Nine law graduates from Babcock University have achieved first-class honours in the November 2024 Bar Part II final examinations conducted by the Nigerian Law School. Dean of the School of Law and Security Studies, Prof. Dorcas Odunaike, announced the feat, describing it as another milestone in the university’s consistent record of excellence in legal education.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan (UI), Professor Kayode O. Adebowale, has promised that the university will continue to support and maintain its strong partnership with the Pan African University Life and Earth Sciences Institute (PAULESI), which focuses on health, agriculture, and environmental sciences. He gave this assurance during a courtesy visit from the
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have expressed deep concern over the non-payment of their April 2025 salaries, attributing the delay to the recent migration from the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) to the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS). In a letter dated
The National Security Adviser to President Bola Tinubu, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, is set to deliver the 9th Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona’s annual professorial lecture on May 10 to mark the 91st birthday of the revered monarch. The lecture, themed “Corruption and National Security: Impacts and Consequences,” will take place at 11:00 a.m. at the
The University of Benin has been named among eight federal universities selected to benefit from 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
Professor Folasade Olajuyigbe, an Enzyme and Environmental Biotechnology specialist at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), has called for strategic investment in enzyme biotechnology to foster sustainable economic growth and address environmental pollution in Nigeria. Speaking at the 180th Inaugural Lecture of the university on May 6, 2025, Professor Olajuyigbe stated that enzymes could
Professor Abayomi Fasina, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has filed a N250 million defamation lawsuit against Sahara Reporters, the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ), and Mrs Folasade Adebayo, a staff member of the institution. The suit, lodged at the High Court in Ado-Ekiti, challenges the publication and circulation of audio recordings and
Covenant University has taken a significant step towards improving agriculture in Africa by hosting a high-level team from the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS), one of China’s premier agricultural research institutes. The visit aimed to establish a strong partnership to combat food shortages and support modern farming in Nigeria and other countries. The team
The Federal University of Technology, Babura, has announced essential instructions for newly admitted students ahead of the 1st-semester examination for the 2024/2025 academic session. The university has mandated that students log in to their student portals to download and print their Examination Cards. Once printed, students must affix a recent passport photograph to the card.
Miwa Open University, Nigeria’s first private tech-driven Open University, has committed to addressing the country’s admission crisis, which affects many qualified candidates unable to secure university placements due to limited spaces in government-owned institutions. The University aims to enrol over one million students within ten years while maintaining high academic standards. Professor Tayo Arulogun, the
