Nigeria accounts for 20% of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Africa, making it one of the most affected countries on the continent, according to the National Tuberculosis, Leprosy, and Buruli Ulcer Control Programme (NTBLCP). The revelation was made during a symposium organised by the Zankli Research Centre and The Light Consortium to mark World Tuberculosis Day
Yale University is hosting an exhibition titled “Street Talk: Pamphlet Literature of the Nigerian Marketplace,” which opened on March 24 and will run until September 7, 2025, at the Hanke Exhibition Gallery in Sterling Memorial Library, New Haven, Connecticut. The exhibition delves into the rich tapestry of Onitsha Market Literature, a unique genre of Nigerian
The Katsina State Government, with support from UNICEF, has taken 4,000 girls who were not in school and helped them return to the classroom. Umar Nata’ala, a top official from the Department of Girl-Child Education, shared this at a meeting on improving education in the state. He said over 6,000 girls were also trained in
Ex OAU VC, Prof Eyitope Ogunbodede
As Nigeria continues to face rising unemployment and a widening skills gap, Mrs Oluranti Mary Olufunke Aleem has called for a renewed national focus on technical education to secure the country’s economic future. Speaking on Wednesday, Aleem, a lecturer at The Polytechnic, Imesi-Ile, Osun State, explained that technical education remains the most reliable route to
The National President of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU), Dr Smart Olugbeko, has raised the alarm over the declining state of Nigeria’s colleges of education, blaming poor government policies for slowly destroying teacher education in the country. Dr Olugbeko stated that many colleges are on life support due to inadequate funding, unappealing
Meta, in collaboration with Data Science Africa, has launched the Llama Impact Grant to support startups and researchers across Sub-Saharan Africa. This initiative is designed to fund innovative projects using Meta’s open-source Llama AI models, which address the region’s unique challenges. The grant, part of Meta’s global Llama Impact Grants programme, offers a $20,000 prize
Renowned historian Professor Toyin Falola has urged the Nigerian government to increase financial and regulatory support for private universities, thereby enhancing their contributions to national development. At Wednesday’s inaugural Founders’ Public Lecture at Atiba University, Falola highlighted the pivotal role of these institutions in Nigeria’s tertiary education system. Despite their importance, private universities face significant
Despite the allocation of 1.77 billion for education in the Federal Capital Territory’s 2024 budget, more than 400 pupils at the Local Education Authority (LEA) Primary School Angwandodo in Gwagwalada, Abuja, continue to learn in overcrowded classrooms with no furniture, forcing them to sit on the bare floor. The school, which lacks an administrative block
The Union of Nigerian Bilateral Education Agreement Scholars (UNBEAS) has called on the federal government to urgently address the delayed stipend payments and 56% reduction in allowances affecting Nigerian students studying abroad under the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship. In a statement by the union, scholars expressed frustration over the prolonged delays in stipend payments,
