The Novice Advantage: Rethinking Graduate Readiness in a Demanding Job Market

“Employers aren’t just filling vacancies—they’re investing in solutions” —Anthony Obi Ogbo Long before graduation, I understood that success in the job market required more than just a degree. Throughout college, I committed to internships, apprenticeships, and vacation jobs—some unpaid—solely to build the kind of professional experience that would ease my transition into the workforce. By the time I completed my NYSC at The Nigerian Guardian, I wasn’t just another fresh graduate—I was a candidate with...

‘Focus on Wealth Creation, Not White-Collar Jobs,’ NYSC Tells Corps Members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has advised outgoing corps members to turn their focus towards building wealth through entrepreneurship, instead of relying solely on white-collar jobs. This message was delivered by the NYSC Rivers State Coordinator, Mr Moses Oleghe, during the passing-out ceremony of the 2024 Batch B Stream 1 corps members, held in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Addressing the young graduates, Oleghe urged them to carry forward the values they learnt during the...

Qualification Dichotomy Contributes To Nigeria Underdevelopment- Prof. Bugaje

The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, has faulted the persistent dichotomy between Higher National Diploma, HND, and Bachelor of Science, B.Sc, qualifications in Nigeria, in spite of multiple efforts to eliminate the discriminatory practices against HND holders. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Abuja, Bugaje described the dichotomy as a “sign of underdevelopment,” lamented that the progress had been slow and frustrating. According to...

WAEC Explains Delay in English Exam, Says It Was Trying to Stop Exam Leaks

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has opened up about why the 2025 English Language exam was delayed on Wednesday, saying it was all in a bid to stop question paper leaks and exam malpractice. The paper, originally scheduled for the morning of May 28, did not start on time in many centres across the country. Some students ended up writing the exam into the night, with viral videos on social media showing candidates using...

Tinubu Appoints New Governing Councils for UniAbuja, UNN,  NAU

President Bola Tinubu has appointed new members to the governing councils of three prominent federal universities: the University of Abuja (also known as Yakubu Gowon University), the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU). This development follows the President’s earlier decision in February to dissolve the governing council of the University of Abuja and remove its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aisha Maikudi, amid controversies surrounding her appointment. According to a statement by Presidential...

2025 UTME: 20 Suspects In DSS, Police Custody Over Hacking Of Results

… As DSS Pays N20m Compensation To Bizman Over Accidental Shooting 20 suspects have been arrested by the Department of State Security (DSS) and the police for hacking the 2025 Computer-based test (CBT) examinations conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Meanwhile, DSS has paid N20 million compensation to a Sokoto businessman, who was accidentally shot during an operation. According to a security source, the suspected hackers are part of a syndicate believed...

Prof. Kingsley Moghalu Joins Board of African Security Conference

Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, the President of the African School of Governance, has joined the Board of Directors of the International Security Conference on Africa – ISCA. Moghalu’s nomination to the Board of the continental African Security Conference came during the ISCA’s inaugural conference at Kigali, the capital of Rwanda. The ISCA board is chaired by Clotilde Mbaranga Gasarabwe, who had served as an Assistant Secretary-General for Security Services, at the United Nations. Other members of...

JAMB To Conduct Mop-up Examination Candidates who Missed 2025 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) is planning to conduct a mop-up examination for candidates who missed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Professor Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar disclosed this in Abuja at a meeting with key stakeholders to address challenges encountered during the exercise, explaining that this would afford the over 5% of candidates who were unable to sit for the examination for whatever reason the opportunity to do so. He emphasized...

Aliko Dangote Makes TIME100 Philanthropy 2025

Nigerian industrialist and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has been named to the prestigious TIME100 Philanthropy 2025 list, a recognition of global changemakers redefining the landscape of giving through bold and impactful initiatives. Dangote, founder and president of the Dangote Group, was celebrated for his transformative contributions to health, education, and poverty alleviation through the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), Africa’s largest private philanthropic organisation. Since endowing the foundation with $1.25 billion in 2014, Dangote has...

NUC Bans Redundant Accreditations by Professional Bodies in Universities

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has issued a directive to all Nigerian universities, ordering an immediate stop to the practice of multiple accreditations of academic programmes by various professional bodies. This move follows a formal notification from the Federal Ministry of Education, which raised concerns over the increasing trend of independent accreditations by professional bodies, separate from the NUC’s oversight. In a circular dated 20th May 2025 and signed by Jubril Abu Momoh, Acting Director,...

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