•UI and Unilag The University of Ibadan (UI) has emerged as Nigeria’s highest-ranked institution in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2026. According to the rankings published on THE’s official website, UI was placed in the 801–1000 global band, making it the top-ranked Nigerian university in the 2026 edition. The achi...
•Chimamanda Adichie The University of Nigeria, Nsukka has appointed globally-renowned writer Chimamanda Adichie, African Development Bank executive, Prof. Kevin Urama, and Prof. James Robinson of the University of Chicago as Visiting Professors, in a move aimed at repositioning the institution on the global academic stage. The appointments, ap...
Prof. Ortuanya (L) and Engr. Ojo (R) Professor Simon Ortuanya has been appointed the 16th Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), marking a historic moment as the first indigenous Vice Chancellor from the university’s host Enugu North Senatorial District, also known as Nsukka Zone, since it was established in 1960. In his [...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu, today, dissolved the entire governing council of the Yakubu Gowon University (formerly UniAbuja), and relieved Professor Aisha Maikudi of her duties as its Vice-Chancellor with immediate effect. “To succeed Maikudi, President Tinubu appointed Professor Patricia Manko as Acting Vice Chancellor at the Yakubu Gowon ...
Striking non-teaching staff of the Federal public universities, yesterday, dismissed a report that the federal government has invited them for a meeting over the ongoing indefinite nationwide strike, saying the government has not reached out to them, reports Vanguard. This came as members of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Asso...
The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State, those of Covenant University at Ota in Ogun State and the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) in Kwara State have debunked reports that the National Universities Commission (NUC) allegedly exposed fake professors in their institutions. In a statement by its acting Public Rela...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has accused the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) of admission racketeering. The examination body which welcomed the decision of the Senate to probe alleged admission racketeering in universities, maintained that it would be vindicated, reports The Guardian. Recall that the Senate had last ...
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