Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, Registrar of JAMB The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Ishaq Oloyede, has apologised to the House of Representatives for the unruly behaviour of a senior Board official during a recent investigative hearing. Oloyede appeared before the House Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies to submit the
Nigerian Navy Officer, Captain A.O. Akano Shines in South Africa, Emerges Best Graduating Student at Defence College Captain A. O. Akano of the Nigerian Navy emerged as the best graduating student of the Security and Defence Studies Programme 11/25 at the South African National Defence College.Akano outperformed participants from across Africa and other regions, receiving
L-R, Doron Avni, Google’s VP and Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa Google has unveiled the AI Skilling Blueprint for Africa, a policy framework to help governments build an AI-ready workforce and address the continent’s critical skills gap. The initiative targets three cohorts: AI Learners, AI Implementers, and AI Innovators,
Ben Odoh, Ebonyi State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice Three undergraduates in Ebonyi State have each won a one-year tuition waiver after emerging winners of the maiden Tertiary Institutions Debate held on Tuesday in Abakaliki. Organised by the Ministries of Justice and Solid Minerals Development, the debate focused on “Mobilising Collective Efforts for the Actualisation
Prof. Emenike Ejiogu, ACE-SPED Director The Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development (ACE-SPED) at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), has launched a series of short-term professional courses, including a certificate programme in digital content creation and editing. According to ACE-SPED Director, Prof Emenike Ejiogu, the hybrid course equips participants with
Senator Abba Moro (PDP-Benue) The Senate has passed for second reading a bill to amend the University Teaching Hospitals and Reconstitution of Boards Act 2005, following a presentation of its general principles on Tuesday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Abba Moro (PDP-Benue), seeks to include the Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo Teaching Hospital in
Prof Babagana Zulum, Borno State Governor Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, has approved ₦1 billion for the immediate take-off of the Federal University of Agriculture and Entrepreneurship in Bama. The announcement came on Monday during a visit by an inter-ministerial delegation from the Federal Ministry of Education, the National Universities Commission, and the Budget
Prof. Cyril Ndifon of UNICAL, sentenced to five years in prison for sexual harassment The Federal High Court in Abuja has sentenced Cyril Ndifon, suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), to five years in prison for sexual harassment. Justice James Omotosho delivered the judgment on Monday, finding Ndifon
Prof. Eserinune McCarty Mojaye, AMCRON President Scholars, media practitioners and policymakers will converge at the University of Lagos, Akoka, from December 3-4, 2025, for the 5th International Academic Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Association of Media and Communication Researchers of Nigeria (AMCRON). The conference carries the theme “Issues in Artificial Intelligence: The Media
Dr. Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan honoured with Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree from UI at its 2025 convocation Dr Adesola Kazeem Adeduntan received an honorary Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree from the University of Ibadan at its 2025 convocation, in recognition of his impact on Nigeria’s banking sector and national development. Kayode Olatunbosun, CFO of Midwestern
