The Vice-Chancellor of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Professor Olufemi Peters, says many graduates of the institution have risen to top positions in government, industry and academia, demonstrating the quality of education offered through open and distance learning. Peters remarked at the university’s 29th matriculation ceremony held virtually on Thursday, where 17,611 new
The University of Lagos has started its week-long International Week themed Equitable Partnerships and the Future of AI in Africa, with a fireside chat. The event, which gathers academic institutions, policy makers, and industry partners, began on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. During a fireside chat, Yvonne Ike, Managing Director and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa at
A delegation from the House of Representatives has visited Lagos State University (LASU) to assess measures implemented to curb certificate and admission racketeering in Nigerian tertiary institutions. The visit, held at the Vice-Chancellor’s Conference Room on Thursday, was led by the Chairman of the House Ad-hoc Committee on Certificate Racketeering, Hon. Abubakar Fulata. Other members
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has reappointed Prof Asabe Sadiya Mohammed for a second term as Provost of the Aminu Saleh College of Education (ASCOE), Azare, despite opposition from the State House of Assembly. The decision followed a stakeholders’ meeting held on Friday involving the governor, the commissioner for higher education, the college’s governing
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved 45 new academic programmes at Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education (AIFUE), Owerri, effective from the 2025/2026 academic session. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof Stella Ngozi Lemchi, disclosed this earlier, on August 8, 2025, noting that the approval followed a successful Resource Verification Exercise conducted by a 37-man NUC panel
Nigeria has emerged as the top-performing country in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 2026 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, with 24 institutions listed, more than any other country in the region. South Africa followed with 13 universities. The Times Higher Education Sub-Saharan Africa Insights 2026 report, released on Thursday, highlighted that the region now boasts
Prof Rasaki Olufemi Kareem has been appointed as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Crescent University, Abeokuta. This was an announcement by the Registrar, Barr. Zakariyya Ademola Ajibola, on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor, during the Senate meeting held on Thursday, September 25, 2025. A Professor of Resource and Development Economics, Kareem joined the institution in 2009
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has approved the state’s first-ever Tertiary Institution Games to promote sports and unity among students in higher institutions. The event, organised by the Ministry of Tertiary Education, will bring together students from both public and private tertiary schools across the state to compete in various sporting activities. According to
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has rejected the Federal Government’s appeal to suspend its planned warning strike, which is scheduled to start on October 13. ASUU President, Professor Chris Piwuna, announced this on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television, saying the government’s intervention came “too late.” He accused the Ministry of Education
The 14-day ultimatum issued by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the Federal Government to sign and implement its long-awaited agreement expires on Sunday, October 12. ASUU warned that the government’s continued delay in addressing issues affecting university lecturers and learning conditions could trigger fresh industrial action across Nigerian universities. The Calabar Zonal
