The management of Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, has paid a courtesy visit to its Nursing Science students currently undergoing clinical training at St. Raphael Divine Mercy Specialist Hospital, Ikorodu. The visit, led by the Vice-Chancellor, Rev. Professor Anthony Alaba Akinwale, took place on Thursday, September 11 2025. The Registrar, Mrs Margaret Aziba accompanied him; Acting Dean
Students of Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, have been formally received as Associate Members of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary Association. The induction ceremony, held on Sunday, August 17 2025, at the Sacred Heart Retreat Centre in Agbowa, Ikorodu, was organised by the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos. The event, traditionally reserved for
Augustine University, Ilara-Epe, has appointed Rt. Hon. Dame Winifred Akpani as Pro-Chancellor and Rev. Prof. Anthony Alaba Akinwale as Vice-Chancellor ahead of the 2025/2026 academic session. The university held a thanksgiving Mass on Friday, August 29 2025, to mark the end of the five-year tenure of the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Christopher Odetunde, and to formally
The Lagos State University (LASU) will hold its 112th inaugural lecture on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Buba Marwa Auditorium, Main Campus, Ojo, Lagos. The lecture will be delivered by Professor Kabiru Olusegun Akinyemi of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science. His presentation is titled “Itsy-bitsy Animalcules in Our Lives: An Unending War
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has announced plans to hold the maiden edition of its Registry Week from November 4 to 6, 2025. According to a statement by the university, the event will celebrate professionalism, innovation, and the contribution of administrative staff to the institution’s success. The three-day programme, themed “The Future of University Administration
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has announced a new annual ₦500,000 prize for its Faculty of Law, funded by alumna Summer Okibe, a UN Development Programme analyst and climate-justice advocate. The award, to run for the next five years, will recognise the best graduating female law student for academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to the
Port Harcourt’s PAMO University of Medical Sciences (PUMS) has called on the Federal Government to invest more in Nigeria’s health sector and expand training for medical personnel. The appeal came from the university’s Founder and Pro-Chancellor, Dr Peter Odili, during the third induction and oath-taking ceremony for 65 newly graduated medical doctors at the Elelenwo
The University of Ibadan (UI) has been named Nigeria’s top university in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026. The Ibadan-based federal institution, ranked between 801 and 1,000 globally, rose from fourth place in 2025, overtaking Covenant University, which had led Nigeria in 2024 and 2025. The assessment of 2,191 universities from 115
A final-year Civil Engineering student at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Collins Chukwuemeka Whitworth, has provisionally broken a Guinness World Record for face painting. On October 1, 2025, Whitworth painted 20 faces in just 2 minutes and 55 seconds during an event at the university’s new campus, surpassing the current record of 12 faces held by
The Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) has officially commenced its 2025/2026 academic session, with Vice-Chancellor Professor Bidemi Bilkis Lafiaji-Okuneye welcoming both newly admitted and returning students. In a statement, Prof. Lafiaji-Okuneye congratulated new students on their admission and urged returning students to approach the session with renewed focus. She emphasised that the university is
