•Late Ayeyemi Sulaiman The management of Kwara State University has said that one Ayeyemi Sulaiman who was allegedly killed by the police in the Tanke area of Ilorin, the state capital, last week Tuesday was an ex-student. KWASU, in a statement signed by the acting Director, University Relations, Dr Saeedat Aliyu, today said that Sulaiman [&he...
University of Ilorin in Kwara State has announced the registration and release of its first drought-tolerant and striga-resistant hybrid, ILOMAZ 3 maize. In a statement culled from the university’s weekly bulletin today, it was stated that the hybrid maize is considered revolutionary. The statement said that the proposal for the registration a...
•Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal Parents of Zamfara State students studying at Cyprus International University under a government scholarship are pleading with Governor Dauda Lawal to address the hardships their children are enduring due to unpaid scholarship fees. A total of 93 Zamfara students were sponsored by the previous administratio...
•Babatunde Fashola Former Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has asked Nigerian youths to stay back in the country rather than seeking green pasture abroad amid the economic hardship. Fashola, who said youths must be able to do something better for themselves, noted that an end must be put to the mass […]
•Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa How several unaccredited universities have turned Nigerians desperate for honorary degree awards into cash cows Despite questions about their legality, prominent Nigerian politicians, celebrities, and clerics have continued to bag honorary degrees popularly referred to as ‘honoris causa’ from unaccredite...
An expert in Mathematics Education, Patrick Friday Obot has shared a transformative vision for fostering equitable mathematics instruction among learners. Obot spoke at the annual science teachers’ conference in Akwa Ibom. He outlined a strategy that emphasises tailoring mathematics tasks to fit the cultural and social contexts of the learners...
Governor Alex Otti, has renamed the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, after the first governor of the state, late Dr Ogbonnaya Onu. Otti made the announcement today, during a Commendation Service held in honour of the deceased at the International Conference Center, Umuahia, reports NAN. Onu, who passed away in April at the age of 72, […]
•NYSC members National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have urged the federal government to implement the payment of the N77,000 allowance it promised to alleviate the economic hardship they are going through. The corps members took to their social media handles yesterday to share their concerns. They noted that despite federal government’s...
•Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho A Warri-based child rights advocate, Comrade Ighorhiohwunu Aghogho, has opposed an announcement by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, abolishing the 18-year minimum age requirement for admission to tertiary institutions in Nigeria. In a signed statement released to journalists in Warri today, Aghogho expressed ...
•Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa The newly sworn-in Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has abolished the 18-year admission benchmark for tertiary institutions in the country. He also hinted at the possibility of reviewing the nation’s education policy, reports The PUNCH. However, the minister stated that there would be no reversa...

