By Yahya Musa Waziri The Publisher and Group Editor-in-chief of Education Monitor Group of Newspapers, Malam Waziri Isa Adam (Wazirin Gwantu III), has announced the passing of his eldest cousin, Wamban Gwantu II, Alhaji Musa Ali Waziri. He died at the age of 77. The late Wambai who was theContinue Reading
By Waziri Isa Adam The Honourable Justice Olukayode Ariwoola-led Governing Council of Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) has approved the promotion of eleven Academic Staff of the Institute, out of whom three were promoted to the rank of Professors, seven to the rank of Associate Professors, and oneContinue Reading
The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, on Thursday, reiterated his administration’s commitment to upholding the rule of law by reinstating the dethroned paramount Chief of Piriga in Lere Local Government Area of the state, Chief Jonathan Zamuna. Chief Jonathan Zamuna, was dethroned by the immediate-past Governor of Kaduna state, MalamContinue Reading
Some clerics, rights activists, and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria are furious following the decision of the federal government to sign the controversial Samoa Agreement. The agreement reportedly has some clauses that compel underdeveloped and developing nations to support the agitations by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) communityContinue Reading
By Mahdi Waziri Isa The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS), Abuja, has finalized preparations to host a two-day National Seminar for the Deans of Faculities of Law of Nigerian Universities. An invitation sent to Education Monitor from the office of the Director General of the Institute, Professor MuhammedContinue Reading
In the new scheme of service approved for Nigerian Polytechnics, holders of Higher National Diploma (HND) with good grades can now be appointed as Academic Staff (Graduate Assistants) like their degree counterparts. This was disclosed recent during the formal presentation of the new Schemes of Service to the Polytechnics stakeholdersContinue Reading
By Adadareporters A unique African literary theory called “Leoparditude”, which was propounded in year 2000 by Mallam Al-Bishak, a foremost African scholar and Nigerian Professor of African literature with specialty in Literary Egyptology, will feature prominently at a two-day “Seen From Lagos: African Re-groundings Symposium” jointly organized by the InstituteContinue Reading
By Ikenna Nwokedi Scholars in the field of Arts and Humanities have emphasized the need for application of democratic ethos in ensuring the nation achieve sustainable growth and development. This was during the opening ceremony of the two-day Biennial Conference of the Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL) which kicked offContinue Reading
A bombshell petition has been submitted to the incoming Governing Council of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), accusing the Vice Chancellor of corruption, nepotism, abuse of office, and maladministration. The petition, submitted by Waziri Isa Adam, alleges that the VC has been engaged in embezzlement, nepotism, and other forms of corruption,Continue Reading