Policymakers must prioritise durable skills for future workplaces — Report
By Elizabeth Osayande A new global report, HP Futures 2026, has urged policymakers in Nigeria and worldwide to prioritise durable skills such as creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration that will be essential in workplaces of the future. The report, led by HP, the Global Learning Council, and the Education Leaders Forum, convened 58 education, […]
One year after: Stakeholders assess student loan scheme
“They have really done well in the last one year. I give kudos to them. They have done well and it is one of the finest things to happen to the tertiary education”
YabaTech Rector calls for global visibility through quality research
By Elizabeth Osayande The Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Dr. Engr. Ibraheem Abdul, has charged Nigerian academics to embrace global best practices in research writing and publication to enhance institutional visibility, national development, and academic excellence. This call was made at a workshop organised by the Centre for Research Support and Grants Management of […]
Ex-HoS, Bowen VC push for research-driven polices
By Shina Abubakar OSOGBO: To tackle the menace of unemployability among Nigerian graduates, former Head of Service of the federation, Prof. Oladapo Afolabi, has stressed the need for curriculum rejig. This is as the Vice-Chancellor of Bowen University, Prof Jonathan Babalola, called for research-driven policy and payment of graduates on performance basis rather than placing priority […]
Use ‘iron-hand’ to stop spread of cultism, academics urge FG
By Gabriel Ewepu As insecurity assumes a dangerous dimension, academics, weekend, called on the Federal Government to stop the spread of cultism across the country with iron-hand. Expressing deep concern over the upward trend of cultism in Nigerian institutions of learning and communities, a staff of Lagos State University of Science and Technology, LASUSTECH, who spoke […]
Edo Commissioner for Education, Iyamu, gifts Edo UTME top scorer N500,000
By Adesina Wahab The Edo State Commissioner for Education, Dr Paddy Iyamu, has gifted Omigie Osaigbovo Cecil, who emerged as the highest scorer in the state in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, the sum of N500,000.Cecil scored 372 out of the possible 400 marks in the examination.Iyamu, who received the winner in his […]
