2nd Left, Ismaeel Ahmed and other participants at the recent LAUTECH annual lecture At dawn in a small village in Sokoto State, 14-year-old Amina ties her headscarf, slips her exercise book under her arm and begins an eight-kilometre walk to school. The path is dusty, the heat unforgiving, and when she arrives, her classroom offers
Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka, the VC of Wesley University, Ondo State The management of Colegio Rêal, an educational institution in Ogun State, has celebrated Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka, the Vice-Chancellor of Wesley University, Ondo State, is commended for ensuring the university experiences growth and academic excellence. The institution stated that Obeka’s
Prof Alewo Johnson Akubo, the VC of Salem University Alewo Johnson Akubo, the Vice-Chancellor of Salem University, has urged the federal government (FG) to support private universities by reducing taxes and investing in infrastructure. The Vice-Chancellor appealed at a pre-convocation press briefing, stating that private universities need the government’s support to succeed. Reiterating the university’s
FUTD Engineers Attend China Seminar on Rail Transit Technology The Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD), Katsina State, has joined the international seminar on Rail Transit Intelligence Control Systems. Members of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and the Federal Ministry of Transportation have also joined members of the FUTD. The programme, which will run from
HRM Agaba’idu Dr Elaigwu Odogbo Obagaji John bags Doctor of Theology Honoris Causa Wesley University, Ondo State, has conferred the Honorary Doctor of Theology Honoris Causa on His Royal Majesty Agaba’idu Dr Elaigwu Odogbo Obagaji John, the Och’Idoma and paramount ruler of the Idoma Kingdom. Rt. Rev. Prof. Samuel Sunday Obeka, the Vice-Chancellor, explained that
NEMA trains staff on nuclear emergency response in Kaduna The staff of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have received training in nuclear emergency response from the Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT) at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Kaduna. Malam Sani Lokoja, NEMA North West Zonal Director, while speaking at a one-day lecture in
NASS Member, Adefarati, Donates New Ambulance, 50 Laptops, Others To AAUA Hon. Adegboyega Adefarati, a member of the National Assembly, has donated a new ambulance, 50 laptops, and ₦50,000 bursary each to 1,000 students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, as he marks his 60th birthday. Prof. Olugenga Ige, the Vice-Chancellor, the
Soil Values and the Centre for Dryland Agriculture (CDA) of Bayero University have organised a field day to train farmers in Kano and Jigawa States. The training on integrated soil fertility management showed the farmers how to restore degraded soils through practical sessions. The centre set up four demonstration plots on a farm to help
Mr. Chacha Chukwumerije, Abia State Commissioner of Lands Residents of Umuawaofo, Umuokereke and Umu Ogu villages in Isiala-Arongwa, Osisioma LGA, Abia State, have protested against alleged attempts by some government officials to acquire additional land for the permanent site of the Dr Ogbonnaya Onu Polytechnic. The community claims it has already donated substantial land for
Faculty of Law, FUOYE sets the pace on Orientation programme, town hall meeting with students The Faculty of Law, Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has set the pace in student engagement through a two-day programme that included an orientation for fresh students and a town hall meeting with all undergraduates.The events, held on November 20–21, 2025,
