President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dissolved the Governing Council of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, and dismissed the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh, and the Registrar, Mrs. Rosemary Ifoema Nwokike. Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. The council, chaired by Ambassador Greg Ozumba Mbadiwe, included Hafiz Oladejo, Augustine Onyedebelu, Engr. Amioleran Osahon, and Rtd. Gen. Funsho Oyeneyin. Their removal follows allegations of illegally...

The enrolment of Nigerian students in higher institutions in the United States reached 20,029 for the 2023/2024 academic year, according to the 2024 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The report, released on Monday by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and the Institute of International Education, revealed a 13.5 per cent increase in Nigerian student enrolment compared to the previous year. This milestone cements Nigeria’s position as...

The Nigerian Association of Technologists in Engineering (NATE) has make a case for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assent to the bill that seeks to abolish the academic and professional distinction between Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders. Hon. Dominic Udoatan, NATE’s National President made the appeal during NATE’s 2024 Conference and Annual General Meeting in Abuja, emphasizing that the legislation has passed through all legislative stages and awaits the president’s...

The Enugu State Ministry of Education has confirmed and condemned the brutal beating of a student of the Federal Government College Enugu by his fellow students within the school premises. The incident according to Mr. Joshua Ogunshino, the Vice President Student Affairs and Dr. Takor, the Senior Boarding House Master of the Federal Government College Enugu, happened on Friday 8th of November, 2024 during school break time. The video which went viral on socio media...

Prof. Omenugha Takes over as Consortium Chair The 9th International Interdisciplinary Conference of the International Interdisciplinary Consortium Africa was successfully hosted by Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Anambra State, Nigeria, and was attended by all the Vice Chancellors of the Interdisciplinary Consortium Africa. The International Interdisciplinary Consortium Africa – IICA, is made up of the leadership of universities within and outside of Africa. The theme of the 9th international conference is; “global development and contemporary challenges...