Buhari appoints new NAILS DG

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Professor Muhammed Ladan as the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS). He succeeds Professor Deji Adekunle in that position.

OAU plans to own an airport to support learning

The Management of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife has disclosed plans to build an airport within the campus of the institution soon. It noted that the move was...

Nigerian student robotics team shelves participation in South Africa over xenophobia fears

Six Nigerian students who will represent the country at the Africa Robotics Challenge (ARC) in South Africa on 28th September have cancelled their trip to the country over safety concerns.

What Nigerians are saying about El-Rufai enrolling his son in a public school

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai on Monday shared pictures of his son, Abubakar resuming at a state-owned Kaduna Capital School. This is said to be in fulfilment of a...

Dahiru Bauchi’s son appointed SUBEB chairman

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has appointed the son of Muslim scholar, Dahiru Bauchi, Abubakar Dahiru as chairman of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). Dr Dahiru,...

Kwara polytechnic expells students over exam malpractices

Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has expelled eight of its students for their involvement in examination malpractices. A principal assistant registrar of the institution, Daramola Olayinka announced this while naming and...

Ekiti begins teachers’ recruitment and is charging N1000 for that

The Ekiti State Teaching Service Commission has announced the commencement of a teacher recruitment exercise. It, however, said the exercise would cost each candidate N1000 to write the screening examination.

MC Oluomo’s invitation at UNILAG exposes social media shallow thinkers

By Hassan Mohammed We have a saying in Hausa, that, "Da dan gari akan chi gari", which literally means "to win a war against a city, you need indigenes or those who...

Abiodun abolishes N3700 levies for Ogun students

As schools in Ogun State resume for another academic calendar, the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered the immediate suspension of the N3,700 education levy inherited from the previous administration.

Idada, Olatunde and Begho shortlisted for NLNG literature prize

The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature has announced Jude Idada’s ‘Boom Boom’, Dunni Olatunde’s ‘Mystery at Ebenezer Lodge’ and O.T.Begho’s ‘The Great Walls of Benin’ as finalists for the...