Nigeria. This means over 1.5 million candidates fell below the cut-off, raising questions about the state of the country’s education system. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation
A recent international clinical trial has revealed that semaglutide, a medication commonly used to treat diabetes and help with weight loss, could also be effective in treating a serious type of fatty liver disease known as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). This condition, which causes fat buildup, inflammation, and scarring in the liver, affects millions worldwide
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT and Google Forms are becoming increasingly useful to Nigerian lecturers, making their work easier and more efficient in both teaching and research.This was the focus of the 2025 Lecture Series organised by the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD), Umudike branch, held recently at Michael
When Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, declared on social media that some university degrees — especially those outside the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) — are “useless,” it sparked intense debate across Nigeria’s educational and professional circles.In a post shared via his X handle, Omokri argued that courses like
Once a revered institution for Islamic learning, the Almajiri system in Northern Nigeria has, over time, morphed into a social crisis that now mirrors the failures of governance, parental responsibility, and community support.Derived from the Arabic word Al-Muhajir—meaning a seeker of knowledge—the Almajiri tradition once stood as a symbol of spiritual devotion, self-discipline, and Quranic
In classrooms across Africa, including Nigeria, a quiet crisis is brewing. According to the African Union (AU), over 90 per cent of 10-year-olds on the continent cannot read a simple sentence or solve basic math problems. This troubling revelation came to light during the launch of the AU’s new campaign in Lusaka, Zambia, tagged “Read,
President Bola Tinubu’s recent challenge to Nigerian universities to rise to the occasion and develop homegrown technology-driven security solutions has reopened an age-old question: are our universities truly equipped for such a task?At the combined convocation of Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University, Makurdi, Tinubu, represented by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Prof. Tanko
For decades, family planning has come at a cost—paid mostly by women. From hormonal pills to implants and IUDs, the list of female contraceptive options is long, and so are the side effects. Yet, for men, the choices remain strikingly limited: condoms or the permanence of a vasectomy. But quietly, away from the headlines, scientists
Abia State’s new teacher screening exercise is being praised as a long-overdue move to rescue a public education system that has struggled for years. But as the applause fades, a deeper question lingers in the minds of educators and observers: Can qualified teachers alone fix a broken system?The government’s initiative—which includes a written examination and
