By Muhammad Muntazar The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has launched a scathing critique of the vice-chancellor selection process in Nigerian universities, citing the ongoing controversy at Alvan Ikoku University of Education as emblematic of systemic rot. In a statement signed by President Christopher Piwuna, the union decried theContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Federal Government has named Professor Mathew Adamu as the new Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja (now Yakubu Gowon University), effective Monday, August 11, 2025. In a statement issued by the Acting Registrar and Secretary to Council, Roseline Adakayi, Adamu succeeds Professor Patricia MankoContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Ahmadu Bello University Students’ Representative Council (ABUSRC) under the leadership of President Ibrahim Nazeer Kallah marked a significant milestone during its 2025 SRC Health Week by organizing its inaugural mental health awareness public lecture on Saturday at the ABU Tanimu Balarabe Conference Hall. TheContinue Reading
By Michelle Tungkat Niyang The University of Maiduguri has emerged as one of the top beneficiaries of the highly competitive Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project, securing a landmark $4 million funding to revolutionize its digital infrastructure and services. This achievement underscores the institution’s commitment to digital transformation and its pivotal role in advancingContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Federal University of Education (FUE), Zaria, has received official approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence undergraduate degree programs, marking a significant milestone in the institution’s academic development. Following a successful resource verification visit by the NUC in July 2025, the university’s ActingContinue Reading
Inna Lillahi Wa Inna Ilaihi Raji’un IBBUL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN, PROFESSOR SHEIKH ABDULLAH LOSES WIFE The Council, Management, Senate, Staff and Students of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai announce, with deep sorrow, the death of Hajiya Aisha Sheikh Abdullah , after a brief illness on Tuesday, 5th August, 2025. Hajiya Aisha,Continue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Federal Government has approved N4.2 billion in grants to support 158 research projects across Nigerian tertiary institutions under the 2024 TETFund National Research Fund cycle. The funding follows a competitive selection process that evaluated 6,944 research proposals from scholars nationwide. In a Tuesday statement, TETFund’sContinue Reading
By Aliyu Garba In its continued commitment to inclusive education, the Bayero University Kano (BUK) chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has awarded scholarships to 18 indigent students through its annual Indigent Student Scholarship Scheme. At Tuesday’s award ceremony in Kano, ASUU-BUK Chairperson Dr. Ibrahim Tajo-Siraj emphasizedContinue Reading
By Muhammad Muntazar The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr. Akintunde Sawyer, has assured students that loan applications under the federal government’s student loan scheme require no special connections, only meeting eligibility criteria. Speaking on Tuesday during a sensitization program at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria,Continue Reading