Professor Shehu Abdul Rahman, Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Lafia (FULafia), has been honoured with a top award by the Civil Society Coalition for Transparency and Good Governance (CSCTGG). The award, titled “Most Dedicated and People-Oriented Vice-Chancellor,” was presented to Professor Abdul Rahman in recognition of his open leadership style and efforts to empower students.
The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Lafia, Prof. Shehu Abdul Rahman, has begun visiting various faculties to encourage staff and share his expectations with them. His first port of call was the Faculty of Arts, and later he visited the faculties of Agriculture, Science, Social Sciences, Environmental Design, and the College of Medicine. This
Plateau State University (PLASU), Bokkos, led by Acting Vice Chancellor Professor Shedrack Best, visited the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) in Abuja to discuss research partnerships and collaboration. Professor Best informed IHVN CEO Dr Patrick Dakum that PLASU has a Faculty of Health Sciences, offering programmes in Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, and Public Health.
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Jos, Professor Tanko Ishaya, has restated the school’s commitment to creating a campus where every student, regardless of physical ability, can succeed. He gave this assurance during a special welcome event for students with disabilities, organised by the Directorate of Student Affairs on July 2, 2025. Professor Ishaya
Students of the University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES), Umuagwo, are pleased that solar-powered streetlights have been installed throughout the campus. This has ended many years of darkness on the campus during the night. The solar lights were installed through a partnership between the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the Imo State Government.
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Edoba B. Omoregie, SAN, recently held an interactive session with the managers of various banks operating within the university’s Ugbowo campus. Present at the meeting were representatives from Zenith Bank, Guaranty Trust Bank, Access Bank, First Bank, Fidelity Bank, Wema Bank, Unity Bank, Uniben Microfinance Bank,
The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has commissioned a 24 kVA capacity hybrid inverter solar system to provide an alternative power source to the Central Administration building of the institution. The project was donated to the University by Christ’s Chosen Church of God International. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Edoba Omoregie, SAN, stated that the Church’s intervention
The University of Benin is among eight federal universities selected as beneficiaries of the federal government’s Solar Minigrid Energising Education Programme. The signing ceremony, which took place in Abuja, was supervised by the Minister of Education, Dr Olatunji Alausa, who charged Vice-Chancellors to be innovative and to take advantage of the federal government’s initiatives to
A contract for the construction of a new Senate Building for the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has been awarded by Nigeria’s Federal government. The letter of conveyance, received by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Edoba Omoregie, SAN, states that the Federal Executive Council has approved the project and that work is to commence immediately. The
A team from the Federal Ministry of Education has visited the University of Benin (UNIBEN) to assess the University’s compliance with the Federal Government’s white paper on the report of the 2023 Visitation Panel to the University. The team, led by Mr. Charles Owolabi, Deputy Director of the University Education Department at the Federal Ministry
