The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Prof Abayomi Sunday Fasina, resumed duties on Tuesday after a six-month research leave to a warm reception from students, staff and alumni. The stakeholders, including NASU, NAAT, and SSANU members, lauded the Vice-Chancellor’s leadership and called for continued peace on campus to sustain development. FUOYE Alumni President,
Professor Toyin Falola, a renowned historian and African Studies scholar, has said the installation of Oba Rashidi Ladoja as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland could usher in a new era of development for the city. Falola, who is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas, made the
The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Dr Abubakar Adamu Dabban, has commenced oversight visits to colleges and research institutes under the council. During his visit to the National Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), Dabban praised the teamwork and commitment of the staff, describing them as key to the
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has emerged as the new National President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Nigeria. The election, conducted entirely online, resulted in 301 valid ballots being cast out of 348 registered members. Oyeyemi secured 177 votes to defeat Anthony Onoharigho
President Bola Tinubu has appointed heads of two Nigerian universities, ranging from Vice-Chancellor to Pro-Chancellor positions. Among them is Engr. Abdurrazaq Nakore has been appointed Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University of Education, Kano. The President also appointed Abdullahi Kodage as Vice-Chancellor of the university. Nakore, a Fellow
The University of Nigeria (UNN) management has appointed Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya as the 16th Vice-Chancellor of the University after a transparent and merit-based selection process. In a statement approved by the institution’s governing council, Prof. Inya Agha Egwu, the university’s spokesperson, described the new Vice-Chancellor as someone with a massive wealth of academic and
The Fidelity Bank Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has inaugurated Mr. Audifax Onuoha as its new Chairman. The event took place during the Chapter’s 4th Investiture and Patron Conferment Ceremony at Fidelity Bank’s head office in Lagos. Mr. Onuoha, who is the Group Head, Compliance Risk Management at Fidelity Bank,
Dr Harrison Madueke was once a medical doctor with a steady career, but he chose to follow a new path in technology. He started Arigo Technologies, a company focused on using digital tools to solve real problems in Africa. Madueke said he made the move because Africa should stop waiting for foreign solutions. “Technology became
The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Aisha Garba, has raised alarm over the poor state of Nigeria’s education system. She said the country is facing a severe crisis that demands urgent action from everyone. Speaking at a meeting in Abuja with state education leaders and partners like the World Bank
The Nigerian Army has declared its ambition to make its network of Command Secondary Schools the leading centres of learning in the country, using a graduation ceremony in Akure as a platform to signal its intent. Speaking at the 13th valedictory service of Command Day Secondary School, Maj. Gen. Obinna Onubogu, General Officer Commanding 2
