By Thompson Yamput Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, Vice Chancellor, Salem University, Lokoja, has praised the foresight of Archbishop Sam Amaga for the establishment of the institution. Johnson-Akubo gave the commendation during his speech at the institution’s 18th Anniversary celebration held at the Chapel of Peace in Lokoja. “Indeed, Salem University isContinue Reading
By Desmond Ejibas The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has concluded a Computer-Based Test (CBT) to select candidates for its 2025 Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship programme. Chief Boma Iyaye, Executive Director of Finance and Administration at the NDDC, disclosed this to journalists in Port Harcourt on Saturday. He stated that aboutContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The leadership of some faith-based organisations have called for a transparent investigation into the technical glitch that marred the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The call, led by the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society (AIS) and Dominion Chapel International Church (DCIC), followed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’sContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Director of News and Current Affairs at TVC, Mr Babajide Kolade-Otitoju, has called on Nigerian universities to deepen their engagement with host communities. Kolade-Otitoju said such collaboration was vital to national development and societal harmony. He made the call while delivering the maiden Registry Lecture of theContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) has given full accreditation status for 24 programmes in the University of Calabar (UniCal). Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, Executive Secretary of the NUC, made this known in a letter signed by Mr Abraham Chundusu, Acting Director of Accreditation. Ribadu said that the letterContinue Reading
By Alex Enebeli Stakeholders from the South-East and South-South have called for massive investment for technical education in the region to tackle the rising unemployment in Nigeria. They made the call during the “South-East and South-South Interregional Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Forum held in Enugu. The forumContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo A Non-Governmental Organisation, Dare Adeboye Foundation, has awarded scholarships to 300 students in Ogun and Osun. The foundation’s Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Pastor Leke Adeboye, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Adeboye said that the scholarshipContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Federal Government has pledged to strengthen open and distance learning in the country’s national policy framework for the advancement of education. The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, made the pledge at the third Open, Distance and eLearning Association of Nigeria (ODeLAN), International Conference 2025 onContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola Some candidates of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), who scored above 340 overall and had over 90 marks in mathematics, have largely attributed their success to hard work. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Thursday, the candidates alsoContinue Reading
By Sani Idris-Abdulrahman The Association of Registrars of Nigerian Universities (ARNU) has lamented the inability of the Nigerian Universities to be among the best in the world in terms of global ranking. The association expressed this through its Chairman, Dr Bala Ahmed, who spoke at the 3rd Registrars Workshop andContinue Reading
