Students of the National Association of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Students (NAEEES) at the University of Ilorin have donated furniture to their departmental library to support learning. The items, handed over on September 24, include a 14-seater cubicle desk and six chairs. The Acting Head of Department, Dr O. Ibrahim, was represented by Prof. A.
The Chief Executive of a global fund, Ms Aguele, has called on government and other stakeholders to push for stronger education policies to support adolescent mothers facing child marriage and gender-based violence. Her remarks came after the fund’s first-ever global board meeting in Nigeria, which included direct engagement with grassroots partners. During the visit, the
Airtel Nigeria’s intervention at Oremeji Primary School 2 in Ajegunle, Lagos, has been highlighted as a model for education development, leading to a broader plan by Airtel Africa Foundation to adopt more schools across the continent. In 2010, Airtel rebuilt the collapsed Oremeji school after discovering children learning under trees and in unsafe classrooms. The
Nestlé Nigeria Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to youth empowerment with the graduation of 20 trainees from its Technical Training Centre in Agbara, Ogun State. The graduates, who completed an intensive 18-month programme combining theory and hands-on engineering practice, make up the 8th cohort of the initiative. Nestlé Nigeria’s Managing Director, Wassim Elhusseini, described the
The British Council has pledged more substantial support for Nigeria’s creative sector. The council promised long-term partnerships, training programmes, and broader opportunities for young people and educators. The assurance was made during Creative Economy Week 2025 in Lagos, where creative professionals, cultural hubs, industry leaders, and policymakers gathered to discuss ways to boost skills and
IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of IHS Holding Limited, has released its 2023–2024 Impact Report, highlighting sustainability and community-focused initiatives across the country. The report, covering activities from January 2023 to December 2024, showed the company’s alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, its four-pillar sustainability strategy, and the Nigerian government’s Renewed Hope Agenda. In digital
The United Nations (UN) in Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to partner with the Malala Fund in advancing the right to education and addressing barriers that keep millions of children, particularly girls, out of school. The reaffirmation was made during a strategic engagement in Abuja with Nobel Laureate and co-founder of the Malala Fund, Malala
Ansarul Islam Senior Secondary School, Kuntu, Ilorin, has received improved learning facilities following the renovation of classrooms and a laboratory, as well as the donation of science equipment by students from the Faculty of Engineering and Technology at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). The project, facilitated by Engr. Kabir Olona Kuntu has been officially handed
The Ajisope Development Initiative has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for its policy on free education in all Federal Technical Colleges (FTCs) across Nigeria. The founder of the initiative, Abdulkabir Ajisope, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Osogbo, Osun State, tasking parents to enrol their children for the opportunity. Recall that the
The Ewu-Urhobo Kingdom Elite Forum has donated writing materials worth millions of naira to pupils of Eghereka and Ewu Primary Schools in Ewu town, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. The donation, held on Friday, September 26, 2025, was part of the forum’s core objective of giving back to society and was attended
