NEWS FROM UNIVERSITIES

Dr Johnson Bamidele Olorunnishola Adewumi has been appointed the new Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU) Malete, North-Central Nigeria. His appointment, which is for five (5) years, takes immediate effect. A letter signed by the state Commissioner for Tertiary Education,... Read More →

Globally, higher education policies have long been limited to assumptions and loose projections with little research-based evidence for policy. However, higher education has a key role to play in nation building through the provision of research-based evidence on which to... Read More →

The Vice chancellor of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) University, Professor Abu Kasimu Adamu, has inaugurated implementation committee to work out necessary modalities for the commencement of the College of Health Sciences in the 2020/2021 academic session. The vice chancellor while... Read More →

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Musa Isiyaku Ahmed as the first Vice-Chancellor of the newly established University of Agriculture in Zuru, Kebbi State. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Sabo Nanono, disclosed this while conveying his letter... Read More →

Zamfara State governor, Bello Matawalle, has approved the appointment of Prof. Mu’azu Gusau as the substantive Vice-Chancellor of the Zamfara State University, Talata-Mafara (ZAMSUT). his was made known in a statement signed by the governor’s Special Adviser on Higher Education,... Read More →

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has announced the provision of US$250 million to help developing countries mitigate both the immediate and long-term disruptions to education by the COVID-19 pandemic. The GPE COVID-19 fund will be available for 67 developing... Read More →

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) executive secretary, Prof. Elias Bogoro, on Wednessday, disclosed that a total of N10 billion meant for high impact projects in selected tertiary institutions has been mopped up for re-disbursement. According to him, the money... Read More →

The international political and economic scene is poised once again to undergo another shift, as globalisation – its core pillar – comes under scrutiny from multiple corners, including its home base in the United States. Yet, a good number of... Read More →

Prof. Chinedum Peace Babalola, Vice-Chancellor, Chrisland University, Abeokuta, was one of the recipients of the prestigious African Union Kwame Nkrumah Regional Awards for Scientific Excellence Programme, 2019 Edition. The award is in recognition of Professor Babalola’s numerous contributions to development... Read More →

President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to improve the deteriorating infrastructural facilities in the country’s universities. The president stated this in his address read by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof Abubakar Rasheed at the University of... Read More →