Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University’s Centre for Counselling and Career Services, Lapai, has held a one-day capacity-building workshop aimed at enhancing career guidance and employability among principal officers, Deans, Directors, Heads of Departments, Level Advisers, and Final-year students. With the theme: “Career Service Enlightenment and Employment Opportunities,” the event sought to bridge the gap between academic
The Vice-Chancellor of Wigwe University in Isiokpo, Rivers State, Professor Marwan Al-Akaidi, has reiterated the school’s commitment to providing world-class education after receiving praise from the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) team. Led by Dr Charles Ariye, the PAP group visited the university’s modern buildings and praised its leaders for creating a learning environment similar to
Parents and guardians of students at David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi State, are protesting a sharp increase in tuition fees. The new fee structure shows Medicine and Surgery rising from ₦1.3 million in the 2023/2024 session to ₦1.5 million for 2025/2026, a 42.86% increase. Pharmacy and Nursing Sciences also jumped from
Covenant University has now started the onboarding process on the Eduroam and NgREN Federated Identity (NgRENID) platforms, following a visit by a delegation from the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) under the National Universities Commission (NUC). Led by Chief ICT Officer Mr. Oluwatobi Fowora, the NgREN team highlighted ongoing support to the university through
A five-member delegation from the Institute of Business and Knowledge Management (IBAKM) has paid a courtesy visit to Covenant University, Ota, to invite the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Timothy Anake, and other members of the university community to its forthcoming Induction and Award Ceremony. The event, scheduled for the University’s Centre for Research, Innovation and Discovery (CRID)
Professor Mohammed Yelwa, a lecturer with the Yakubu Gowon University, Abuja, has stated the need to harmonise requirements for the appointment of vice chancellors for public and private universities to avoid avoidable tension. Yelwa disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Minna, the Niger state capital, on Wednesday. The absence of harmonisation in the
Final-year students of the Faculty of Creative Arts, University of Lagos, on Friday, August 8, 2025, staged Ládìgbòlù, a Yoruba historical drama, in two consecutive performances as part of their final examination for THA 487: Special Practical Project. The production drew a packed audience and earned praise for its compelling storytelling and cultural depth. Set
Africa must stop treating its knowledge systems as backwards and start building an educational future rooted in its heritage, language, and philosophy. This was the main thrust of a powerful call by Prof. Oseni Taiwo Afisi, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics) of Lagos State University (LASU), during the university’s 108th Inaugural Lecture held at the Buba
The Students’ Union Government (SUG) President of Bayero University Kano (BUK), Abdullahi Usman Baba, has called on Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to take urgent action against rising attacks on students. His open letter follows the killing of Umar Abdullahi Hafizi, a penultimate-year student stabbed to death in Dorayi Karshen Waya by suspected thugs.
Business owners around the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) say they are eager for the return of students as the 2025/2026 academic session begins at the end of the month. Many traders and service providers say sales have dropped sharply since students left after their second semester examinations two months ago. Taxi driver Mufutau
