The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has celebrated the retirement of five professors in August. Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, OON, FAS, congratulated each professor for their service to the university. The professors, Christopher Bode, Austin Otegbulu, Olusoji George, Emmanuel Ajibola Jeje, and Olajide Ayinla Olawale appreciated the institution’s senate and community for the opportunity to serve. In
Students of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have celebrated the payment of their tuition and long-awaited upkeep allowances facilitated by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). In a video shared by presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga, via his official X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, students were captured dancing and chanting joyfully in what appeared to
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed the vice chancellor, pro-chancellor, governing council members, and other top-level officials for the University of Environment and Technology, Koroma/Saakpenwa, Ogoni, Rivers State. The president appointed Prof. Chinedu Mmom, a professor in Geography and Environmental Management, as the vice chancellor. In the same vein, he chose Prof. Don Baridam, a
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has debunked reports circulating on social media that a “big snake” was killed in one of its classrooms and worshipped as a deity. The university, in a statement issued by its Head of Information, Publications and Public Relations, Dr Sammy Kpenu, dismissed the claims as “completely false, unfounded and
The Lagos Campus Beach Soccer 2025 has been won by the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) after clinching the gold medal. The higher institution of learning emerged as the overall winner of the tournament by defeating Lagos City Polytechnic 1–0 in their opening game and holding the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to a goalless
Process systems engineer, Prof. Mohammed Usman, will on August 6, challenge conventional narratives and offer a fresh, systems-engineering perspective on the carbon controversy at the 19th Inaugural Lecture in the University of Lagos 2024/2025 Academic Session. Titled: “Is Carbon Truly as Guilty as Charged? The Perspective of a Process Systems Engineer on Sustainability,” the lecture
The management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Osun State, has clarified that the dress code document currently circulating on social media has not been finalised and approved by the university’s governing council. Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday, the university’s spokesperson, Abiodun Olarewaju, confirmed that a dress code is being drafted but is still undergoing
Babcock University, Ogun State, has inducted 86 new professionals into the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), as part of efforts towards advancing healthcare through innovation and excellence. Speaking at the 13th induction ceremony, held at the university’s 600-seater Medical School Auditorium, the Guest Lecturer and Professor of Chemical Pathology and Toxicology, Chrisland University,
The students of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, have taken to the streets to protest the alleged killing of their fellow students by the indigenes of the town. This came barely three weeks after two students of the institution, Andrel Okah of the Department of History and International Studies and John Abba of
The Students’ Union Government of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, has issued an appeal to both federal and state authorities over the dilapidated condition of major access roads leading to the university. According to the students, the situation has not only crippled academic life but also exposed them to growing insecurity and
