Africa stands squarely in the eye of the climate storm. From prolonged droughts in the Sahel to devastating floods across East Africa, the continent bears the brunt of global warming. Yet in the strategy to combat these shocks, one decisive…
Delta-Five, a team of five students from Delta State public schools, boarded a flight to Doha earlier this year with little fanfare but returned as global champions of the World Basic Schools Debate Championship 2025. The students—Wisdom Chukwuma (Government College,…
The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has taken a bold step towards shaping Nigeria’s future workforce by reaching out directly to children through its newly launched STEAM Funfest. The event, which held in Abuja on August 23, 2025,…
The Kano State Government has set out on a bold mission to train 1.5 million youths in digital skills by 2027, a move many experts see as a turning point for both the state’s economy and Nigeria’s wider digital future.…
History was made when Professor Nnenna Nnannaya Oti became the first female Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). Her appointment marked not only a milestone for the institution but also for Nigeria’s higher education landscape, where leadership…
In a landscape already grappling with digital vulnerabilities, Nigeria has seen a troubling intensification of cybercrime orchestrated by foreign nationals. Recently, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), together with the Nigerian Immigration Service and law enforcement agencies, has exposed…
MTN Nigeria is grappling with a dramatic rise in fibre-optic cable disruptions. From January through July 2025, the company recorded a staggering 5,478 fibre cuts, a surge largely fuelled by vandalism and expansive road-building activities. July alone saw 760 disturbances,…
Do-it-yourself has become more than just a survival tactic in Nigeria—it is now officially recognized as the beating heart of the economy. In Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt, and countless other cities, Nigerians are waking up to a new story about…
Researchers at MIT have drawn global attention with their latest achievement: using artificial intelligence (AI) to design brand-new antibiotics capable of tackling superbugs—specifically, drug-resistant gonorrhea and the infamous MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). This represents a radical shift in how we…
Nigeria’s social media space in August 2025 once again proved its strength as a barometer for consumer protection and financial awareness. One of the biggest talking points was the experience of influencer Gbenga Samuel-Wemimo, who found himself locked out of…
The World Bank has once again taken the lead in strengthening academic and research ties between Africa and Japan. On Saturday, the institution hosted the Africa–Japan Higher Education Partnership Matchmaking Seminar at the JICA Yokohama Centre, bringing together Africa Centers…
In a compelling appeal that blends forward-thinking ambition with nurturing encouragement, corporate social responsibility (CSR) leaders are calling on Nigerian teachers to shift their mindset about artificial intelligence. Rather than seeing AI as a threat to their livelihood or authority,…
The concept of school and education policy is never a one-size-fits-all affair. It requires a delicate mix of respect for tradition, awareness of financial realities, and a keen eye for fostering academic and personal growth. Recently, two education-related developments in…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared Tuesday, August 26, 2025, as a day of nationwide protest across Nigerian public university campuses. This follows weeks of rising discontent over what the union describes as the Federal Government’s continued…
Azman University has once again signalled its ambition to become a centre of academic excellence as it welcomed officials from the National Universities Commission (NUC) for a crucial resource verification exercise. The exercise, which focused on five proposed undergraduate programmes—Nursing,…