In a historic academic and policy-driven collaboration, Lagos State University (LASU) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) will co-host the African Borderlands Research Network (ABORNE) 2026 Conference, marking the first time the prestigious event will be held in Nigeria. The announcement was made by LASU’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello, mni, NPOM, during a strategic […]
The Vice-Chancellor of McPherson University, Ajebo, Ogun State, Professor Francis Igbasan, has urged the Federal Government to include students of private universities across the country in the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. Igbasan also called on the government to grant private institutions access to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to support academic development in private universities.
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has hailed the role of Nigerian writers in nation building, noting that the country is blessed with good writers, who have distinguished themselves globally. He noted that one of such writers is the late Prof. Chinua Achebe, saying “He exposed Nigeria to the world and used his writings to elevate Nigeria’s
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The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has again expressed worry over the electricity crisis that Nigerian tertiary institutions, especially universities are confronted with due to huge increases in tariff for the use of the essential commodity, promising to intervene to tackle the challenge. The Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Mr Sonny Echono, made the promise in
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PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc has donated research equipment to the Department of Chemistry, University of Jos, (Unijos). The donation was made under the National Office for Technology for Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) -Industry Research Laboratory Upgrade Project. Chief Executive Officer, PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc, Mr Dimitris Kostianis, said the company embraced the vision of NOTAP
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A Professor of Labour Economics at the University of Lagos, Olukemi Lawanson, has called on the National Universities Commission to revamp the nation’s higher education curriculum to align with modern labour market demands. Delivering the University of Lagos inaugural lecture titled ‘To Everything There Is a Season… The Perspectives of a Labour Economist’ at the
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University branch has suspended the strike action it embarked upon a few days ago. The union had on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike over some unresolved issues with the management of the university which dated back from 2009 and 2017. However, the strike was called
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The Kaduna State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended the strike it embarked upon on February 18. This is contained in a statement issued by the Chairman of ASUU, KASU chapter, Dr Peter Adamu, on Monday. Adamu said that the decision to suspend the action was taken on Saturday. ”The
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The Nasara Women Development Foundation, in collaboration with the Association of Kebbi Women Entrepreneurs (AKWE), has launched the Nasara–AKWE Student Entrepreneurship Empowerment Programme (NASEEP) in Kebbi State. The initiative, aimed at equipping secondary school girls with entrepreneurial skills, financial literacy, and business development knowledge, was unveiled at the Haliru Abdu Stadium in Birnin Kebbi during
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The Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA) in Katsina State has been thrown into turmoil following the alleged killing of a student by the Civilian Joint Task Force (JTF), prompting widespread protests and forcing the school management to declare a one-week mid-semester break. The protests erupted on Sunday after reports surfaced that a JTF member had shot
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