Barr. Success Obioma Akagburuonye, JP, to deliver the maiden memorial lecture UNN Barr. Success Obioma Akagburuonye, JP, will deliver the maiden memorial lecture at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), to be held on Friday, November 14, 2025. Akagburuonye will deliver a research lecture titled, ‘The Azikiwe Philosophy: Lessons for Good Governance and Development.’ The
Prof. Ayodeji Johnson Agboola, VC, Olabisi Onabanjo University The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) at the Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, have condemned Prof. Ayodeji Johnson Agboola for misrepresenting facts. According to a statement signed
University of Ibadan Students’ Union Students’ Representative Council (UISU SRC) The University of Ibadan Students’ Union Students’ Representative Council (UISU SRC) has penalised two honourable members and a student on November 8, 2025, at its eighth plenary sitting. In a report, the disciplinary committee of the council revealed that Hon. Segun is guilty of implementing
Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) The Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) has cemented Nigeria’s presence in global research, as Prof. Olusegun Samuel, Dr Modestus Okwu, and Dr Elias Elemike were named among the world’s top 2 per cent scientists in the 2025 Stanford University-Elsevier Global Ranking. Vice-Chancellor Prof Ezekiel Agbalagba described
The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) signed an MoU with Agbeyewa Farms Ltd. for cassava production The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Agbeyewa Farms Limited to boost cassava production and manage the Renewed Hope Mega Farm Estate in Irele, Ekiti State. NALDA’s Executive Secretary, Cornelius
Hon. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on University Education The House of Representatives Committee on University Education has highlighted the dire state of access roads to universities in Southeast Nigeria, particularly at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) and Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri (AIFUEO). Chairman Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa)
Prof. Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi, appointed substantive VC of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA) Professor Hakeem Babatunde Fawehinmi has been appointed substantive Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), effective February 10, 2026, for a single, non-renewable five-year term. The announcement was made following the 80th Extraordinary Meeting of the University’s Governing Council. UNESCO Laureate, Prof.
Dr. Tunji Alausa, the Minister of Education The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the Federal University of Science and Technology, Epe, Lagos, received presidential approval before the Federal Executive Council (FEC) imposed a seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal tertiary institutions. Minister of Education Tunji Alausa stated that President Bola Tinubu
Prof. Chris Piwuna, President of ASUU Prof Chris Piwuna, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has accused the Federal Government of failing to prioritise education, citing officials’ lack of collective responsibility for the sector’s challenges. Speaking in an Interview, Piwuna argued that key ministers treat education as the Minister of Education’s problem
Dr. Tunji Olowolafe, Chancellor of Ekiti State University (EKSU) The Chancellor of Ekiti State University (EKSU), Dr Tunji Olowolafe, has unveiled a strategic blueprint aimed at reversing medical tourism and positioning Nigeria as a global hub for world-class healthcare. Speaking at the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) conference in Abuja, themed “Reversing Medical Tourism, Africans Investing
