3 November 2026
Universities

OAU Trains Staff on Leadership and Governance

Mr. Adetunji Kamardeen BAKARE, the Registrar, Obafemi Awolowo University Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has held a one-day training workshop for its executive staff, highlighting their critical role in modern university administration. Organised by the University’s branch of the Nigerian Universities Association of Professional Executive Officers (NUAPEO), the event focused on career development, institutional authority,

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OAU Offers International Study Exchange in Italy

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, is inviting M.Sc. and PhD students to apply for a funded international study exchange at the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Italy. The programme, part of the “Staff and Learners for Teaching/Training and Traineeship” initiative under Key Action KA 171 International Credit Mobility, allows participants to spend between 3 and 6

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OAU Launches Innovation Centre for Students

The 2024 cohort of OAU Stars were mentored by the Professor Yusuf Olaolu Alli under the Mentoring Emerging National Leaders Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has concluded its second cohort of the OAU Stars mentorship programme, celebrating the achievements of its top graduating students for the 2024 academic session. The closing ceremony took place on

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OAU Student Alleges Graduation Block Over Protest Participation

A final-year student at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, has claimed his name was deliberately removed from the 2025 graduation list as punishment for taking part in a student protest against former FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, during his campus visit on 5 June 2025. Joshua Temitope Oladepo told SaharaReporters that he discovered the exclusion while

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NDA Strengthens Ties with French Military Academy

The recent visit of the Commandant of France’s prestigious École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM) to the Nigerian The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to closer collaboration with France’s École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM) in military education, leadership development, and language exchange. The announcement came during a visit by the Commandant

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FUNAAB Celebrates Academic Expansion

Alake of Egbaland Hosts FUNAAB Governing Council to Celebrate Academic Milestones The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) marked its recent academic milestones with a special royal dinner hosted by the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, His Royal Majesty Oba (Dr.) Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo, Okukenu IV, on 2 December at the historic Ake Palace.

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FUNAAB Trains Lecturers in Digital Exam Tools

FUNAAB’s DACIS Trains Academic Staff Ahead of First Semester Examinations The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) has stepped up preparations for its First Semester Examinations with a workshop to improve academic staff’s digital assessment capabilities. Held on 2 December at the ICT Building, the training was organised by the University’s Directorate of Academic Information

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ABU Trains Secondary School Principals on School Management

ABU’s Institute of Education in Zaria organised a free capacity-building workshop for secondary school principals Ahmadu Bello University’s Institute of Education in Zaria has organised a free capacity-building workshop for secondary school principals from Zaria and Sabon Gari Local Government Areas. The training aimed to enhance school management and productivity. The one-day workshop, held at

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ABU: Urbanisation Damaging Soil Health

Ahmadu Bello University has marked this year’s World Soil Day with a public awareness campaign highlighting how rapid urbanisation is damaging soil health and increasing environmental risks in Nigerian cities. The Department of Soil Science in the Faculty of Agriculture organised a sensitisation walk on campus in Zaria as part of efforts to raise awareness

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AE-FUNAI Students Gain Hands-On Insight Into Public Finance

A group photograph of dignitaries and participants at the workshop Students of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), have participated in a workshop designed to provide them with practical exposure to public finance and policy-making. The training, held in partnership with the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), focused on budget analysis, evidence-based

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