The Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee (NURAC) has hailed the nation’s university system for the remarkable improvement in the global rankings of some universities in this year’s Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject. The rankings were released on January 21. Fo...
The University of Lagos (UNILAG) yesterday conferred a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in French on a 78-year-old, Dr. Hammid Taju, at its ongoing convocation. A monarch, Oba Sulaimon Bangbande, the Olofin of Isheri, also bagged a Master of Science (M.Sc) in System Engineering. The institution’s Vice Chancel...
The Rector, Federal Polytechnic Ukana, Akwa Ibom State, Mrs Eduma Essien, has encouraged students of the institution to report any form of sexual pressure or harassment from lecturers to the management or the Anti-Sexual Harassment Unit of the Polytechnic for appropriate investigation and sanctions. Ess...
The University of Cross River State, UniCross, has denied allegations of tampering with the original results of graduating students, attributing reported discrepancies to the ongoing transfer of examination data from an old system to a new one. Management addressed the concerns at the NUJ Press Centre i...
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has expressed satisfaction over the ongoing renegotiation of agreement with the Federal Government, saying there is lots of progress recorded so far on the matter. The immediate past National President of the union, Anderson Ezeibe, in an exclusive interview w...
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences, Iyin Ekiti, Prof Gbenga Aribisala, on Monday, cautioned pioneer students and lecturers against absenteeism as the maiden lectures for the 2025/2026 academic session commenced. Speaking while delivering the first lect...