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Uni Ibadan Alumnus Dr Babalola wins $300,000 Dan David Prize
Olaolu Bilau Dr Abidemi Babatunde Babalola, a research archaeologist at the British Museum in the United Kingdom and an alumnus of the University of Ibadan, has won the 2025 Dan David Prize. The Dan David Prize founded in 2001 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Dan David, rewards and supports outstanding interdisciplinary research in historical disciplines and is the world’s largest financial…
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Wike delivers OAU Distinguished Personality Lecture
By Kunle Sanni The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will deliver the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Distinguished Personality Lecture today. The Minister will speak on “Nigeria of Our Dreams” at the lecture, which will be held at the Oduduwa Hall on the OAU campus. The Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications…
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Makinde receives Oyo students, restates commitment to education
By Adejayan Gbenga Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to listening to the needs of students. Makinde made this statement on Monday while receiving members of the Federation of Oyo State Students Union (FOSSU) at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. The enthusiastic students, who marched to the Governor’s Office in a solidarity walk, were on a…
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LASG appoints Ogunmuyiwa as Provost of Lagos State College of Nursing
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos State Government has appointed Dr. (Mrs.) Ayodeji Ogunmuyiwa as the Provost of the Lagos State College of Nursing, Midwifery, and Public Health Nursing (LASCON). Her appointment was formally conveyed through a letter signed by the Lagos State Head of Service, Mr. Bode Agoro. Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Mr. Tolani Sule, presented the letter on behalf…
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FG targets full computer-based WAEC exams by 2026
…moves to eliminate exam fraud By Kunle Sanni Minister of State for Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has announced that Nigeria is on track to fully transition all major public examinations — including those conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) — to a computer-based testing (CBT) format by 2026, as part of sweeping efforts to curb examination malpractice. Dr.…
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NANS to Tinubu: WAEC delay threatens students’ future
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Southwest Zone D, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene in the crisis surrounding the conduct of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) English Language II paper. Reports from multiple examination centres, particularly in Osun State, revealed that students waited for over six…
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FG inaugurates feeding programme for 20m out-of-school children
By Adeola Ogunrinde The Federal Government has launched the Alternate Education and Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Project to reach 20 million out-of-school and informal children by 2026. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, unveiled the initiative on Tuesday in Abuja. Yilwatda said the programme, implemented through the Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding…
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UPDATED! Tinubu approves appointments to governing councils of federal tertiary institutions
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members to the governing councils of federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. The appointments, announced on Tuesday, cover a broad range of both newly established and existing federal institutions. They are part of the administration’s efforts to strengthen governance and leadership in Nigeria’s higher…
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Minister applauds Abiodun’s donation of take-off site for federal varsity
The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Alausa has lauded the donation of the Model College, Onijaganjagan, as the temporary take-off site for the newly established Federal University of Health Sciences, Abeokuta by Governor Dapo Abiodun. He described it as a timely and strategic intervention that will eliminate infrastructural delays and fast-track the launch of the university’s academic programmes. The Minister,…
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Sanwo-Olu celebrates Children’s Day with Lagos schools
By Adeola Ogunrinde Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, celebrated this year’s Children’s Day at the Police College Ground in Ikeja, with representatives from 5,662 schools across Lagos State in attendance. The governor used the occasion to reaffirm his administration’s unwavering commitment to the well-being and future of Lagos children, echoing the celebration’s theme: “Children: Our Future…
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