Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), formerly known as Bauchi State University, is changing the way students are prepared for life after school. The university has established a Career Services Centre and an Entrepreneurship Development Centre on its campuses to help students acquire valuable skills, plan their careers, and become job creators rather than job seekers. At
A storm is brewing in Nigeria’s education sector. It began when Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, recently declared that the country is producing “too many” social science graduates. He made this statement while presenting licences to 11 new private universities in Abuja. In his view, Nigeria needs fewer social scientists and more “problem-solving” graduates
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called on the Federal Government to remove vice-chancellors, rectors, and provosts who are allegedly mishandling the student loan scheme introduced by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). NANS National President Olushola Ladoja made this demand during a recent press briefing in Abuja, where he expressed concern that
The Federal Government has officially licensed the Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management (IBUAM), marking a significant milestone in Nigeria’s aviation education sector. The National Universities Commission (NUC) presented the operational license to the university on April 30, 2025, in Abuja, following approval by President Bola Tinubu during a Federal Executive Council meeting held
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has accredited 17 academic programmes at Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU), Gadau, Bauchi State. This approval, communicated in a letter dated April 30, 2025, and addressed to the university’s Visitor, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, aligns with Section 10(1) of the Education Act CAP E3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004.
