13-Year-Old Student, Ebunoluwa Seth, Wins 15th UBA Foundation Essay Competition Ebunoluwa Seth Oluwatimilehin, a 13-year-old student of Igando Community Senior High School, Igando, Lagos, has won the 15th UBA Foundation National Essay Competition.This feat has made the teenager the youngest and first male winner in the history of organising the essay competition. The SS2 student
Paddy Iyamu, the Edo State Commissioner for Education Paddy Iyamu, the Edo State Commissioner for Education, has revealed that the state has repossessed 25 schools from land grabbers since Monday Okpebholo became governor in November 2024. While addressing journalists on Sunday, November 22, 2025, the commissioner noted that the state has also renovated 68 schools
Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President and the chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, has identified the cause of insecurity and systemic decay as the neglect of the education sector. The chieftain said this at the 17th Annual Founder’s Day of the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State,
Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, NUC Executive Secretary The National Universities Commission (NUC) has identified 32 tertiary institutions issuing illegal honourary doctorate degrees.Following the development, the commission has vowed to sanction the institution and preserve the country’s integrity. While briefing the press in Abuja, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, the commission’s executive secretary, noted that awarding public office holders
Fifty abducted students of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Agwara Local Government, Niger State, have escaped from their abductors and reunited with their loved ones. The students were abducted on Friday, November 21, 2025, after gunmen attacked the school and kidnapped 303 pupils and 12 teachers. Daniel Ator, the state Chairman of the Christian Association of
The federal government (FG) has ordered the immediate closure of 41 federal unity schools due to rising insecurity in the country.The order was passed in a circular issued by Binta Abdulkadir, the Director of Senior Secondary Education. In the statement, the government described the decision as an urgent measure to prevent more insecurity in target
Mohammed Nasir Idris, Kebbi State Governor The Kebbi State Government has directed all schools to close indefinitely to protect the students and staff from insecurity in the state.This came after 25 school girls were kidnapped in the state last week. The directive was passed in a statement issued by Issa Abubakar-Tunga, the state’s commissioner for
Dr Charles Williams Oluwatoyin, Rector, Nigeria-Korea Friendship Institute When Charles Williams arrived at the Nigeria-Korea Friendship Institute in 2022, the school had just 40 students. Three years later, more than 900 now fill its classrooms — a change the rector says has transformed the institute and the futures of the young people who pass through
Fu Gangfeng, Cosco Shipping president Ships crossing the world’s oceans could soon sail greener, thanks to a new global research centre aiming to reduce emissions and improve sustainability in maritime operations. The virtual centre, led by COSCO Shipping Group in partnership with the University of Southampton, will focus on low- and zero-carbon technologies, intelligent ship
Dr. Russell Baker of the University of Idaho Across Idaho, patients in rural towns and urban centres alike face gaps in healthcare access and research. To address these challenges, four institutions—Boise State University, Idaho State University, University of Idaho, and the Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Centre—are joining forces in a new initiative to improve health
