By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA), Professor Muhammed Isa Kida, has called for the deployment of technology to fight insecurity in the country. Professor Kida stated this during his first Media Chat with Journalists in his Office recently, where he called for a strategic deploymentContinue Reading
By Muhammad Mustapha Dr Abdurrahman Jibril, a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Library and Information Science at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has been appointed Head of the Department, bringing to the position years of academic, administrative, and professional experience. Dr Jibril joined the University in February 2013 andContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Mahdi The Vice-Chancellor of Azman University, Kano, Professor Fatima Batul Mukhtar has called for a transformation of postgraduate research from a pursuit of academic recognition to a tool for addressing societal challenges and promoting sustainable development. She made the call while presenting a lead paper titled “TransformingContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa Postgraduate researchers have been urged to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) as a research-support tool while maintaining academic integrity, critical thinking and human responsibility. The call was highlighted in a lead paper presented by Professor Fatima Batul Mukhtar, the Vice-Chancellor of Azman University, Kano at the 3rdContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Gwantu The Division of AfCFTA Law and Policy Programme (DALP), Office of the Director-General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), has recorded significant milestones in its first year of operation from October 2025 to October 2026. In a one-year scorecard titled “Small Steps Towards AContinue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa The Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone, Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju, has listed five major reasons why AI is not growing fast in Nigeria. He mentioned this at the 3rd Biennial Postgraduate Conference of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria on Tuesday. According to him, the five problems are: poorContinue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Galaxy Backbone, Prof. Ibrahim Adeyanju, has declared that it’s high time for Nigeria to stop depending only on foreign Artificial Intelligence and start building its own. He made this declaration to postgraduate students and lecturers on Tuesday asContinue Reading
By Waziri Mahdi Isa The Provost of the Postgraduate College of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Prof. D.O. Okubanjo opened the College’s 3rd Biennial Postgraduate Conference on Tuesday, reviving an academic tradition that had been dormant since 2018. Prof. Okubanjo said, “this gathering represents more than an academic conference. It signifiesContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Gwantu The Governing Council of the Isa Mustapha Agwai I Polytechnic, Lafia, Nasarawa State, has approved the appointment of Mr. Shehu Umar as Registrar of the Polytechnic. The appointment was approved at the Council’s meeting held on 9th September, 2026, with immediate effect. According to a publicContinue Reading