UNIZIK appoints Prof Ugochukwu Anyaehie as substantive Vice-Chancellor
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK or NAU), Awka over the weekend announced the appointment of Prof Ugochukwu Bond Stanley Anyaehie as its new substantive Vice-Chancellor, effective November 19, 2025. The announcement was contained in a press release from the Office of…
FG yet to meet main demands — ASUU
The Ibadan Zone of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that the Federal Government is yet to meet demands of the Union, warning of a full-blown strike due to the discouraging manners by which the Federal Government has…
16-year-Old OAU student wins N1m NCDMB Oil & Gas Essay Contest
A 16-year-old Medicine and Surgery student at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Akande Oyinkansola Josephine, has emerged the overall winner of the 2025 edition of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Oil and Gas Annual…
Nigeria cancels mother-tongue teaching in primary schools and reverts to English
The Nigerian government has announced it is cancelling a controversial policy that mandated the use of indigenous languages for teaching in the earliest years of schooling instead of English. Education Minister Tunji Alausa said the programme, introduced just three years…
240 bag first class as FUTA graduates 2,747
No fewer than 240 students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, graduated from the institution with first-class honours from various departments of the university. The institution said the 240 first-class graduates were out of 2,747 students who…
President Tinubu Appoints Vice Chancellor For Newly Upgraded University
The Nigerian government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Farouk Haruna as the first substantive Vice Chancellor of the newly upgraded Federal University of Education, Kontagora, located in Niger State. The decision followed the fifth meeting of…
Mum and twins graduate same university together
Cambridge mum and twins graduate Open University at same timeA mother and her twin daughters have celebrated graduating together on the same day from the same university. Sarah Chappell and her twin daughters Megan and Abbey Douglas-Chappell, 23, all graduated…
10 JAMB staff face prosecution over corruption allegations
More than 10 staff members of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) are currently facing prosecution over allegations of corruption. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, disclosed this at the ongoing National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the…
Great-grandmother graduates from university at 90 years old
Great-grandmother graduates from university at 90 years old The Open University An older woman wearing graduation robes and holding a rolled up certificate. She has short grey hair. The Open University 90-year-old Maryette McFarland graduated from the Open University on…
GHANA:SHS Headmasters and Teachers: Protect our female learners and stop exploiting them
Message to Basic and Senior High School Male Teachers. Stop Exploiting Our Girls! This isn’t just a warning—it’s a cry for the girl child, for our schools, and for sanity. As male teachers, you are gifted, admired,…