Eight years after its inception, the FUTASU Indigent Scholarship at the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) has achieved a landmark milestone, its first edition fully funded by the students’ union without external alumni support. The scholarship, established in 2017 by Babatunde Oluwabukunmi Victor (popularly known as Veebabs) during his tenure as the Students’ Union
The Federal Government has launched a $38 million ICT revolution targeting ten federal universities, including Bayero University Kano (BUK), under the Blueprint ICT Dev Project. Backed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the initiative aims to bridge Nigeria’s digital gap by developing smart campuses, boosting hybrid learning, and upgrading ICT infrastructure across selected institutions.
President Bola Tinubu has unveiled plans for the hybrid electrification of the Federal University Kashere (FUK) in Gombe State, which will be implemented by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA). Mr Tinubu also announced plans for the construction of a dam on the Kashere River by the Ministry of Water Resources. The president, who disclosed this
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has identified inadequate funding as a significant challenge affecting Nigerian universities, especially in the area of medical education. He made this statement while receiving the National President of the Ansar-ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Prince Mosediq Adeniji-Kazeem, during a courtesy visit to
The Vice Chancellor of Trinity University, Lagos, Professor Clement Kolawole, has called on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to channel excess revenue generated from candidates applying for admission into tertiary institutions directly to Nigerian universities. Kolawole made the call in a statement released on Wednesday by the institution’s Principal Assistant Registrar, Michael Bamigbola.
Adjunct lecturers at Atiba University, a privately owned institution in Oyo State, have decried the non-payment of their salaries spanning at least three concluded semesters. No fewer than 117 staff members have come together to demand better treatment and compensation for their work. They told FIJ on condition of anonymity that James Ojebode, the institution’s
The Association of Resident Doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has issued a strong warning about the imminent collapse of the institution. The doctors cited massive staff exodus, poor remuneration, and lack of government support as significant threats to the teaching hospital’s continued operation. In an open letter
The Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Adamu Ahmed, has called on the university’s alumni to raise N5 billion within the next five years to support the ABU Endowment Foundation. Prof Ahmed made this appeal on Friday, May 30, 2025, while receiving the National President of ABU Alumni Association Worldwide, Malam Adamu Mamman
United Bank for Africa (UBA) has announced that it will continue to support Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, in its academic growth efforts. UBA’s Regional Manager, Mr. Kabiru Yusuf, made this promise when he visited the Vice-Chancellor of ABU, Professor Adamu Ahmed, on Thursday, May 29 2025. He said the bank is committed to helping
The Association of Bursars of Nigerian Universities on Wednesday decried the country’s poor funding of universities and called for a mixed model of financing to improve the sector. The association also highlighted that Nigeria is yet to meet UNESCO’s recommended minimum of 15 per cent budgetary allocation to education. At the official launch of its
