Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra State celebrated its 25th anniversary on Wednesday, May 21, by honouring notable Nigerians with the Ojukwu Legacy Award. The event included a 25-gun salute to commemorate the university’s silver jubilee, marking its 25th anniversary in 2005. Among the awardees were the late former Anambra State Governor, Dr Chinwoke
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olanrewaju, is scheduled to appear on a special edition of the BCOS TV Current Affairs Kùtùhàì Live Programme on Thursday, May 22 2025, to discuss the topic “Makinde Administration’s 6th Anniversary: Focus on Tertiary Education.” The televised discussion forms part of a series of programmes designed to examine the achievements of the
A Professor of Pharmacology at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Helen Ochuko Kwanashie, has said that the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) model helps to democratise education by breaking geographical barriers and expanding access. Professor Kwanashie, from the Faculty of Health Sciences, made this known while delivering her inaugural lecture on Thursday at
The President of the Association of African Private Universities (AAPU), Professor Adamu Abubakar Gwarzo, has lauded the Vice Chancellor of Nile University, Professor Dilli Dogo, for his efforts in advancing the quality of education at the institution. Professor Gwarzo made the commendation during a courtesy visit to the university in Abuja, where he called on
The University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom, delivered a lecture on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, through Dr Sam Kadiri of its School of Environment and Life Sciences, highlighting the indispensability of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in managing solid waste and building an innovative and sustainable environment. The lecture, organised by the Centre for Environmental Human Resources Development
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) hosted an awareness campaign on the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, aimed at sensitising students to the benefits and application processes of the scheme. The campaign, organised under the auspices of the Student Affairs Division of the University, was held at the Nurudeen Alao Auditorium,
The Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina State, has disclosed plans to send its students to China and Russia for practical training as part of their academic development. The Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Umar Adam-Katsayal, made this known in Daura on Wednesday while presenting his two-year scorecard to journalists. He stated that the university
The Academic Staff Union of Colleges of Agriculture (ASUCA) has criticised the appointment of a university professor as the new Provost and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan. The union argues that the appointment contravenes the qualifications clearly outlined in the job advertisement, which specifies that only candidates who are Assistant
The Vice-Chancellor of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Professor Timothy Abiodun Adebayo, has expressed support for the Federal Government’s consideration of including students from private tertiary institutions in the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. This development follows the announcement by NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, during a strategic engagement session in Enugu on May 15,
Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado Ekiti, has received full accreditation for 18 academic programmes from the National Universities Commission (NUC). The approval follows the October/November 2024 accreditation exercise conducted by the commission in Abuja. The confirmation was conveyed in a letter dated April 30, 2025, signed by Engineer Abraham Chundusu, Acting Director of Accreditation, on
