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By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu ILORIN – The Secretary-General of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities, CVCNU, Professor Andrew Haruna, has called on Vice-Chancellors to embrace unity and collective responsibility to build resilient universities for Nigeria. Professor Haruna made the call on while delivering the welcome address at theContinue Reading

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By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu ILORIN – Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin and former Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq O. Oloyede, has called for a Nigerian Universities Resilience Compact with measurable commitments, peer review and annual reporting. He also urged the Federal Government to faithfully implement the 2025Continue Reading

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By Abubakar Basiru Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Université André Salifou (UAS), Zinder, Niger Republic, to strengthen institutional collaboration in education, research, innovation and community engagement. The agreement, facilitated through the Africa Centre of Excellence for Neglected Tropical Diseases and Forensic Biotechnology (ACENTDFB),Continue Reading

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By Firdausi Zubairu Kaika The Federal Government has approved a major overhaul of agricultural education in Nigeria’s polytechnics and colleges of education, mandating that 80 per cent of training be practical. The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this on Thursday, 13th August 2026 in Abuja while receiving theContinue Reading

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By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu The University of Lagos has reaffirmed its commitment to providing an enabling environment for scholarship and has pledged continued support to the Nigerian Academy of Letters. The Vice-chancellor, Professor Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola, made the pledge in a goodwill message delivered through a representative on Thursday,Continue Reading

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By Fatima Sajida Waziri Professor Adenike Osofisan, Nigeria’s first female Professor of Computer Science in Africa, has called for an end to the rivalry and discrimination between polytechnic and university graduates, describing both systems as indispensable to Nigeria’s economic growth. In an exclusive interview with _Education Monitor_, Prof. Osofisan, whoContinue Reading

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• Prof. Piwuna joins EFCC, ex-VCs as Tinubu expected at CVC conference in Ilorin By Waziri Isa Adam Gwantu The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Chris Piwuna, will lead discussion on mental health and welfare challenges among staff and students at the 37th AnnualContinue Reading