The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has started building six multidisciplinary research laboratories in Nigeria. Sonny Echono, TETFund’s Executive Secretary, announced that four of the laboratories are under construction in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano. At the same time, the other two will be built before the end of the year. The executive secretary
The Institute of Negotiators, Community and Social Development Experts (INCOS-DE) has partnered with the Møller Institute at Cambridge University to improve professional training in negotiation and community development. Kunle Yusuff, Executive Secretary and CEO of INCOS-DE, described the deal as a significant step toward creating affordable and high-quality training models based on global best practices.
The Federal Ministry of Education has commended the Yobe State Government for its outstanding achievements in basic education delivery. In a statement on Wednesday, conveyed to Governor Mai Buni, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, personally signed a letter expressing appreciation for the state’s commitment to advancing the basic education sector. The Minister’s commendation
Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Professor Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i, has reaffirmed her lifelong commitment to improving education across Africa, despite retiring from public service after more than three decades of impact in teaching, policy making, and administration. At an international symposium held in her honour, titled “Tackling Grand Challenges in Education in Africa in the
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, is receiving bipartisan commendation from education and policy experts for spearheading a series of reforms aimed at transforming Nigeria’s ailing education sector. Two notable voices, Dr Dakuku Peterside, former NIMASA Director-General, and Professor Yemi Oke, legal scholar at the University of Lagos, have endorsed Alausa’s initiatives, citing
Prof. Ayobami Ayeni from Ajayi Crowther University has implored the Federal Government to enhance educational quality by allocating a special budget for research. He also called on the Federal Ministry of Science and Technology to fund the country’s research centres to enable them to conduct research in Information and Communication Technology. Ayeni condemned the government’s
Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCO) has promised the University of Lagos (UNILAG) that the Geosciences building, currently under construction, will soon be completed and officially opened. The SNEPCO team made this promise during a visit to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, on Monday, June 16, 2025. They said the new building will help
