The Registrar of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Mr. Mansur Adeleke Alfanla, has urged the federal government to designate an agency to oversee the finances of public universities in the country. He argued that having different government establishments performing this function, as it is now, is retrogressive and could cause inconsistencies in their findings. Alfanla,…

The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Peter Olapegba, has called for commitment and

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun, Dr David Oyedepo, has stressed the need for universities to equip students with the necessary skills to solve the country’s leadership challenges. Oyedepo made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota. Oyedepo said that could be done by establishing…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has warned authorities of tertiary institutions in the country against any further increment in chargeable fees, lamenting that the current fees have become huge burdens to them and their families. The leadership of the South-West Zone D of NANS made this known on Wednesday while addressing a press…

The Commissioner of the Lagos State Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology, Olatubosun Alake, has stated that tech platforms that bring the ecosystem together to collaborate and share ideas are critical for the growth of the ecosystem and are major vehicles for creating opportunities. He said this while speaking during an interview at the 2024…

The Senate on Tuesday raised concerns over the escalating brain drain crisis in Nigeria’s universities and other critical sectors,

The Community Development Advocacy Foundation (CODAF), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), on Monday, urged university authorities to fight seriously against the pressing challenges of plastic pollution, particularly the scourge of single-use plastics. Executive Director, CODAF, Mr. Richard Benin, gave the directive at the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE), during the launch of the Zero…

The House of Representatives said that it would ensure that Federal Universities were removed from the Band A electricity tariff plan to lessen the huge electricity bill. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, the Chairman, House Committee on University Education, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja after the committee’s oversight of Northeast Federal Universities. Some…

The acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, has responded to those criticising the Federal

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) have kicked against the growing trend

The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma has solicited maximum support and cooperation from the management of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, FUTO to tackle the prevalent kidnapping cases and other crimes being perpetrated around the institution.