Universities
7 Nov
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of the University of Ibadan (UI), Prof. Peter Olapegba, has called for commitment and
1 Nov
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…
30 Oct
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…
10 Oct
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…
8 Oct
The Senate on Tuesday raised concerns over the escalating brain drain crisis in Nigeria’s universities and other critical sectors,
16 Sep
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…
26 Jul
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…
30 May
The acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki, has responded to those criticising the Federal
18 May
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COEASU) have kicked against the growing trend
5 Feb
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.
17 Dec 2023
There is therefore no doubt that the ‘Universal City’ called the University needs internationalisation at this age of digital technologies when artificial intelligence (AI) is threatening to take over everybody’s job schedules in the world of work.