The Senate of Yakubu Gowon University, formerly known as University of Abuja, has approved a sweeping academic amnesty for students previously implicated in examination misconduct spanning five academic sessions. The amnesty, which covers offences committed between the 2020/2021 academic year and the first semester of the 2024/2025 session, was approved during the Senate’s 189th Regular
The dream of going to university for many Nigerians often stalls at one major hurdle: JAMB UTME. Yearly, thousands of students miss out on admission; some don’t meet the cut-off, others never get in despite passing, and a growing number are simply tired of the uncertainty. However, there is good news. A new generation of
Ahmadu Bello University has condoled with the family of the late Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata, saying his demise indeed left “a great void in our hearts and minds”. A delegation from the university delivered a condolence letter to the bereaved family at the deceased’s residence at Sarari Quarters in Kano today (Tuesday, July 22, 2025).
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) has inaugurated a five-member strategic committee tasked with assessing the revenue generation potential, financial performance, and expenditure patterns of various units of the institution. The move is a bold step by the new administration under the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Adamu Ahmed, to explore sustainable funding alternatives amidst dwindling federal allocations. The inauguration
The Governing Council of Ahmadu Bello University has approved the implementation of the new career structure for ABU Staff School. This was disclosed by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Adamu Ahmed, on the occasion of the school’s 35th Annual Speech and Prize Giving Day, which took place at Mamman Kontagora Square today (Wednesday, July 23, 2025). Represented
Students of the Faculty of Dentistry, affected by the over-admission crisis rocking the University of Calabar (UNICAL), have threatened to drag the university authorities to court over what they term admission fraud. The students made the threat while speaking with The Guardian during a protest at the Metropolitan Hotel Calabar, venue for the South-South Zonal
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has begun efforts to resolve a growing crisis in its dentistry programme following widespread concerns over the fate of students allegedly affected by unauthorised admissions beyond approved quotas. In a video that has circulated widely online, a student, dressed in a laboratory coat, lamented that some of his colleagues, after
The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, recently hosted its inaugural alumni lecture series to inspire, motivate, and encourage young people and undergraduates. Benjamin Nworie writes The maiden edition of the alumni lecture was a flagship of the faculty under the dean, Prof Nkechi Emma-Echiegu. Dr Chike Onwe, from the
University of Lagos Deputy Registrar, Mr. Abolade Akinwunmi, has become a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration. Mr. Akinwunmi was conferred this award at the 33rd Annual Management Conference of the Institute held on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Exhibition Centre, Alausa, Ikeja. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola,
The Yoruba Muslim Scholars Association was officially unveiled at the Islamic Centre, University of Ibadan, during a recent intellectual seminar aimed at strengthening unity and collaboration among Muslim scholars across Yorubaland and beyond. The event drew clerics and Islamic organisations from the six Southwest states, as well as Edo and Delta, and focused on the
