By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu ILORIN – The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, has unveiled Blueprint 2.0 for the revitalisation of the Nigerian University System, describing Vice-Chancellors as indispensable partners in driving the reforms. Professor Ribadu stated this on Monday in his goodwillContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu ILORIN – The Chairman, Committee of Pro-Chancellors of Nigerian Federal Universities, Alhaji Mahmud Ahmed Yayale, has called for a renewed partnership between Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors, saying leadership conflicts will undermine efforts to build resilient universities in Nigeria. Yayale made the call on Tuesday in hisContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu ILORIN – The Secretary-General of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, CVCNU, Professor Andrew Haruna, has called on Vice-Chancellors to embrace unity and collective responsibility to build resilient universities for Nigeria. Professor Haruna made the call on while delivering the welcome address at theContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu ILORIN – Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin and former Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq O. Oloyede, has called for a Nigerian Universities Resilience Compact with measurable commitments, peer review and annual reporting. He also urged the Federal Government to faithfully implement the 2025Continue Reading
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