Rep Kabiru Maipalace, a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, has disbursed ₦39.4 million in scholarships to 449 university students from his constituency in Zamfara State. Maipalace, who represents the Gusau and Tsafe Federal Constituency under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announced the initiative on Monday in Gusau while addressing journalists. He said the scholarships…
Nigeria’s Federal Government has launched a new interest-free loan initiative for university and tertiary institution staff under the Tertiary Institution Staff Loan Scheme Fund (TISSF), designed to ease financial burdens and promote productivity. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tahir Mamman Alausa, speaking in Akure on Wednesday, said the programme will provide loans of up to…
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the Ministry of Education to take decisive steps to prevent further industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and ensure that students remain in school. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House correspondents after meeting with the…
Chrisland University, Abeokuta, has celebrated the academic excellence of its 2025 graduating class, with 44 students emerging with first-class honours out of a total of 252 graduates. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oyedunni Sola-Arulogun, disclosed this at the university’s 7th convocation ceremony on Wednesday. She said 133 students earned second-class upper division, 63 second-class lower, while 12…
A High Court in Kano State has handed down the death penalty to two men convicted of murdering Buhari Imam, a lecturer at Northwest University, Kano. Justice Fatima Adamu delivered the verdict on Monday, sentencing Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya to death by hanging after finding them guilty of conspiracy, armed robbery and culpable homicide….
Nigeria’s education authorities say they are finalising negotiations with university unions to resolve long-standing disputes over pay and conditions and to prevent a return to nationwide strikes. Education Minister Dr Tunji Alausa confirmed on Wednesday that the government is preparing a counter-offer for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other tertiary unions. He…
Redeemer’s University in Ede, south-west Nigeria, will this week celebrate a double milestone: its 17th convocation and 20 years since its founding. The institution will graduate 1,341 students, including 185 who achieved first-class honours. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Shadrach Akindele, addressing journalists on Monday, described the graduating cohort as “The Indomitable Set”. He noted that the best…
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service is seeking collaboration with Yakubu Gowon University to enhance the rehabilitation of inmates through skills acquisition and education. Controller of Correctional Service, Mr Christopher Jen, said during a courtesy call on Acting Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adamu Matthew, that the goal was to keep inmates productively…
The University of Abuja chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that Nigeria’s higher education system is on the brink of collapse unless the Federal Government urgently addresses long-standing welfare and funding concerns. During a peaceful protest on campus on Tuesday, lecturers carried placards reading “What is good for the politicians…
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) has celebrated retired General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on his 84th birthday, describing him as an enduring symbol of leadership and national unity. In a message of felicitation issued on Wednesday, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Adamu Ahmed praised the former Nigerian military president for what he called “a lifetime defined by service, character and…
