VC urges varsities to access TETFund’s NRF, IBR grants

VC urges varsities to access TETFund’s NRF, IBR grants BY Yusuf Issa An-Nuphawi The Vice-Chancellor of Azman University, Kano, Prof. Fatima Batul Mukhtar, has called on universities to explore funding…

BREAKING: FG sets minimum age for university admission at 16

The Federal Government has formally set 16 years as the minimum age for admission into Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.… Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced this on Tuesday during the…

UNILAG aspirant tops 2025 UTME with outstanding Score

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the top scorers in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.… Speaking at the 2025 Policy Meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, JAMB…

Unpaid salaries: ASUU declares indefinite nationwide strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared a nationwide strike in response to the federal government’s failure to pay the June 2025 salaries of university lecturers.… The union’s…

BRICS summit: Tinubu pushes for inclusive global systems

President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies,…

Bank Al-Maghrib joins PAPSS, making Morocco 17th member

Barbara Bako, Abuja. Morocco has formally joined the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), becoming the 17th country to adopt the African cross-border payment infrastructure… According to a statement from…

Gov. Yusuf hands over 500 transformers to Kano communities

In a significant step towards ensuring a sustainable power supply across Kano State, Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has distributed 500 electricity transformers to all 44 Local Government Areas.… Flagging…

Kano-Minna train services to resume this year, says NRC

The Nigerian Railway Corporation ( NRC) has unveiled its plan to restore full operation of the Kano to Minna train services before December this year, as part of initiatives to…

Natasha fined N5m for disregarding court order

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja found suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan guilty of contempt on Friday.… In a ruling, Justice Binta Nyako declared that Akpoti-Uduaghan went against its order…

Prof. Haruna Musa emerges as BUK’s 12th VC

The Governing Council of Bayero University, Kano has appointed Professor Haruna Musa as the institution’s 12th Vice-Chancellor. The announcement was made during a council meeting on Thursday, 3rd July 2025.…