Nigerian Meteorology Agency (NiMet) is set to establish a mini-Automatic Weather Station (AWOS) at the Centre for Energy Research and Training (CERT), Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, to support licensing requirements for the operation of the Nigeria Research Reactor-1 (NIPR-1). Additionally, the agency will collaborate with the institution’s energy research centre to promote and downscale Seasonal
The Department of Botany, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), has organised the ‘Plant is Life Contest’ for secondary school students within the Zaria metropolis. The contest, with the theme: ‘Empowering the Next Generation of Plant Biologists’, took place at the CBN Centre for Economics and Finance, Main Campus, Samaru, Zaria. Explaining the purpose of the contest,
Adjunct lecturers at Atiba University, a privately owned institution in Oyo State, have decried the non-payment of their salaries spanning at least three concluded semesters. No fewer than 117 staff members have come together to demand better treatment and compensation for their work. They told FIJ on condition of anonymity that James Ojebode, the institution’s
Dr Leonard Nkameme, the Founder and Pro-Chancellor of Legacy University, has urged the federal and state governments to give the institution access to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Education Trust Fund (ETF). Nkameme appealed at the school’s 9th matriculation ceremony. He noted that the access would help tackle infrastructural challenges, including fixing
Prof. Stella Chiemeke, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Delta, has called for a better relationship between academia, industry, and government. Chiemeke noted that the partnership would help tackle societal and national challenges. In her remarks, she said, “Until we bring together what is often called the triple helix, government, academia, and industry, to
A professor of economics at the University of Lagos, Babatunde Wasiu Adeoye, has warned that Nigeria’s economy is trapped in prolonged stagnation and faces further decline without urgent and coordinated reforms. Delivering his inaugural lecture on Wednesday at the university’s Distance Learning Institute, Adeoye described the country’s current economic state as a “miry clay” marked
The University of Delta is set to begin its postgraduate programmes as part of its academic growth plans. Professor Stella Chiemeke, the vice chancellor of the institution, noted that the programmes would commence after the institution’s convocation ceremony for its first set of graduates. Speaking about the challenges the institution has with securing land for
The University of Ilorin has emerged as the first runner-up and won ₦75 million in the 2025 National Mega Award Contest organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The competition reaffirmed JAMB’s commitment to quality education and institutional integrity. UNILORIN earned 9 points across five assessment categories, securing it the second position and
The Abia State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Blue Giraffe Development Ltd. to construct 20 smart schools in the state. Hon. Goodluck Ubochi, the Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, stated at the signing ceremony that the partnership is a significant achievement for the state as it strives to modernise its
At a time when the dark shadows of ASUU strike again loom across Nigerian universities due to unpaid June salaries, the story is quite different in Delta State. According to Professor Nyerhovwo Tonukari, the State Commissioner for Higher Education, lecturers in Delta-owned tertiary institutions have no reason to join strikes because they are well taken
