The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has summoned the leadership of the Federal Polytechnic, Ekowe, Bayelsa State, to a meeting on September 29 in a bid to resolve the industrial dispute that has kept the institution shut since July 11. According to reports, the meeting will involve the Rector, the Chairman of the Governing
Professor Elias Lamle, a lecturer at the University of Jos, has been appointed lead consultant on integrating peacebuilding into Nigeria’s National Action Plan (NAP). The announcement was confirmed in a statement by Dr Gyang Bere, Director of Press and Public Affairs to Governor Caleb Mutfwang, on Saturday in Jos. Lamle, a professor of Anthropology and
Professor Sulaiman Sheu Adua of Kwara State University has called for the re-training of Islamic scholars to help reduce religious and communal violence in Nigeria and West Africa. He made this call while delivering the university’s 18th inaugural lecture on June 25, 2025. His lecture was titled “The Role of Contemporary Nigerian Islamic Scholars in
Fifty-five students from Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, have completed a three-month certification course in Peacebuilding, Conflict Resolution, and Security Studies sponsored by Rotary International District 9111. The graduation ceremony was held on Friday, May 23 2025, at the Adebola Adegunwa Hall on the university’s main campus. The students, drawn from two batches (cohorts), received
Mr Olalekan Olarewaju, Head of Transport and Maintenance at the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), has been awarded a professional fellowship by the Institute of Global Peace and Conflict Management (IGPCM). The recognition was announced in a statement issued by Kande Ibrahim, Senior Information Officer at NCPC Media and Public Relations. The IGPCM fellowship acknowledges
