The Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) has inducted Professor Habibat Adubiaro, Secretary to the Ekiti State Government, as a Fellow in recognition of her contributions to chemical sciences and public service. Professor Adubiaro, an academic turned government official, was honoured at a ceremony marking her years of research, teaching and mentorship in the field of
Olapade Oyinkansola Comfort has made her family proud after graduating with a First-Class degree in Law from Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), finishing with a 4.53 CGPA. Her journey was not smooth. She was first denied admission into the University of Ibadan because of a failed document upload. Later, she was offered admission to the University
Six University of Lagos undergraduates have secured places in The Bridge Fellowship, one of Nigeria’s most competitive leadership programmes, a feat achieved by fewer than five per cent of over 8,000 applicants nationwide. For the students, Oluwaseun Oludemi (Architecture), Kehinde Kadiri (Building), Ugonma Akanwa (Building), Al-Ameen Abolare (Electrical & Electronics Engineering), Treasure Adeolu (Mechanical Engineering)
Two alumni of the University of Ilorin have been selected among just 38 students worldwide to receive the 2025 Mastercard Foundation Scholarship, a highly competitive award that drew more than 13,500 applicants. The recipients, Oke Oluwafemi Lawrence and Onigbinde Abdulwasiu, both graduates of engineering disciplines, will pursue postgraduate studies in Bioresource Engineering at McGill University
Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti, has promoted Dr. Pius Ade-Ojo, a leading medical practitioner, to the rank of Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The Appointment and Promotion Committee announced the elevation after a thorough review of his academic work, clinical experience, and service to the health sector. Professor Ade-Ojo, who is highly regarded in Ekiti
A Nigerian researcher, Elizabeth Oladipo, has made the country proud with a study that is gaining global attention. She presented her work at the University of Nebraska Medical Centre in the US, where top experts described it as a big step forward. Her study shows that even when HIV patients are using their drugs, a
Prof Abdalla Uba Adamu, former Vice Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), holds the rare distinction of earning two professorial chairs in different disciplines, making him Nigeria’s first “double professor.” Adamu was first appointed Professor of Science Education and Comparative Higher Education at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), in 1997. He later became
A 19-year-old Nigerian student, Isaac Otiti, has been named the youngest valedictorian at Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) after graduating with a first-class degree in computer engineering. Otiti enrolled at the university in 2021 at the age of 15. Over eight semesters, he completed 55 courses and earned an “A” in
Oluwafemi Sobowale, a 27-year-old from Abeokuta, Ogun State, has graduated with a first-class degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), after years of financial hardship. Sobowale said he spent five years teaching in a primary school to save money for higher education after being unable to secure admission immediately after
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has congratulated the Emir of Kano, Khalifa Muhammadu Sanusi II, on earning his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. In a statement from London, where the governor was present, Yusuf described the former Central Bank governor as an
