Varsity Don Urges Nigerian Leaders to Balance Tradition, Law, Accountability for National Stability, , Funmi Ogundare  A Professor of African Literature and Cultural Philosophy, Stephen Solanke, has called on leaders across Nigeria to harmonise tradition with progress, law with compassion, and power with accountability as a pathway to building a just, inclusive and stable nation. […]

Afe Babalola Urges Pharmacy Graduates to Maintain Integrity, , Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti The founder of Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola SAN, has admonished the 95 pharmacy graduates of the institution to maintain integrity academically and ethically, to enable them to contribute meaningfully to the nation’s development anywhere they find themselves. […]

Faborode: Education Must Become Nigeria’s Priority for Real Transformation, , Prof Michael Faborode is a former Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and Secretary General of the Committee of Vice-Chancellors. In this interview with Funmi Ogundare, he speaks on the decades-long decline of Nigerian higher education, the neglect of academics, and the brain drain crippling the […]

LASEPA Urges Youths to Take Daily Actions for a Sustainable Future, , Funmi Ogundare  The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has advised young people to take ownership of the fight against environmental degradation by embracing small, consistent actions that can collectively transform society. Speaking at a sensitisation and awareness programme on environmental protection, themed, […]

Akada Festival to Promote Reading Culture, Showcase Indigenous Authors , , Funmi Ogundare  Nigeria’s first and largest children’s book festival, the Akada Children’s Book Festival (ACBF) is set to hold its seventh edition on October 25, at the UPBEAT Recreation Centre, Lekki, Lagos. Themed, ‘Book An Adventure’, the festival is aimed at promoting literacy and nurturing […]

Otti Donates Educational Materials to Schoolchildren in Abia, , Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia Abia First Lady, Mrs. Priscilla Otti, has prepared Abia school children for the 2025/2026 academic session by supplying them with school bags, books, writing materials, and other essentials. The essential supplies were provided for the target beneficiaries under the back-to-school outreach programme […]

School Leaders, Stakeholders Strategise Ahead of Guinness Record Teachers’ Conference, , Funmi Ogundare School leaders and education stakeholders are finalising plans for a Guinness World Record attempt that will bring together 60,000 teachers at the ‘Let There Be Teachers’ conference, scheduled for September 20, at Tafawa Balewa Square. The unprecedented gathering aims to spotlight teachers’ […]

NELFUND Seeks National Assembly’s Backing to Secure 25% Allocation from New Development Levy, , Funmi Ogundare  The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has called on the National Assembly to ensure timely appropriation and efficient release of its 25 per cent allocation from the newly approved development levy, set to take effect on January 1, 2026. […]