The Senate of Bayero University, Kano (BUK), has approved the promotion of 90 senior academics, including five females, to Professors and Associate Professors. The approval was made following the Senate’s decision at its 416th meeting on August 28, 2024. According to a special BUK bulletin signed by the...
A student from the University of Ibadan, Abah Boniface, has emerged as the winner of the Future Brand Idol competition, showcasing innovative marketing talent from Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Boniface presented the most creative marketing idea and received a cash prize of N200,000 as the overall wi...
Nigeria’s telecom sector risks shutdown as about 800 workers from the Private Telecommunications and Communications Senior Staff Association have embarked on strike, threatening to cripple services nationwide. The union, largely contract staff, warned of massive disruptions to telecom operations if its...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged the Federal Government to increase the current N20,000 stipend paid to beneficiaries of the student loan by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to N40,000. NANS Senate President Akinteye Babatunde said this would enable students to ad...
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a plan to ban children from using social media. The prime minister on Tuesday said that the government would introduce legislation in 2024 to enforce a minimum age for access to social media and other relevant digital platforms. “We know social m...
Peter Nygard, the founder of one of Canada’s largest clothing brands, was sentenced Monday to 11 years in prison for four counts of sexual assault of women and a girl in Toronto. He faces release in about six and a half years with credit for time spent in pre-trial custody, or sooner if he is ...
