The League of Imams and Alfas in Ogun State has urged the Federal Government to resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), warning that the disruption of the academic calendar is pushing young people into crime, drug abuse, and other social vices.In a statement on Monday, the Secretary of the
Twelve pupils from six schools in Ogun State have won a total of N4 million in cash prizes at the maiden edition of a debate competition held in memory of the late Taibat Ademosu. The grand finale, which marked the 10th remembrance of Ademosu, took place at the Wosam Arena in Ago-Iwoye, with the wife
The President of the University of Lagos Alumni Association, Ifeoluwa Oyedele, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to suspend its ongoing strike and return to the classrooms. Mr Oyedele appealed the association’s 55th Anniversary Awards and Recognition Dinner held at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos, on Friday night. He urged the
The Vice Chancellor of Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management (IBUAM), Air Vice Marshal (rtd) Prof Paul Jemitola, has announced the establishment of Africa’s first privately owned university dedicated to aeronautics and management studies. Speaking at a press conference in Abuja, Jemitola said that an aviation expert and entrepreneur, Engr, founded the institution. Isaac
While students in public universities sit in overcrowded lecture halls and lecturers complain about outdated laboratories, billions of naira meant to fix these problems remain untouched in government accounts. This paradox, of underfunded yet underutilised education funding, continues to expose deep cracks in Nigeria’s tertiary education system. The TETFund Paradox The Tertiary Education Trust Fund
Sen. Ita Enang, the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has advised the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to work. “My advice to ASUU is to call off the strike and go back to work while they continue with negotiations with the Federal Government.” He added that the federal government should
Prof. Eugene Okoye Nwadialor, the Vice-Chancellor of Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State, has announced that the institution will showcase its latest structural development during the 14th convocation ceremony. Speaking with newsmen, Nwadialor said the ceremony, themed “Education as a Catalyst for Social and Economic Development,” will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025. The Vice-Chancellor
President Bola Tinubu is expected to commission several newly completed projects at the University of Ilorin as part of activities marking the institution’s 40th convocation ceremony. According to a statement issued by the University Registrar, Mansur Alfanla, on Thursday, the week-long convocation will be held from October 17 to 26, 2025. The event will feature
Community Secondary School (CSS), Okuru-Ama, has emerged as the winner of the 2025 Book Reading competition organised by TotalEnergies Nigeria during its Open Day event in Port Harcourt. The contest, which featured over 10 senior secondary schools, including Enitona High School, Model Secondary School GRA, Redeemers College, and GCSS Borikiri, was designed to promote literacy
Adebusuyi Adeniran, a professor of Migration and Development Sociology at Obafemi Awolowo University, has called for the reformation of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to strengthen its structure and responsibilities. Delivering the university’s 407th inaugural lecture, Mr Adeniran said the NIS must evolve into a more functional institution serving as Nigeria’s flagship for border security
