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
By Muhammad Baqeer Isa A 12-year-old student from Gombe State, Maryam Ibrahim Dan’azumi, has emerged winner of the 46th King Abdulaziz International Qur’anic Competition in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Maryam, a student of Abubakar Siddiq Community Islamic School for Qur’anic Memorisation in Gombe, represented Nigeria in the category for memorisation ofContinue Reading
By Grace Ehi Unogwu FUDMA The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Prof. Mohammed Khalid Othman, has commissioned a Printing Press to improve academic and administrative services in the University, and by extension, the host community. The printing press, currently located within the University Library, is expected to provide essential printingContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu The Head of Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, Professor Tayo Popoola, has warned that the planned establishment of grazing colonies in southern Nigeria is not sustainable and could worsen unemployment, food scarcity and insecurity. Professor Popoola stated this on Thursday, 20th August 2026,Continue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, (NBTE), Professor Idris Muhammad Bugaje, has expressed satisfaction with the Federal Government’s decision to engage KPMG Advisory Services to restructure the board. Professor Bugaje said the development is timely and aligns with the board’s commitmentContinue Reading
By Fatima Sajida Waziri The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD), Professor Umar Adam Katsayal, has called on Nigerian universities to embrace artificial intelligence, creative funding models and stronger industry partnerships to survive in a rapidly changing world. Professor Katsayal made the call in an interview withContinue Reading