By Mahdi Waziri Isa Members of Nigeria’s University Community have reason to be hopeful about the long-standing dispute between the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The appointment of Yayale Mahmud Ahmed, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), as chairmanContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Deputy National Chairman of the International Humanitarian Law Implementation Committee, Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, has highlighted the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led government’s efforts in implementing international treaty obligations. Speaking yesterday at the 2-Day 27th Annual Thematic Workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for law teachersContinue Reading
By Auwalu Umar Ahmadu Bello University had never submitted itself for any ranking until this time around when it did so recently for the World University Rankings 2025. The institution had to yield to the reality of prevailing global practice in order to retain its good name as one ofContinue Reading
By Boyi Akimu The Nigerian Institute of Leather and Science Technology (NILEST), Samaru, Zaria, has been ranked 486 out of 514 Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in the 2024 Nigeria Integrity and Transparency Index, scoring a mere 2.50%. This ranking raises significant concerns about NILEST’s commitment to transparency and accountability.Continue Reading
By Boyi Akimu The Chairman and Publisher of Education Monitor Group of newspapers, Malam Waziri Isa Adam (Wazirin Gwantu III), has congratulated Gyongon Augustine Grimah, a distinguished son of Sanga Local Government Area, on his well-deserved appointment as Kaduna State Police Commissioner. Grimah, an accomplished alumnus of Ahmadu Bello UniversityContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam Abuja – The academic community and family of Dr Abubakar Abba Tahir, Registrar of Prime University Abuja, who is also the Kakakin Adamawa, are mourning the loss of his 23-year-old daughter, Habiba Barkaaji Abba Tahir. Habiba passed away on October 10, 2024, after a brief illness.Continue Reading
‘She left very young children, husband, among others,’ school mates, colleagues penned emotional condolences message for late publisher of AP News. A former journalist with Daily Trust Newspapers, Nahimah Ajikanle-Nurudeen, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Ajikanle-Nurudeen, who is the Publisher of AP News, died on Friday. Her death wasContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam Through their tireless efforts and dedication to groundbreaking research, six academic staff members of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have earned recognition as among the world’s top 2% scientists, according to Stanford University and Elsevier’s prestigious rankings. Prof. Mohammed Shafiu, Prof. Jha Basant Kumar, Dr. MohammedContinue Reading
In a powerful and coordinated response to ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, a coalition of sixteen prominent Islamic organizations has issued a forceful declaration titled the “Declaration of the Flood Scholars.” This statement follows a call to action by Abu Obeida, the spokesperson of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’sContinue Reading