Some experts at the College of Applied and Basic Sciences Conference at the Mountain Top University, Ogun State, said innovation and investment in technology can be leveraged to accelerate Nigeria’s development, especially in light of the nation’s current socio-economic challenges. The Dean of the Colle...
The new Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has been advised to make teaching and learning more practical and aligned with the development needs of society. Alausa was appointed on October 24, 2024, following a cabinet reshuffle. Speaking in an interview with The PUNCH, Dr Dele Ashiru of the Departm...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has said it had collected N1.5 trillion as Education Tax son far this year. The fund’s Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, who announced this at a stakeholders’ engagement yesterday in Abuja, said the amount was a record-breaking achievement. Echono said the in...
The Director General of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), Dr. John Asein, has said it is important for every university to have an Intellectual Property (IP) policy to protect their innovative and creative works. Asein said this in a presentation on the revised Model Intellectual Property (IP) po...
South African singer, Tyla, shone brightly at the 30th MTV Europe Music Awards in Manchester, United Kingdom, on Sunday, scooping three trophies. She fought off competition from Nigerian stars Asake, Tems, Rema, Burna Boy and Ayra Starr to win the Best Afrobeats Artist award. She also won the Best Afric...
In another landmark feat the global smash hit ‘Calm Down’ has now surpassed 1 billion YouTube views thus becoming the first Afrobeats song to reach this milestone. This feat was recorded on November 9, 2024, a little over two years after the video premiered on YouTube on September 7, 2022. T...
