In an exclusive interview with the Group Editor-in-Chief of Education Monitor Group of Newspapers, Hajj Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu, Professor Gbenga Solomon Ibileye, Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Lokoja, spoke on his investiture as a Regular Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, NAL, the state of humanistic studies in Nigeria,Continue Reading
The Nigerian Academy of Letters, NAL, used its 28th Convocation, Induction and Investiture on Thursday, 13th August 2026 at UNILAG to do what academies should do: challenge a nation. The Academy admitted 46 new members – 11 Regular Fellows and 2 Honorary Fellows – and honoured excellence. But the centralContinue Reading
By Richard Adeyinka Emmanuel, Bureau Chief, Lagos The Chancellor of the University of Lagos and the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Highness, Dr. Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, has been conferred with the Honorary Fellowship of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, NAL. The honour was bestowed on Thursday, 13th AugustContinue Reading
By Abubakar Basiru Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Université André Salifou (UAS), Zinder, Niger Republic, to strengthen institutional collaboration in education, research, innovation and community engagement. The agreement, facilitated through the Africa Centre of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology (ACENTDFB),Continue Reading
By Firdausi Zubairu Kaika The Federal Government has approved a major overhaul of agricultural education in Nigeria’s polytechnics and colleges of education, mandating that 80 per cent of training be practical. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Abuja while receiving theContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu The University of Lagos has reaffirmed its commitment to providing an enabling environment for scholarship and has pledged continued support to the Nigerian Academy of Letters. The Vice-chancellor, Professor Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola, made the pledge in a goodwill message delivered through a representative on Thursday,Continue Reading
By Fatima Sajida Waziri Professor Adenike Osofisan, Nigeria’s first female Professor of Computer Science in Africa, has called for an end to the rivalry and discrimination between polytechnic and university graduates, describing both systems as indispensable to Nigeria’s economic growth. In an exclusive interview with _Education Monitor_, Prof. Osofisan, whoContinue Reading
• Prof. Imelda L. Udoh says mother-tongue education key to stronger, united Nigeria By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu The Nigerian Academy of Letters, NAL, has urged the Federal Government to translate the vision of Professor Emeritus Ayo Bamgbose into national policy and sustained educational practice. This was contained in theContinue Reading
• Prof. Piwuna joins EFCC, ex-VCs as Tinubu expected at CVC conference in Ilorin By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Chris Piwuna, will lead discussion on mental health and welfare challenges among staff and students at the 37th AnnualContinue Reading