Dr Adebowale Adetayo, a lecturer in the Department of Information Resources Management at Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, has been listed among the world’s top two per cent of scientists for the second consecutive year. The recognition, published by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier, is based on the 2025 global data update from Elsevier’s
A University of Ibadan student, Abayomi Odole, has completed a three-and-a-half-month academic and entrepreneurial fellowship at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland under the START Fellowship programme. The fellowship, a global initiative supporting student entrepreneurs from emerging markets, offers participants mentorship, training, and access to international business networks. Mr Odole, a 400-level student of
Academic staff of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) have secured top leadership positions at the 34th Annual Conference of the Rural Sociological Association of Nigeria (RuSAN), held at the University of Ibadan from October 6 to 10, 2025. Professor Olayiwola Fasoranti of FUOYE’s Department of Sociology was elected President of RuSAN, while Professor Ogunjimi of
Four academic staff of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have secured research grants under the 2024 Tertiary Education Trust Fund/National Research Fund (TETFund/NRF) scheme, Batch 10. The awardees include Dr Aneyo Idowu Ayisat of the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Life Sciences, who will lead a study on tackling novel psychoactive substances in Nigeria through
Dr Kayode Adewale, a lecturer at Tai Solarin Federal University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, has secured a $50,000 international grant in collaboration with Kent State University, Ohio, United States. The grant will support Transformation 1090, a new initiative designed to enhance teacher training and improve student learning outcomes in Nigeria. The project aims to train
A Nigerian graduate, Raheemah Adebiyi, has been awarded the Commonwealth Scholarship to study Global Development and Environment at the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom. Adebiyi, who completed her degree in Agricultural Economics and Farm Management at the University of Ilorin in 2023, stated that the award would enable her to contribute to addressing
The Director-General of the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON), Mrs Funke Adepoju, has been named the 2025/2026 AIG-Blavatnik Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Blavatnik School of Government. Her selection places her among a select group of Nigerians who have held the fellowship, including former INEC Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega and ex-FIRS Chairman
Raheemah Adebiyi, a recent graduate of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), has been awarded the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship to pursue a Master of Science in Global Development and Environment at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom. Adebiyi, who graduated in 2023 from the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, described the award as a
Senator Yakubu Oseni, who represents Kogi Central, has earned a PhD in Leadership and Strategic Studies from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna. Before joining politics, Oseni worked in banking and later served as Executive Chairman of the Kogi State Board of Internal Revenue, where he introduced major reforms. He recruited young graduates, restructured the
Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, is celebrating one of its own, Akinola Dolapo Modupe, who stood out at the 2025 Call to Bar ceremony in Abuja. Dolapo, who graduated with First-Class honours in Corporate Law from the university, was named the seventh-best graduating student overall at the February 2025 Bar Finals. Her achievement brought pride
