Let me wish my mentor, Malam Garba Shehu, media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari a happy birthday as he turns sixty (60) today November 27. I doubt, very much, if there would be any fanfare to mark this milestone.

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Bayero University, Kano has boycotted the Federal government directive to key into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information (IPPIS). The Accountant General of the Federation Ahmed Idris, in an advertorial last week announced that university teachers will be captured on the IPPIS beginning from November 25th, and…

Proffesor Jibrin Diso, a visually-impaired lecturer at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK), has won, in a raffle draw, an IVM lkenga 2020 model car, which lnnoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) Company donated to the Federal Government.

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused some vice-chancellors of sponsoring crisis within the body for selfish motives. National President of the union, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, who spoke against the backdrop of plans..

Ghanaian undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has challenged African journalists to constantly beam their searchlight to uncover atrocities and malfeasance perpetrated by influential figures in the society.

Nigeria's consistent reliance on interest based loans; especially from the international market is one of the major reasons for the poor state of the country's economy.

Tony O. Elumelu, Founder Tony Elumelu Foundation and Chairman UBA Group and Heirs Holdings charged everyone to join hands to lift Nigeria’s youth from poverty to prosperity. He made this statement while receiving an Honorary Doctor of Business (Hon D.B) degree by one of Nigeria’s foremost universities, Bayero University, Kano. According to the Vice Chancellor,…

Bayero university Kano is set to honour philanthropist and entrepreneur, Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu and the first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Folake Solanke with honorary doctorate degrees for their immense contributions to human development. Also, a blind student, Abdullahi Umar Abdullahi, from special education department graduated with second class upper. While Elumelu will be conferred…

The Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, has disagreed with the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over his call asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to resign over the postponement of the general elections. He described the advocacy as unfair and unacceptable. Addressing reporters…

Controversy surrounding land acquisition and counterclaims of compensation between Bayero University, Kano and some farm owners is generating tension.  The university claims to have acquired and duly settled required compensation to farmland owners in the 1970s and early 1980s but some owners of the settlements are demanding compensation, insisting their lands were never included in…

• ‘90% of varsities didn’t accept less than180 in 2017’ The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has denied the allegation that its plan to reduce cut-off points for admission into tertiary institutions is meant to favour certain parts of the country, especially areas where candidates have problem of scoring low marks. The minimum cut-off…

The Bayero University, Kano (BUK) has declared that the award of honorary degrees of the university to personalities not intended for commercial purpose in a bid to sustain it’s value.