LASU best graduating student, Oluolamide, wins N10m prize
By Elizabeth Osayande EPE, LAGOS — The overall best graduating student of Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2025/2026 academic session, Adebanjo Samuel Oluolamide, has received a N10 million cash prize from the Sunbeth Excellence Partnership Programme (SEPP). Oluolamide, of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, graduated with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.97, […]
FasTrack Schools set standards for Inter-house sports competitions
By Elizabeth Osayande & Ifunanya Ndigwe FasTrack Schools held its 2026 Inter-house Sports festival, setting a new standard by moving beyond track races. Held at the FHA field in Festac Town, Lagos, the day featured numerous sports events, including the 100m and 200m races, sack race, tug of war, and many other activities. The march past […]
FUTA medical students wait for accreditation five years after admission
By Elizabeth Osayande Medical students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, are now waiting with bated breath for the accreditation of their courses by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, MDCN, five years after they were admitted into the institution. Checks by Vanguard showed that the development has led to the students being […]
Sage Impact Foundation saves 400 girls from dropping out of school
By Ifunanya Ndigwe The Sage Impact Foundation has launched a project to support 400 at-risk girls in Niger State. The project kicked off with a ceremony that awarded micro-scholarships to 200 students in Women’s Day College in Bida. This move is to curb the high rate of school dropouts by paying for costs that often keep […]
Nomadic education crisis: 10m children unsure of future
There are over 10 million Nigerians who fall into this category and there are over 4,000 schools set up across the country for the purpose
FG, varsities, private sector must partner to advance postgraduate education — Ex-UI VC, Bamiro
By Elizabeth Osayande A former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Prof. Olufemi Bamiro, has called for urgent collaboration between government, universities and the private sector to advance postgraduate education in Nigeria, describing such partnership as critical to national development. Prof. Bamiro made the call while delivering the keynote address at the four-day 67th meeting […]
