As someone who has spent years within Nigeria’s higher education system, I’ve seen the recurring call for professors to “stop publishing and start producing.” It’s a catchy slogan — but a dangerous misunderstanding of what universities exist to do. Our professors don’t need to run factories; they need the space,Continue Reading
By Suzzan John The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Hon. Prof. Umar Adam Katsayal, has called on Caliphate Aviation Training Centre, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and other stakeholders in transportation to partner with the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, to transform the sector in the country. TheContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Sokoto State Indigenes Association, resident in Zazzau Emirate, has formally congratulated Professor Bello Sabo on his appointment as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria. The association paid a congratulatory visit to Professor Sabo at his Samaru office on Wednesday, October 29,Continue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa On Tuesday, 28th October, 2025, His Excellency, the Chairman of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) Board of Trustees, Rt. Hon. Aminu Bello Masari, officially commissioned the new Faculty of Social Sciences Lecture Theatre and Office Complex at Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). The state-of-the-art facility,Continue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam The Governing Council of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) has approved the appointment of Professor Muhammad Isa Kida as the institution’s 3rd Substantive vice-chancellor. Until his appointment, Professor Kida, was the Dean of the Faculty of Management Sciences of the University. Kida, an accountant, receivedContinue Reading
By Masih Safiydul-Ali Allawee As I read Dr. Isaac Yae Asiedu’s thought-provoking article, I couldn’t help but nod in agreement. The piece highlights a critical issue plaguing African academia: the emphasis on publications over practical impact. Dr. Asiedu’s call to action is timely, and his arguments are compelling. I concurContinue Reading
By Mahfuz Mundadu To speak of the African professor today is to speak of a figure who, in the imagination of the public, stands at the summit of learning, scholarship, and national intellect. Yet in the lived reality of this continent, particularly Nigeria, that professor is more often a figureContinue Reading
By Abah Adah Distinguished Professor of Regional Economic Integration in Africa,, Professor Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan, has decried that gaps in compliance with regional economic Integration treaty obligations and rising instability constitute threat to West Africa’s regional bloc ambitions. The erudite Professor of Law who led the presentation on addressing theContinue Reading
By Isaac Yae Asiedu In lecture halls across Africa, a quiet tragedy unfolds every day. Brilliant professors — full of knowledge, passion, and vision — spend their best years chasing publications, not solutions. They write for journals abroad while problems at home multiply. Our universities overflow with research papers, yetContinue Reading