A yet-to-be-identified disease has reportedly claimed the lives of five students at Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero (KSUSTA). According to some students, who spoke on condition of anonymity as the university has not made an official statement, four students died last week under...
Lagos State Government has concluded plans to shut and divert traffic for the emergency repairs of the Independence/Mekwen Bridge (inbound Marina/CMS route), scheduled from Wednesday, March 19 19, to Monday, May 26, 2025. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this on Su...
It took 27 years after Barack Obama became the first Black president of the Harvard Law Review for another milestone to be reached, this time, with a Black woman at the helm. In 2017, ImeIme Umana made history as the first Black female president of the prestigious 130-year-old journal, a role regarded a...
At the 23rd Physicians’ Oath-Taking Ceremony (Sponsio Academica), the University of Uyo created history when Dr. Joseph Peter Akpan became the top graduating medical student, receiving an unprecedented 10 distinctions out of 11 courses. His exceptional academic achievement raised the bar for greatness a...
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has appointed Messrs Samuel Badekale and Haroun Adebakin—who emerged as the best graduating students of the University of Lagos during the institution’s 55th convocation—as the state’s Education Ambassadors. The governor also presented them with cheques of N10 mill...
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced its 2025 intervention disbursement, allocating N2.8 billion to each university, while polytechnics and colleges of education will receive N1.9 billion and N2.1 billion, respectively. The Executive Secretary of TETFund, Arch. Sonny Echono, disclos...
