Student unionism in Nigeria has shaped campus life and national politics for more than six decades. From mass protests that forced governments to rethink policy to today’s Students’ Union Governments (SUGs) that run welfare and campus representation, the movement is complex: proud history, legal constraints, bouts of violence, periodic decline and bursts of reinvention. Below […]
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Getting a toddler to sit still long enough to complete homework can sometimes feel like negotiating world peace. One minute they’re tracing letters, and the next, they’re halfway across the room chasing a toy car. For parents, this daily battle often brings frustration, guilt, and exhaustion. Yet, the truth is that focus is not an
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OPay has announced plans to host the Empowering Futures Conference 2025 on October 31 at the Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, to commemorate the first anniversary of its landmark N1.2 billion 10-Year Scholarship Programme aimed at supporting education and youth development in Nigeria. The event will bring together key stakeholders from academia, the private sector, and the
I have followed with keen interest the fiery and essential discourse sparked by my esteemed colleague, Dr. Isaac Yae Asiedu, in his piece, “African Professors must stop counting publications — And start building nations.” His words, full of impassioned frustration, paint a vivid picture of a disconnect between our halls of academia and the pressing
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The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), through its Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), has announced plans to host the maiden International Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in partnership with the African Climate Research for Development (AFCR4D). The landmark event is aimed at strengthening regional and global conversations around sustainable food
The management of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has dismissed as false and misleading a viral social media video claiming that the institution was involved in developing a nuclear weapon for Nigeria. The university described the video as an artificial intelligence (AI) generated fabrication aimed at misinforming the public about Nigeria’s peaceful nuclear energy programme and
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A lecturer at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) is facing heavy backlash after a viral video showed him smashing a student’s architectural model during an assessment session. In the clip, which has amassed more than 160,000 views online, the lecturer is seen striking the meticulously crafted model with a stick, accusing the student
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In a bold move to tackle the growing number of out-of-school children, the Kwara State Government has announced a N130,000 conditional cash transfer to girls who returned to school under the World Bank-assisted Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment programme. The Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, disclosed this during
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The West African Examinations Council has dismissed reports alleging that it issued a directive restricting Senior Secondary students to specific subjects for the forthcoming 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adeshina, and signed on behalf of the
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have agreed to collaborate in addressing long-standing challenges affecting the sector. During a courtesy visit to the NLC headquarters in Abuja, NANS President Mr. Olusola Ladoja led members of the students’ body to meet with Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Labour
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The Kwara State Government has launched a conditional cash transfer scheme offering ₦130,000 to girls who return to school under the World Bank-assisted Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) programme. Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, announced the initiative during the state’s third-quarter inter-ministerial press briefing in Ilorin on
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The Pro-Chancellor of the Federal University of Education, Kontagora, Prof. Francis Faduyile, has declared that the institution remains safe and conducive for learning despite rising security challenges in parts of the country. Speaking during a media briefing in Kontagora on the appointment of the university’s first substantive Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Farouk Rasheed Haruna, Faduyile said the
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Lagos State Education District II has recorded another major achievement as Eva Adelaja Girls Junior Secondary School and its Principal, Mrs. Buhari Vinuyon, emerged top winners at the National Award of Excellence in Education held in Abuja. Mrs. Vinuyon was honoured as the Most Outstanding Educational Institution Administrator, while the school received the Outstanding Educational
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The Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, through the Multilingual International Resource Centre (MIRC), has held the maiden edition of a Yoruba debate and quiz competition aimed at strengthening the use and preservation of the indigenous language among students. The event, titled Idije Ariyanjiyan ati Ere Opolo fun Awon Akeko, brought together participants
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The Federal Ministry of Education has celebrated the conferment of a traditional title on the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa, who has been honoured as Mene Zinakpa I of Tai — translated as The Academic Star I — by the Tai Kingdom in Rivers State. The title was bestowed by His Royal Majesty,
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