UNIZIK sacks Ikechebelu after 2 months in office, appoints Carol Umobi as Acting Vice-Chancellor
THE governing council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka has sacked Professor Joseph Ikechebelu after two months in office. In his place, the Council appointed a law teacher, Prof Carol Umobi as as the Acting Vice-Chancellor. A letter from the governing…
JAMB Sets New Rules For Students’ Matriculation
The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, was speaking at the 2024 Policy Meeting on Admissions into Tertiary Institutions, in Abuja on Thursday. Oloyede ordered tertiary institutions across the country to henceforth inform the Board of their matriculation ceremonies as well…
LASU, UNILAG, Pan-Atlantic Sign STEM Pact with U.S. Varsity
women’s education and bolster Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, Lagos State University (LASU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), and Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) have signed an educational cooperative partnership agreement with Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The partnership aims to…
Wole Soyinka 2024 Essay Competition: 90 finalists emerge
A total of 90 finalists of the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange, WSICE, 2024 Essay Competition for Senior Secondary School Student, representing a diverse array of talented students from schools across Nigeria, have emerged. According to the organisers, these finalists…
Chinua Achebe’s daughter, Maureen wins Harvard Medical School award
Maureen Achebe, daughter of the renowned novelist Chinua Achebe, has been honored with the 2024 Faculty Development and Diversity Award by Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The recognition celebrates her outstanding contributions and commitment to diversity in the medical field. The…
INSPIREDUniversity of Birmingham Appoints Sandie Okoro OBE as New Chancellor
The University of Birmingham has announced the appointment of Sandie Okoro OBE as its new chancellor. She becomes the university’s eighth chancellor, and the first woman to hold this position, succeeding Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE, who will step down…
Beautiful Nigerian Lady Bags First-Class Honours in Mathematics (Photos)
The graduate, Victoria Idobo, proudly took to the microblogging platform X to share her accomplishment, posting a picture of her degree certificate. A Nigerian lady has been applauded on social media after bagging a first-class degree in mathematics from the…
Biography of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born June 13, 1954, Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian-American economist who served as the seventh director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) from 2021. She was the first woman and the first African to head…
41-Year-Old Female Professor Announced As University Of Abuja Acting Vice Chancellor
The Senate of the University of Abuja has appointed the youngest Professor of Law in the institution, Aisha Maikudi, as acting Vice Chancellor. Maikudi who is a Professor of International Law, is the university’s current Deputy Vice Chancellor, Academics. Her…
17-Year-Old Dorothy Jean Tillman Bags Doctorate Degree
Dorothy Jean Tillman, a 17-year-old from Chicago, has become one of the youngest people ever to earn a doctoral degree. Tillman graduated with a Doctorate in Integrated Behavioral Health from Arizona State University’s College of Health Solutions in May 2023….