In a world where many young people choose careers based on pressure rather than passion, Youth4Youth Africa is helping to rewrite that story through its new initiative the FutureLens Project. In collaboration with Nigeria’s global youth ambassador, Ambassador Fatima Adam, FutureLens was launched to help secondary school students explore diverseContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam In a groundbreaking achievement, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has unveiled Africa’s first university-based automobile assembly plant. Located in Lagos, the facility is the result of a partnership between UNILAG and Nord Automobiles. Since its inauguration on November 10, 2022, the plant has been assembling vehiclesContinue Reading
On 20 July 1982, an IRA bomb exploded beneath a bandstand on which 30 military bandsmen of the 1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets were performing in Regent’s Park, London. Six of the bandsmen were killed instantly and the rest were injured; a seventh later died of his wounds. Eight civiliansContinue Reading
By Amina I. Ahmed The Director of the Iya Abubakar Institute of Computing and ICT (IAIICT) of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Emmanuel Adewale Adedokun, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC). Aziz Hilali will serve as Vice-Chairman. Professor AdedokunContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, commemorated its 63rd anniversary today, October 4, 2025, with a press conference by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Adamu Ahmed, at the University’s Senate Building in Samaru. Celebrating the institution’s six decades of transformative education and national development, the Vice-Chancellor reflected on theContinue Reading
In the streets of Nigeria and across many parts of Africa, a familiar scene unfolds every day: young girls balancing trays of goods on their heads, weaving through traffic or walking long distances under the scorching sun. These trays are heavy laden with fruits, snacks, water sachets, and other goods.Continue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa Three senior academics from the Federal University Gusau (FUGUS) have filed a lawsuit at the National Industrial Court in Abuja, seeking to stop the ongoing selection process for the institution’s new Vice-Chancellor. The plaintiffs—Prof. Ahmad Galadima, a two-time Deputy Vice-Chancellor; Prof. Ibrahim Garba Zurmi, a ProfessorContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Kaduna State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has given the Kaduna State Government 21 days ultimatum to implement the agreed 72,000 naira minimum wage. In a Friday statement signed by the State Chairman, Ibrahim Dalhatu, the union expressed its dismay over theContinue Reading
By Blessing Effiong & Blessing Samuel The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is set to appoint a new Vice-Chancellor, with Professor Godwin Akper among the applicants. However, concerns have been raised about his academic qualifications and potential implications for the institution’s credibility. Professor Akper’s academic background includes a DiplomaContinue Reading