BY THE WHISTLER – Wednesday August 26, 2026 Mallam Al-Bishak, a Professor of African Literature with University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, caused a sensation at the 44th Inaugural Lecture of the Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, on June 24, 2026 where he spoke on the topic, “Egoptyology: Epistemology andContinue Reading
By Abu Hameed Yankara The Management of Federal University Dutsin-Ma, FUDMA, has commissioned new operational units at its Entrepreneurship Development Centre and initiated partnership talks to complete student hostels and construct staff quarters, in a bid to improve welfare and boost internally generated revenue. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Mohammed KhalidContinue Reading
There comes a moment in the life of every generation when it must ask: what are we doing with the time given to us? History is not made only by those in political office. It is shaped by teachers who inspire minds, farmers who feed nations, entrepreneurs who create jobs,Continue Reading
By Bakangi Sarah Bare The Coordinating Director of the Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) Law and Policy Programme Division, Office of the Director General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NASS Abuja, Prof. Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, has warned that Nigeria risks “an empty shell of sovereignty” if itContinue Reading
By Nafisa Mohammed Iman Members of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) African Union Students’ Club (AUSC) simulated an African Union Summit on Tuesday as part of the club’s Pan-African Public Lecture and Alumni Homecoming. The event was held at the ABU CBN Centre of Excellence in memory of the lateContinue Reading
By Abdussamad Yahya Sufi Dr. Kabiru Danladi Lawanti of the Department of Mass Communication, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has been appointed Editor-at-Large by Media Trust Group, publishers of Daily Trust, Trust TV and Trust Radio. Media Trust announced the appointments on Monday, August 31, 2026. Dr. Lawanti was named alongsideContinue Reading
By Abu Hameed Yankara The International Institute for Islamic Thought, Nigeria Office, IIITN, in collaboration with the Federal University Dutsin-Ma, FUDMA, Muslim Forum has launched a Muslim Researchers’ Network, MR Network, at the university. The network, described as the intellectual wing of the FUDMA Muslim Forum, is aimed at promotingContinue Reading
By Fatima Sajida Waziri The Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Hon. Wahab Akanni Owokoniran has inspected some ongoing projects secured for the University by the University Governing Council under his leadership. The visit, according to the Institution’s Chief Information and Communication Officer, Mr UmarContinue Reading
By Prof. M. K. Othman I first met Prof. Michael Oladimeji Faborode in September 1999 at the annual conference of the Nigerian Society of Agricultural Engineers (NSAE) at Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, where I had served as an academic staff member for over eight years. I left in 1998 to joinContinue Reading