Prof. Haruna Ayuba, VC of Bingham University, Karu The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved eight undergraduate and 19 postgraduate courses at Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State. Addressing attendees at the institution’s 6th convocation ceremony and 20th anniversary, Prof Haruna Ayuba, the university’s Vice-Chancellor (VC), stated, “This has raised our total undergraduate programmes from 40
Debating team from UI wins the Jaw War 2025, a public speaking festival The debating team from the University of Ibadan (UI) has won the Jaw War 2025, a two-month ideas and public speaking festival.The competition, organised by the Literary and Debating Society, University of Ibadan (TLDS), featured other universities, including Ladoke Akintola University of
Prince Adewole Adebayo, Ex-Presidential Candidate of SDP Bags PhD from Western Delta Varsity Western Delta University (WDU), Oghara, Delta State, has awarded Prince Adewole Adebayo, the 2023 Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, an honourary doctorate degree in political science. Following the conferment, the political party, in a statement signed by Dr Sadiq Umar Abubakar
Hon. Abubakar Fulata, the chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has asked all government levels and private stakeholders in the country to fund specialised universities in the country, including the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurum, DeltaRep. Abubakar Fulata, the committee chairman, made the call
Professor Namo Timothy, Bauchi Zonal Coordinator of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Bauchi Zone, has announced its plan to embark on strike due to the federal government’s refusal to address its issues. The zone comprises six northern universities, including Bauchi State University, University of Jos, Abubakar
As the University of Ilorin marks its golden jubilee, it stands tall as one of Nigeria’s most consistent success stories in higher education. From winning three of 17 slots in the Nigerian Universities Doctoral Thesis Award Scheme (NUDTAS) in 2008/2009 — a feat repeated in 2010, 2011, and 2012 — to filing 20 patents in
EL-LAB, an ISO-certified diagnostic and research centre in Lagos State, has successfully transitioned to the ISO 15189:2022 standard, the highest global benchmark for medical laboratories. The announcement coincided with this year’s World Quality Week, themed “Quality: Think Differently.” Blessing Nwakobi, EL-LAB’s Quality Assurance Manager, highlighted that the accreditation proves the centre’s 27-year commitment to excellence,
Dr S. Abdollah Mirbozorgi Dr S. Abdollah Mirbozorgi and collaborators at UAB and Purdue University are developing two cutting-edge NIH-funded projects with the potential to transform healthcare. The first project targets diabetes through a neurological approach. Mirbozorgi’s implantable device maps nerve activity between the brain, stomach, and pancreas. Using on-implant AI, it analyses signals and
Dr S. Abdollah Mirbozorg Dr S. Abdollah Mirbozorgi, an associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has received two NIH R01 grants totalling $2.4 million for projects with significant clinical potential. One project, funded by the National Centre for Complementary and Integrative Health ($1.2 million), aims to develop
Prof Dan Parsons of Loughborough University A pioneering programme turning university research into commercial ventures has been shortlisted for the national Knowledge Exchange Awards. VentureVersity, developed in partnership by the University of Leicester, De Montfort University (DMU), and Loughborough University, supports academics in transforming their ideas into viable businesses.Funded by Research England’s Connecting Capability Fund,
