By Blessing Ibegbu Prof. Haruna Ayuba, Vice-Chancellor of Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State, has called on scholars to play a vital role in encouraging interdisciplinary research, dialogue and collaborations to address the root cause of conflicts. Ayuba made the call at the maiden International Conference on ‘Political Instability and CrisisContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The management of Admiralty University of Nigeria (ADUN), says the recent appointment of Prof. Christopher Ogbogbo as substantive Vice Chancellor of the institution is in line with its rules and procedure. This is contained in a statement issued by the Registrar and Secretary to ADUN Council, retiredContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Doballi, a Dubai-based firm, will train 10,000 graduates across Africa to support global Business Process Outsourcing (BPO). The trainees are expected to be equipped with the knowledge to work with multinational companies while living in their respective countries. The knowledge will empower them withContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria in collaboration with UNICEF would plant 2,080 trees in three months to strengthen environmental sustainability and mitigate the negative impact of climate change in the area. Prof. Kabiru Bala, Vice-Chancellor ABU, disclosed this on the sideline of a workshop on TreeContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman The Borno government, in collaboration with its international partners, has unveiled a new policy designed to tackle school dropout and enforce the retention, transition and completion of the girlchild in school. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the launching and dissemination of the document broughtContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Education Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has reaffirmed its commitment to vocational and entrepreneurship development in public schools. The Permanent Secretary in the secretariat, Mrs Joy Okeke, gave the assurance at the inauguration of the third edition of Ladi Memorial Foundation National SewingContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Gambian government on Thursday, lauded Nigeria for its educational interventions, acknowledging the significant impact witnessed in the sector. Prof. Pierre Gomez, Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology of The Gambia, said that the Nigerian government’s interventions had been instrumental in transforming the sector. HeContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele A Professor of Political Science, Sylvester Akhaine, on Tuesday said that liberation of Africa from overwhelming influence of the West would require radical perspectives which should interrogate causality. Akhaine made the assertion while delivering the 103 Inaugural Lecture Series of Lagos State University. The eventContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not extend registration for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) after March 8. This is contained in statement to newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday by the Boards Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin. Benjamin said the registration periodContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has unveiled a five-week training for 6,000 senior secondary school teachers in Artificial Intelligence Pedagogy across the country. At the official kick-off of the training in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, called on the participants to takeContinue Reading
