The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has been named among 18 tertiary institutions to benefit from the Federal Government’s ₦110 billion intervention fund to expand medical training facilities nationwide. President Bola Tinubu disclosed this during the university’s 40th Convocation Ceremony, stating that the initiative seeks to strengthen medical education and address the shortage of healthcare professionals.
Abia State Governor and Visitor to Abia State University (ABSU), Dr Alex Otti, has launched multiple infrastructure projects aimed at improving facilities and academic life at the institution. The projects include a 5,000-bed student hostel, a new Faculty of Law building, a 5,000kVA transformer to enhance electricity supply and the ongoing construction of a new
The alumni association of the University of Lagos has celebrated its 55th anniversary. The celebration was held on Friday, October 17, 2025, with an award ceremony, dinner, and announcement of key projects. Some of the projects include the Erastus Akingbola Postgraduate Hall, a three-storey building donated by Dr Erastus Akingbola, the Alumni Garden at the
The Governing Council of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), has restated its zero-tolerance stance on abandoned or substandard projects, following an extensive inspection of key infrastructure across the campus. Leading the exercise, the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Oba Rasheed Ayotunde Olabomi, said the tour was part of efforts to ensure transparency and
The bill to give legal backing to the Federal University of Technology, Ikot Abasi (FUTIA), will soon be passed by the National Assembly, according to Senator Ekong Sampson, who represents Akwa Ibom South. Sampson, Deputy Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education, confirmed that the bill has already scaled through the first, second, and third
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has commenced training 10,000 workers from Nigerian universities and polytechnics to enhance digital literacy and promote ICT adoption in teaching and research. The nationwide programme, launched under the 2025 Advanced Digital Empowerment Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADEPTI), kicked off on Monday in four centres: University of Ilesa, Osun State; Nigeria
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) will host a series of workshops as part of the 2025 Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Programme (CADFP), following the arrival of two visiting scholars from Virginia State University, Professors Richard Omotoye and Laban Rutto. The workshops, aimed at enhancing academic and stakeholder engagement, would focus on thematic areas
A contract for the construction of a new Senate Building for the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has been awarded by Nigeria’s Federal government. The letter of conveyance, received by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Edoba Omoregie, SAN, states that the Federal Executive Council has approved the project and that work is to commence immediately. The
