Students and residents around Bayero University Kano (New Site) were thrown into panic on Saturday evening after a violent confrontation erupted between horse riders and officers of the Nigerian Police. The clash occurred at about 4:50 p.m. in the Rimin Gata area opposite the university, when a surveillance team from the Rijiyar Zaki Division attempted
The Pro‑Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Kayode Olubunmi Ojo, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to prioritise sweeping investment in higher education, warning that years of neglect have left the sector at breaking point. Speaking at the university’s 54th convocation ceremony, Ojo described the decay in
The Chancellor of Covenant University, Dr David Oyedepo, has urged students to place the Bible above academics as their “most trusted companion” in life. Speaking at the institution’s End-of-Session Assembly after the Omega Semester examinations, Dr Oyedepo delivered an address titled The Bible, the Answer Book of Life. He told students that Scripture, not just
The Federal University, Dutse, in Jigawa State, has secured a ₦1 billion intervention from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to build a state-of-the-art innovation hub, aimed at equipping students with skills to combat Unemployment. Vice‑Chancellor Professor Abdulkarim Sabo said the project would nurture entrepreneurs and job creators rather than job seekers. “The hub will promote
Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has accused Yusuf Datti Baba Ahmed, founder of Abuja’s Baze University, of hypocrisy after sending his son to study in the United Kingdom. A photograph of Baba Ahmed with his son at Queen Mary University, London, sparked the criticism. Adeyanju, himself a first-class law graduate of Baze in 2022, argued
President Bola Tinubu has appointed retired Air Vice Marshal Saddiq Ismaila Kaita as the new Pro‑Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano. A statement from the president’s office said Kaita takes over from Dr Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, who will now focus on his role as chairman of the Federal Housing Authority.
Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo, has named new academic and administrative heads in a significant leadership rotation. The announcement, which took effect on 1 August, brings in new deans of faculties, directors and heads of departments, following the end of the two-year tenure of their predecessors. The new officers will also serve for two
The Vice-Chancellor of Osun State University has dismissed fears that the institution lacks qualified teaching staff for its part-time degrees. Speaking at the 11th matriculation ceremony for 412 new part-time students in Osogbo, Vice-Chancellor Professor Clement Adebooye said the institution had recruited more lecturers and improved remuneration to guarantee academic rigour. “Quality education begins with
The Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, in Ekiti State, has declared the post of Vice-Chancellor vacant from February 2026 and invited applications from qualified academics. The Vice-Chancellor, who serves as the University’s Chief Executive, Academic and Accounting Officer, is charged with steering policy, overseeing administration, and safeguarding academic standards. The role also entails
The Babcock University Open, Distance and e-Learning Centre (BUCODeL) has graduated its first set of students. The institution graduated 42 students in the accounting department, while 12 finished their Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme. Oluseyi Ogunseitan and Rukiyat Sulaimon, the two overall best students from each graduating class, received commendation letters and ₦300,000 from
