The Nigerian Bar Association has condemned the abduction of 303 students and 12 teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic School in Niger State. Responding to the issue, they wrote, “That hundreds of children and teachers could be seized in broad daylight and moved without immediate interception is an indictment of our national security framework. Once again,
Student unrest in Nigerian universities Student violence in Nigerian universities is no longer just a student problem — it is the loud cry of a system that has collapsed from the inside. Experts say the unrest we see on campuses today is only a symptom of deeper failures caused by years of chronic underfunding, policy
As insecurity tightens its grip on Northern Nigeria, forcing the Federal Government to shut down 41 Unity Schools, experts say the country can draw important lessons from an unlikely place — Delhi, India. Although Delhi’s crisis is environmental and Nigeria’s is security-related, both situations reveal a central truth: when children are at risk, governments must
Ayankola Ayanwuyi, Yorùbá Cultural Heritage Expert A fresh conversation is emerging across Africa’s education space, coming from an unexpected place — the ancient Ifa corpus. Cultural heritage scholar, Ayankola Ayanwuyi, says Africa may be sitting on one of the richest knowledge systems in the world, but has not fully tapped into it. According to him,
Participants at the 2025 Library Week organised by the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Lagos Chapter Nigeria may soon find itself unable to remember its own story. This was the sobering warning that echoed through the halls of the 2025 Library Week organised by the Nigerian Library Association (NLA), Lagos Chapter. For five days, librarians, archivists,
Chula and MD Anderson Announce Free Pancreatobiliary Cancer Conference Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine, in partnership with the MD Anderson Cancer Centre, will hold “The First Chula-MD Anderson Joint Conference on Pancreatobiliary Cancer” on December 15-16, 2025, at the MDCU Library Theatre, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The two-day event will provide healthcare professionals, researchers, and students with
Prof_ Alash’le Abimiku, Executive Director of IHVN’s International Research Centre of Excellence (IRCE) The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) has called for a shift from disease-specific laboratories to fully integrated, technology-driven labs capable of detecting multiple pathogens simultaneously. Prof. Alash’le Abimiku, Executive Director of IHVN’s International Research Centre of Excellence (IRCE), made the call
John A. Rogers, the Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor Northwestern University is launching the Querrey-Simpson Institute for Translational Engineering for Advanced Medical Systems (QSI-TEAMS) to accelerate the translation of breakthrough research into treatments and devices that improve patient care. The institute is funded by a $29 million philanthropic gift from Trustee Kimberly K. Querrey.
Tim Lieuwen and Chris King Despite their fierce athletic rivalry, Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia (UGA) are joining forces to advance healthcare research across the state. Through partnerships such as the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (Georgia CTSA) and the NSF-funded Engineering Research Centre for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT), both universities tackle
Prof. Baljit Khakh, a leading authority on astrocytes and brain function Prof. Baljit Khakh, a leading authority on astrocytes and brain function, has been appointed Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) at Cardiff University. The Cardiff centre, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and UK dementia charities, focuses on neurodegenerative conditions
