The Senior Special Adviser on Industrialisation to the President of the African Development Bank, Prof. Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, has advised Nigeria to harness the abundance of its natural resources, human capital, science and technology for industrialisation. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka who gave a keynote, …

The Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilesa, Osun State, Prof. Taiwo Asaolu, has called on the state government to address the incessant encroachment of the institution’s land and activities of the illegal miners causing environmental degradation on campus. Asaolu, who spoke while…

School owners across the country have lamented the low turnouts for the ongoing summer coaching. Schools in Nigeria ended the 2022/2023 session towards the last week of July 2023, while they began summer coaching in the second week of August.…

Mastercard Foundation in partnership with Co-Creation Hub has advised educators on the use of technology to improve learning among disadvantaged children and those with disabilities. A statement attributed to the July edition of EdTech Mondays said that with the growing…

To curb rural/urban migration of teachers in the rural areas, the Deputy Governor of Delta State, Monday Onyeme, has tasked Chairmen of Local Government councils to recruit teachers to communities where their services are required. Onyeme gave the charge when…

The University of Ibadan has obtained the sum of N1bn for the funding of a diaspora research centre, the Tertiary Education Trust Fund and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission said in a jointly signed statement on Thursday. The two agencies…

Parallex Bank, Nigeria, has called on the university system to prioritise organisational wellness as it is a fundamental pillar for progress. Speaking during a recent workshop organised by the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities in Lagos, Managing Director,…

The deputy Vice-Chancellor, Academic, Research, Innovation and Partnerships, Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State, Prof.  Anthony Kola-Olusanya, will be delivering his inaugural lecture today. His lecture, titled, ‘Saving Humanity And The Planet Earth: Humanity Must Rethink Its Development Trajectory,’ would…

Renowned historian, Prof. Toyin Falola, has said the decline of indigenous languages will result in poverty and marginalisation. Speaking as the Distinguished Public Lecturer, at North-West University, Mahikeng Campus, South Africa, Falola, called on academia across the globe, including Africa,…

A Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum Summit has discussed plans to collaborate with African countries on education and science. A statement by the Roscongress Foundation said this was made known during a panel discussion titled, ‘Building a common future: Educational…

Twenty-five-year-old Habeebulahi Abdulwahab, who graduated with first-class honours in Veterinary Medicine from Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, tells Abdullateef Fowewe about his academic journey What motivated you to choose Veterinary Medicine as a course of study? Or did you have a…

A student of the BroadOak Schools, Imo State, Ezirim Warren, has emerged as a shining star at the prestigious Chandelle Olympics of Academics. A statement by the organisers said that the outstanding performance was fiercely contested in the Let It…

Learners from underrepresented schools will win exciting prizes worth over N3m in the 2023 Kids Innovation Challenge.  A statement signed by the Kids Innovation Hub on Sunday explained that Kids Innovation Challenge 2023, an initiative of The Destiny Trust’s Kids…

The four 2022 graduates of Greensprings School have won the 2022 International General Certificate of Secondary Education results in the Top in Country award. A statement by the school maintained that over the last six years, Greensprings students had received…

Some parents and educators have taken to the Facebook page of the Concerned Parents Educators forum to complain about the examination malpractice they witnessed during the National Common Entrance Examination. The comments made references to the unethical conduct of the…