By Michelle Tungkat Niyang in Abuja Nigeria’s Expert of Regional Economic Integration Law and Practice in Africa, Professor Muhammad Tawfiq Ladan has outlined 18 benefits and strategic objectives of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Protocol on Intellectual Property Rights (IPP). Speaking as Lead Technical Expert supporting the 55 AfricanContinue Reading
By K.M Aboki It may be recalled that president Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently made new appointment in some key federal government agencies and commissions, etc. The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) is one of the commissions that got new managing director being appointed by the president ofContinue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa A coalition of alumni and stakeholders under the banner Concerned UNIMAID Alumni Association/Friends of UNIMAID has vehemently opposed President Bola Tinubu’s decision to rename the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) after the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a strongly worded statement released on Friday, the groupContinue Reading
BY Waziri Mahdi Isa Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) has realized its ambition of becoming a premier postgraduate institution, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Adamu Ahmed announced at the matriculation ceremony for newly admitted postgraduate students. Prof. Ahmed revealed that the university had critically reviewed its postgraduate programs to ensure they remain relevant andContinue Reading
Former Secretary General, Barewa College Old Boys Association (BOBA) and Chairman Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN), Professor Ahmed Tijjani Mora, mni, has been appointed the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State, Nigeria. Professor Mora and other members of the 7th Council were inaugurated on ThursdayContinue Reading
The reality in Nigeria: most of the poor always stand with power, support it and justify its abuses whenever it’s directed at other poor folks who have more values or consciousness than themselves. They do this anytime other poor folks demand their rights. Something the majority cannot do, even thoughContinue Reading
A Hausa interview by a professor from ABU lamenting over academics’ poor pay is trending and has re-ignited the debate on the salary of Nigerian academics on social media. The debate is championed by my brothers from the region considered by the country as educationally less developed. I didn’t knowContinue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria was today (Tuesday, 8th July, 2025) presented with a N500 million Mega Award by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The premier university clinched the monetary prize as the overall winner of the 5th edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-MeritContinue Reading
By Muhammad Muntazar Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), has reached a major milestone by being ranked the No. 1 university in Nigeria for Quality Education in the 2025 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings. This prestigious recognition places NSUK at the forefront among 31 Nigerian universities assessedContinue Reading