Some stakeholders in the education sector have expressed sadness over last week’s abduction of over 300 students and teachers in Kaduna and Sokoto states.

The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ayede Ogbomosho, Oyo State, Dr. (Engr.) Taofeek Adekunle Abdul-hameed has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to replace the Higher National Diploma, HND with a Bachelor of Technology, B.Tech for the sake of indigent students across the country.

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has expressed sadness at the abduction of over 200 students and teachers from a primary and secondary school in Kuriga, Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State.

A retiring Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry, Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, Babajide Elemo, has said senior academics should be able to show impeccable character, sound morals and financial probity for younger ones and even their students to emulate.

The quest to provide tuition-free education with two meals per day for indigent Makoko children by young January Wheduto, may be truncated over lack of space caused by the surge in enrolment of pupils in the school

The Vice-Chancellor, Osun State University, Osogbo, Prof. Clement Adebooye, has said the university is a poor institution and has to think out of the box to survive

Twenty creative artists have been chosen for the pioneer Lens-based incubator programme, LensBIP, organised by MADHouse by Tikera Africa

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has congratulated former NANS Southwest Coordinator, Comrade Kappo Olawale Samuel on his appointment as a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tertiary Education.

Twenty creative artists have been chosen for the pioneer Lens-based incubator programme, LensBIP, organised by MADHouse by Tikera Africa.

Nigerians and Africans in general must strive to ensure that their local languages are preserved, as it is the bedrock of preserving their culture and linguistic diversity.

“The North has no reason to be poor in Nigeria. We make more money from agriculture than oil. Imagine that Ukraine is giving Nigeria grain in a country that is at war.”

Sanwo-Olu also announced the appointments of four members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, who would serve as Senior Special Assistant, SSA, as representatives of students with the government to interface on issues of concern.

Wigwe University will officially commence operations in September 2024, offering a diverse range of academic programs and opportunities for students to excel. 

The Caleb Danladi Foundation has announced its sponsorship of 17 exceptional students who excelled in  the 2023 Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations.

Protest by workers of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, OAUSTECH, Ondo state, has marred the institution’s second convocation ceremony.