The Directorate of General Studies (GST) at the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) has honoured outstanding students who excelled in various GST courses for the 2023/2024 academic session. The ceremony, held at the Vice-Chancellor’s Conference Room, celebrated hard work and encouraged academic excellence among students. Deputy Director of the Directorate, Dr Odedokun Adeyemi, who represented the
The Rotary Club of Ikeja Golden Impact has recognised outstanding pupils at Agidingbi Senior Grammar School for their performance in a recent essay competition. Twelve students competed, with six reaching the final stage. Ogbaji Josephine, a Senior Secondary School 3 student, won first place with 87.5 per cent, followed by Odianosen Testimony on 85 per
A final-year Civil Engineering student at Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Collins Chukwuemeka Whitworth, has provisionally broken a Guinness World Record for face painting. On October 1, 2025, Whitworth painted 20 faces in just 2 minutes and 55 seconds during an event at the university’s new campus, surpassing the current record of 12 faces held by
Emmanuel Aanu Ajayi, a student of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kwara State University (KWASU), won First Place at the Digital for All Challenge 2.0 National Finals, held on September 30, 2025, in Abuja. Ajayi secured the national title after earlier victories at the state and regional levels. The competition, regarded as Nigeria’s leading digital
Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun State, held its 19th Awards and Recognition Day on Thursday, September 25, 2025, to honour outstanding staff, students, and notable Nigerians. The event, held at the University Auditorium, also formed part of the activities leading up to the school’s 17th Convocation Ceremony. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Shadrach Olufemi Akindele, in his keynote address,
A Lagos student, Oluwadarasimi Idowu of Ferscoat School, Ipaja, has emerged the overall winner of the 2025 National Mathematics Competition (NMC). The contest, held at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, featured finalists drawn from all 36 states of the federation. Idowu, representing Lagos in the senior category, beat 21 other contestants to secure first place. Benue
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has hailed the achievement of Benedict Ater, a graduate of Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, who won 18 awards at the Nigerian Law School’s recent call to bar ceremony in Abuja. Ater received the Council of Legal Education (CLE) Star Prize, the Overall Best Student Award, and the Most Promising
Governor’s College, a state-owned school in Kano, has clinched first place in the 10th edition of the National Quiz Competition on Legislature and Democracy 2025. The contest, organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) under the supervision of the National Assembly, was designed to deepen young people’s understanding of the legislature’s
Federal Polytechnic Orogun in Delta State has made history by winning the national engineering quiz competition organised by the Nigerian Institute of Safety Engineers, a branch of the Nigerian Society of Engineers. The contest, held on September 20, 2025, at the MOM Civic Centre in Warri, focused on the theme: “Applying Engineering Solutions to Tanker
Kasali Oladepo Lawal has graduated from the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.84 out of 5.00 in Mineral Science. His performance earned him the Best Graduating Student award from the School of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Lawal, who initially recorded modest results in his West African
