NOA, NBRP Move to Promote Reading Culture Among Nigerians
By Chinedu Echianu The National Orientation Agency (NOA) and the Network of Book Clubs and Reading Culture Promoters in Nigeria (NBRP) have agreed to collaborate on initiatives aimed at strengthening literacy, promoting reading culture, and fostering responsible citizenship nationwide. Addressing the NBRP delegation which paid a visit to the NOA in Abuja, the Director-General of […]
Kaduna Advances Life Skills Education for Girls under AGILE Project
By Olorunyomi Adetinuyo Kaduna State is set to institutionalize life skills education across its public schools, aimed at equiping young people, particularly girls, with the tools to navigate life beyond the classroom. This initiative was highlighted at a recent media briefing in Abuja, organized by the Centre for Girls’ Education (CGE) in collaboration with the […]
CGC Adeniyi Tasks Customs Officers on Intelligence-Driven Operations
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has charged officers of the Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) in the Service to place intelligence at the core of their professional duties. Adeniyi said no modern security or revenue operation can succeed without timely, credible and well-applied intelligence. A statement on Wednesday by Justice Spokesperson […]
CONUA Rejects Claims of Government Sponsorship, Says Sunmonu’s Comments Misleading
By Chinedu Echianu The Congress of University Academics (CONUA) has dismissed comments credited to a former President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Hassan Sunmonu describing the union as a government-sponsored organisation created to weaken the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), insisting the claims are factually and legally incorrect. In a statement issued […]
Senate Halts Hearing On ATBU Amendment Act Over Stakeholders Clash
By Idris Danladi The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has indefinitely adjourned its public hearing on the bill seeking to amend the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) Bauchi Establishment Act. The bill is sponsored by Senator Shehu Buba Umar, representing Bauchi South Senatorial District. Tuesday’s session became heated as […]
ARCN Begins Process to Enlist Colleges in TETFund
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Executive Secretary of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Dr. Abubakar Dabban, says the Council has commenced the process of enrolling all ARCN colleges into the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) intervention scheme. He disclosed this during his maiden familiarisation visit to the Federal College of Horticulture, Dadin-Kowa (FCHDK), in […]
FG Holds Urgent Talks to Avert ASUU Strike as Ultimatum Expires
By: Aremu Toyeebaht The Federal Government, through the Yayale Ahmed Renegotiation Committee, has scheduled high-level meetings today, Monday, November 24, and Tuesday, November 25, 2025, in a bid to prevent a looming strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Following these talks, ASUU’s National Executive Council (NEC) is expected to convene to determine […]
Bogoro Faults Proposal to Convert ATBU to Conventional University
By Idris Danladi The former Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Professor Suleiman Bogoro, has described the proposed amendment to change Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, from a specialised to a conventional university as ill-informed and unnecessary. Professor Bogoro who stated this in Abuja while speaking with journalists, warned that the move could […]
Lions Club Highlights Decline in Public Funding for Community Development
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Abuja Mega Lions Club, District 404A2 of Lions International, has drawn attention to the increasing dependence on community groups and non-profit organisations to provide social services as public funding for community development continues to decline nationwide. The observation was made in Abuja a the weekend, during the club’s 5th anniversary and […]
NILDS, UNIBEN Celebrate Academic Excellence at 9th Postgraduate and 4th HND Convocation
By Chinedu Echianu The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), in collaboration with the University of Benin (UNIBEN), held its 9th Postgraduate and 4th Higher National Diploma (HND) Convocation Ceremony on Monday, October 27, 2025, at the Institute’s Permanent Site in Abuja. The event attracted top academics and dignitaries from across the country […]