The Bauchi State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has trained Education Management Information System (EMIS) officers from the 20 local government areas of the state on modern techniques for managing basic education data. The workshop, held on Saturday at the SUBEB Conference Hall in Bauchi, focused on enhancing participants’ digital capacity to handle education data
Kwara State University (KWASU) has held a one-day sensitisation programme for its drivers and mechanics, focusing on health and financial well-being. The event, organised by the university’s Mechanical and Transportation Unit, took place on Friday at the Malete campus. Speaking on behalf of Vice-Chancellor Professor Shaykh-Luqman Jimoh, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Professor Moshood Mahmood Jimba,
The Programme Director of the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and Next Generation (Next Gen) Programme, Dr Cyril Obi, has announced that 840 scholars across Africa have received fellowships under the Next Gen initiative. Obi, represented by Programme Assistant Ms Maimouna Cherif, disclosed this at the inaugural African Peacebuilding Network and Next Gen African Universities Seminar
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening postgraduate medical education as part of reforms aimed at improving Nigeria’s health sector. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, gave the assurance at the 43rd convocation of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN), Ijanikin, Lagos. He was represented by
The University of Kabale, the University of Dodoma, and Amref International University have announced a call for applications for research scholarships under the Migration and Displacement Action Plan for Sub-Saharan Africa (MAPS) project. The programme, co-funded by the European Union, aims to build research capacity and find solutions to issues related to migration and forced
The Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, has stressed the need for stronger cooperation among key institutions that support Nigeria’s governance system. He made the call in Abuja when the Administrator of the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Hon. Justice Babatunde Adejumo, paid him a courtesy visit.
MTN Group has launched the Pan-African Media Innovation Programme (MIP), extending its journalist training initiative beyond Nigeria to other African markets. The telecoms operator said on its website that the programme, introduced in Nigeria in 2022, will now be open to media practitioners across its footprint. The initiative is being run in partnership with the
The Yobe State Government has unveiled plans to launch the Journalism Community Continuing Education (JCCE) Programme, designed to help working journalists enhance their skills and deliver higher-quality news. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Abdullahi Bego, announced the initiative during a workshop for members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He said the
The International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), supported by the Development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC), through its NGO Support Initiative (NSI), has trained student ambassadors and project support lecturers from Bingham University. The training focused on empowering female students to confront sexual harassment in Nigerian Universities. While delivering the welcome address at the training,
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University’s Centre for Counselling and Career Services, Lapai, has held a one-day capacity-building workshop aimed at enhancing career guidance and employability among principal officers, Deans, Directors, Heads of Departments, Level Advisers, and Final-year students. With the theme: “Career Service Enlightenment and Employment Opportunities,” the event sought to bridge the gap between academic
