By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Commonwealth of Learning, Canada are collaborating to establish a National Micro-credential Framework aimed at enhancing skill development, improving employability, and facilitating lifelong learning. The Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, at a two-day Stakeholders’ workshop in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Civil Society–Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria has urged Adamawa Government to invest N9 billion as counterpart funding to address child malnutrition in the state. Mr Sodangi Chindo, Chairman, Steering Committee of CS-SUNN, made the call in a press statement titled “Investing in Nutrition Now”, on Saturday,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The University of Maiduguri Alumni Association has inaugurated its first National and Global Executive Council, aimed at restructuring the association after five decades of the institution’s existence. The Global President Shettima Kukawa, at the event on Saturday said it was a turning point aimed at transformingContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OkapiCCF) has embarked on community sensitisation in FCT communities to dispel myths and encourage early medical checks for children. Ms Kemi Adekanye, Founder of OkapiCCF, said the outreach formed part of activities marking the organisation’s 10th anniversary and the 2026 International ChildhoodContinue Reading
By Aderogba George A pressure group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara has expressed concern over alleged misuse of National Identity Numbers (NINs) during a membership registration exercise in Ilorin. The group’s coordinator, Mr Abdulganiyu Omowaye, in a statement on Saturday, called on party authorities to lookContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has launched an emergency intervention programme to tackle Tuta absoluta and African Sugarcane Borer, pests threatening tomato and sugarcane production in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi in a statement said the initiative aims to sensitise farmers and extensionContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu/Uche Bibilari Congress of University Academics (CONUA) University of Abuja Chapter, says it will prioritise constructive engagement over conflict, evidence over emotion and strategy over reaction in its union activities. The Chairman, CONUA, UniAbuja Chapter, Dr Chukwuemeka Eke stated this at a seminar-series of the union inContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government has pledged support to the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) to strengthen industrial courts and arbitration panels for faster workplace dispute resolution. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Muhammad Dingyadi, made the pledge at the fourth International Labour Adjudication and Arbitration ForumContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Friday, said there was no verified evidence indicating that student loan funds were diverted at the University of Abuja. The Fund disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, by its Director, Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi said the bodyContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah A Harvard University scholar, Prof. Hauwa Ibrahim, has narrated how her humble beginning as hawker influenced the setting up of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) camps, to empower vulnerable children. Ibrahim, a Senior International Scholar-in-Residence at Wellesley College and Harvard University gave the account inContinue Reading
