The University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED), Ondo State, has begun installing high-speed internet facilities across its campuses and hostels to improve access to information and enhance academic work. Public Relations Officer Isaac Oluyi said the initiative, driven by Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ebunoluwa Adejuyigbe, forms part of plans to reposition the university as a globally competitive institution.
Professor Gloria Abiodun Ayoola, a pharmaceutical chemist at the University of Lagos, has called for greater exploration of Africa’s rich biodiversity to develop life-saving medicines from indigenous plants. Delivering a lecture at the university, Professor Ayoola explained that plants such as the African walnut, star apple, guava, and bitter leaf contain potent compounds with antioxidant,
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, has stressed the need for continuous training of students and lecturers on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve learning and research. She spoke during an AI workshop organised by UNILAG’s Centre for Digital Humanities in partnership with the International Association for Innovation in Educational Assessment. The
The Federal Government, in recognition of their research and innovations, has granted patent rights to some academic staff of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN). In a statement signed by the university’s Director of Media and Publicity, Ibrahim Sheme, NOUN said the patents highlight its growing reputation as a hub for solution-driven education. Leading
Two staff members of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) have secured over ₦62.9 million in research grants from the TETFund National Research Fund (NRF). The institution’s Deputy Registrar, Centre for Information, Communication and Public Relations, Mr Adekunle Adams, in a statement, explained that the grants were awarded to Dr Emodi Anthony Izuchukwu of the School
A Nigerian mathematician, Dr. Sunday Esebre, is calling on governments and institutions to put more money into mathematics research, warning that low funding could slow scientific progress. Esebre, who recently completed his PhD at Texas Tech University in the US, said that mathematics is not just about theory, but forms the basis for breakthroughs in
In a renewed bid to encourage research in Nigerian universities, the Federal Government has approved over ₦4.2 billion for 158 research projects across Nigerian tertiary institutions under the 2024 TETFund National Research Fund. Federal University of Technology, Minna (₦400 million), Ahmadu Bello University (₦359 million), and Federal University of Technology, Akure (₦341 million) are the
The Chairman of the Bayero University Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Professor Ibrahim Tajo Siraj, has lamented the worsening economic situation in Nigeria, stating that it has crippled the productivity and well-being of university lecturers across the country. Speaking in an exclusive interview with SolaceBase TV, Professor Siraj said that although
