•AUN and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar I have had the challenge and privilege of leading universities on three continents: Africa, North America, and, most recently, Europe, at the American University in Bulgaria (AUBG). But I will never forget in a hurry my experiences at the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola. The AUN, where [...
•Prof Ado Jangargari A Professor at the Federal University Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State, Ado Garba Jangargari, has secured a Twenty-Five Million Naira (N25 million) grant under the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) National Research Fund (NRF) scheme. The grant was awarded in recognition of Prof Jangargari’s research proposal titled, “Tech ...
•University of Ibadan main gate The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of the University of Ibadan (UI), has confirmed the abduction of a 300-level female law student, identified simply as Tomisin, and has called for calm as efforts intensified to secure her safe return. In an official statement issued by the union’s President, Comrade Temidayo ...
•Corper Imikan Inyang (R) and the pupils A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Imikan Inyang, popularly known as Backhat Dude on TikTok, has captured the attention of social media users with engaging videos featuring pupils at his place of primary assignment. The Accounting graduate posted his first classroom video on February 17, 2026...
•JAMB candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced that candidates can now print their 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination original result slips within two hours of issuance. This was disclosed today in a statement issued by JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin. According to the statement, the original resu...
Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered the federal government and the Registrar of Trade Unions to register the newly formed National Association of Non-Teaching Staff of Nigerian Universities (NANTS) as a trade union. Delivering judgment, Justice Obaseki-Osaghae directed the defendants to ...
•JAMB candidates The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of results for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mop-up exercise. JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in a statement issued today, noting that candidates who sat for the examination can now access their resul...
•Knife soaked with blood A 300-level Biochemistry student of the Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), Zaharadeen Nuhu, has died after sustaining severe injuries during an attack by suspected thieves at a private hostel in Kalgo Local Government Area of Kebbi State. The university’s Dean of Student Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Magawata, disclo...
•Celine Lafoucriere with children Millions of Nigerian children are being denied safe education as schools increasingly become centres of fear amid abductions, worsening insecurity, overcrowded classrooms and poor learning conditions, UNICEF warned today, raising alarm over threats to their rights and development. Speaking at the 2026 Internat...
Panic swept through Minna, the Niger State capital, today as parents rushed to schools to withdraw their children following rumours of an impending attack by armed groups on educational institutions in the city. The scare also forced many shop owners to close their businesses and return home amid fears of possible insecurity, reports Vanguard....
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