By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved a final reopening for a period of 48 hours to enable tertiary institutions yet to complete their student verification exercise to do so. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday by MrsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Governing Council of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has approved the appointment of Prof. Uduma Uduma as the new Vice-Chancellor of the institution. The Pro-Chancellor/Chairman of the Governing Council, Malam Isa Yuguda said this while briefing newsmen on Friday after the council’s meeting. YugudaContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele and Oghuvwu Marcel A university lecturer, Prof. Peter Adeonipekun, has called on academics to renew their commitment to research, innovation, and environmental sustainability. Adeonipekun, Head of Botany Department, University of Lagos (Unilag), made the call while speaking at a programme to markContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has urged African countries to use technology as a means of transforming their education system and comprehensively developing learning on the continent. Alausa made the call in Abuja at the opening of the MoodleMoot Africa Conference 2025, organised by theContinue Reading
By Chinyere Nwachukwu The Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, has advised women in leadership positions not to be afraid of taking hard decisions when the need arises. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, Ogunsola said that courage, competence, fairness, empathy andContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele Sen. Oluranti Adebule (APC-Lagos) has urged the state House of Assembly to fast track passage of the Innovation Bill to provide funds that would carter for research activities. Adebule, a former deputy governor of Lagos state, made this known at the Lagos StateContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Godspeed Leadership and Mentorship Development Initiative (GLEMDI), an NGO, says early grooming of young leaders is a panacea to tackling bad governance. The Executive Director of GLEMDI, Mr Habila Kayit, said this at the Third Edition of GLEMDI’s Basic and Post Basic Education Head Boys and GirlsContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Lagos City Senior College, Yaba, a public school and representative of Lagos Education District IV has emerged state-level winner of the 10th National Quiz Competition on Legislature, Democracy and Governance. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competition organisedContinue Reading
By Hadiza Mohammed Prof. Saad Bin Dajem, Vice President for Education and Academic Affairs, King Khalid University has said that 3, 200 Nigerians have graduated from Saudi Arabian universities in the last decade. The vice president made this known on Monday in Abuja at the opening of the Forum ofContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Chartered Institute of Educational Practitioners, United Kingdom (CIEPUK), says it will launch a Global Southern Studies/Research Centre (GSSRC) at Paul University, Awka, in partnership with Soochow University, China. The unveiling of the centre is scheduled for Oct. 17 at the Nwawka Auditorium, Paul University. According toContinue Reading
