By Elizabeth Osayande  LAGOS: James Hope University, Lagos, is pushing a new model of collaboration between academia and government to strengthen public-sector capacity in Nigeria, beginning with an exploratory meeting with the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy. The postgraduate-only university, the first of its kind in Lagos State, is proposing capacity-building, joint research, […]

Comrade Lawrence Egbadon, a petroleum engineer and labour leader, has received the Excellent Leadership Award in Oil and Gas Sector Leadership at the 2026 National Excellent Leadership Awards and Lecture (NELAL) in Abuja. The event, held on Saturday, October 3, brought together professionals and leaders from the labour movement, business, public service and civil society […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—THE First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has called for increased investment in rural women to strengthen agriculture, food security, economic growth and community development. The First Lady in a message marking the International Day of Rural Women, said rural women deserved greater recognition for their resilience and dedication. According to her: “We […]

By Adesina Wahab  Experts in education and technology sectors have emphasised the need for policymakers, administrators, teachers and learners to keep abreast of the changes the use of Artificial Intelligence, AI, is bringing to the education sector and the ways it is changing the careers of people. They spoke in Lagos at StudyIn Global Study […]

By Elizabeth Osayande & Ifunanya Ndigwe The Nigerian pharmaceutical sector and the academic community gathered on Thursday at the Old Great Hall of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital to pay their final respects to the late Professor of Physical Pharmaceutics and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, Professor Oleka Kelechi Udeala, […]