Miss Faidat Sonia Adetu, who emerged as the Best Graduating Student at Osun State University’s 15th convocation, delivered an inspiring speech that drew admiration from guests and fellow graduates. Adetu, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.86. Addressing the gathering, she described the ceremony as not
Nigerian universities are gradually gaining international recognition despite challenges in funding, infrastructure, and governance. Recent global rankings show five institutions that stand out for their academic reputation, research output, and international outlook. Covenant University leads the pack, ranked within the 801–1000 band globally. The private institution has built a reputation for innovation, teaching excellence, and
The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has directed all Year One students admitted into the Faculty of Dentistry for the 2024/2025 academic session to transfer to other departments. The decision, announced in a memo signed by Dr Bennyta B. Ikpeme, Deputy Registrar and Faculty Officer, on Monday, September 22, 2025, was issued in line with management’s
More than 200 students in the Department of Accounting at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) have reportedly recorded carryovers in a core mathematics course. Some students described the outcome as unprecedented, stressing that failure in the course poses a significant setback, as it is compulsory to progress in the course. They attributed the mass failure
The Vice-Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, Prof Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, has urged African governments, academia, civil society, and the private sector to unite behind a shared vision of innovation-driven development. He made the call on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, while addressing the opening of the 9th U6+ International Conference at the University of The
A geography professor at Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU), Lapai, has warned that neglecting rivers could pose a threat to human survival. Delivering the university’s 25th Inaugural Lecture, Prof Sheikh Danjuma Abubakar cautioned that unsustainable exploitation of rivers would fuel disasters such as flooding, displacement, waterborne diseases, and socio-economic disruptions. His lecture, “Social Relations of
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has denied claims of withholding aspirants’ results from the recently concluded 2025 Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post UTME). This clarification followed a pre-action petition addressed to the Vice-Chancellor by Hon. Kene Kennedy of F.K. Nnadi and Co., which alleged that some results were being withheld and demanded their release.
Osun State University (UNIOSUN), Osogbo, has produced 49 first-class graduates at its 15th convocation ceremony for the 2024/2025 academic session. A total of 2,505 students graduated across the university’s 15 faculties. The breakdown showed 988 in Second Class Upper, 1,279 in Second Class Lower, 178 in Third Class, and one Pass. The Faculty of Basic
Dr Omojola Awogbemi, a Mechanical Engineer and Senior Chief Technologist at Ekiti State University (EKSU), has been listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world for 2025 in the Energy category. The honour came from the latest global ranking released by Stanford University in partnership with Elsevier, and published in the Elsevier Data
Eminent Nigerians, academics, and policymakers have renewed calls for urgent reforms in the nation’s education system to make it more proactive and responsive to present and future challenges. The appeal was made at a colloquium in Abuja to mark the 60th birthday of Professor Muhammad Akaro Mainoma, former Vice Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi.
