By Idris Abdullahi Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has won first place at the Russian-African Forum-Contest of Young Scientists, held from October 12 to 17, 2026, under the auspices of UNESCO. Competing under the theme “Future Engineers of the World Are the Foundation of Sustainable Development,” the NSUK team wonContinue Reading
By Education Monitor Kaduna State University (KASU) has implemented the new salary structure for academic staff in its October payroll, in line with the agreement reached between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in January 2026. The implementation, however, does not include the additional 10Continue Reading
By Waziri Isa Gwantu Four days after faulting a report by Education Monitor Newspaper on the controversy surrounding the selection process for a new Vice-Chancellor at the University of Jos, the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Tanko Ishaya, or the Institution’s Public Relations Department, have failed to provide a correct account of happeningsContinue Reading
By Usman Muhammad The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMinna), Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, has assured the National Universities Commission (NUC) accreditation teams of the university’s readiness for the assessment of 11 undergraduate programmes. The accreditation exercise is scheduled to hold from October 29 to December 18,Continue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa The National Agricultural Extension Research and Liaison Services (NAERLS), Ahmadu Bello University, and the Genetic Resources Centre, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), have organised a two-day International Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Society for Underutilized Legumes (SUL). The conference, themed “Promoting Underutilized LegumesContinue Reading
By Abah Sunday, Abuja The Federal Government is considering integrating training programmes of National Institute for Sports (NIS) into its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) scheme. According to the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa who announced the plan, the integration aims to equip young Nigerians withContinue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Professor Muhammad Khalil Othman, has presented a comprehensive scorecard of his first year in office and outlined plans to fully operationalize the university’s main campus. Professor Othman presented the report on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at the 14thContinue Reading
By Farooq A. Kperogi Two concerning and momentous events happened this week that dramatized the depth of the penetration of the virus of religious extremism into the body politic of Muslim northern Nigeria: the viral video of uniformed young Izala first aid kids chanting a chilling song requesting AK-47s toContinue Reading
• A Rejoinder in Support of Professor Mayowa Fasona’s Appeal I read with considerable interest the report in THISDAY newspaper of Wednesday, 28 October 2026, entitled “FG Urged to Restore Geography to National Curriculum,” in which Professor Mayowa Fasona of the University of Lagos called for the restoration of GeographyContinue Reading