The Daniel King Educational Foundation has unveiled a programme designed to train 100 children and teenagers as young food scientists by 2026. This was brought to the fore when the foundation recently took some pupils on an education tour of…

No fewer than 240 students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, graduated from the institution with first-class honours from various departments of the university. The institution said the 240 first-class graduates were out of 2,747 students who…

From a curious child who couldn’t resist taking gadgets apart to a top graduate in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Covenant University, 21-year-old Victor Emmanuel-James from Akwa Ibom State exemplifies purpose, consistency, and resilience. He sits down with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI…

Women in higher education in Africa still face discrimination, harassment, and exclusion from leadership positions. This is part of the findings of research conducted by the British Council in collaboration with the African Network for Internationalisation of Education, titled “Higher…

A professor in the Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Adetola Ajadi, has announced a N1m donation to be awarded to the best graduating student in his department during the university’s forthcoming 33rd…

Head of the Department of Sociology, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof Adebimpe Adenugba, has stated that the grant provided by the Federal Government is insufficient to ensure the effective running of Nigerian universities. She made this known while receiving…

The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, has matriculated 6,356 students for the 2025/2026 academic session, the highest student intake recorded by the institution in nearly four decades. The acting head of the Directorate of Public Relations, Olasunkanmi Olajide, disclosed this…

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, has called on university staff to prepare for sweeping changes as the institution embarks on a digital transformation journey. She made the remarks during the maiden Registry Week of…

Covenant University has been ranked the best African university in the 2026 Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings. The university is ranked first in Nigeria, first in Africa, and 49th globally. Published on THE’s website on Thursday, the Interdisciplinary Science…

The President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Christopher Piwuna, has called on the Federal Government to urgently commence a sincere renegotiation of the long-standing 2009 ASUU–Federal Government agreement, in the interest of securing the future of Nigerian…

The Administrative Staff College of Nigeria has pledged its commitment to expanding innovative and digitally enabled learning platforms for public servants. The Director-General of ASCON, Mrs Funke Adepoju, made the pledge while receiving the National Institute of Training and Development…

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has commenced the second phase of the distribution of laptops to its 2024/2025 scholarship beneficiaries in Nigerian universities. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the Administrator, Mr Igoniko Oduma, on Tuesday, stated that…

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Ministry of Education and the West African Examinations Council to suspend the planned introduction of Computer-Based Testing for the 2026 school examinations. The lawmakers’ directive followed concerns that most schools, especially in…

The Principal of Children’s International School, Lekki, Mr Stewart King, has observed that increasing reliance on technology is isolating children from vital social interactions that shape their emotional and interpersonal growth. King made the observation during the school’s annual Funday,…

The role of parents, beyond that of teachers and government, has been identified as crucial in improving the standard of education in Nigeria. This was the consensus at a press conference held on Thursday ahead of the 30th anniversary celebration…