Prof Akan Williams marks first year as Ritman University VC
October 2, 2026 marked the first anniversary of Prof. Akan Williams as the second substantive VC of Ritman University, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. It is a significant milestone in…
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Wigwe University Reconstitutes Governing Council, Strengthening Leadership for Its Next Phase of Growth
Wigwe University has announced the reconstitution of its Governing Council with the appointment of five distinguished academics and professionals to the existing Council. The development marks an important milestone in…
UniUyo VC Vows Swift Sanctions For Cultism, Sexual Harassment
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Prof Christopher Ekong, has declared a new era in the institution, warning that his administration will not tolerate “cutting corners” in infrastructure,…
AKwa Ibom University Secures NUC Approval to commence Medicine & Surgery
The National Universities Commission has approved the commencement of the MBBS Medicine & Surgery programme for Akwa Ibom State University, effective the 2026/2027 academic session. A statement by the Registrar…
Legal questions over funding students loan with unclaimed dividends
By S. A. Ndanusa The announcement that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, together with unclaimed dividends and dormant account balances,…
Why Akwa Ibom is clamping down on unapproved schools
Isaac Samuel The Akwa Ibom State Government’s decision to clamp down on unapproved and unauthorized private schools has been welcomed as a timely intervention to protect the quality of education…
Setting the Record Straight: A Message from the Vice-Chancellor of Wigwe University
By ETIM ETIM Addressing recent media reports suggesting mass terminations at Wigwe University, Vice-Chancellor Prof. Marwan Al-Akaidi has clarified that no such exercise has taken place. In fact, only two…
Wigwe University appoints Deputy Vice Chancellor
Wigwe University has announced the appointment of Professor Chinyere N. Ukaga as its Deputy Vice-Chancellor. The appointment was announced Friday, July 17, by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Marwan Al-Akaidi, following the…
Tinubu appoints Prof Aina as new JAMB registrar
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure expires on…
FG digitises academic credentials authentication, ends physical verification
Isaac Samuel The Federal Government has fully automated the authentication and evaluation of academic credentials, ending the era of physical verification at the Federal Ministry of Education. In a statement…
UK’s Coventry University: The Panacea to Nigeria’s Crashing Higher Education?
By Marcel Okeke One of the highlights of the ‘gains’ of President Bola Ahmed Tiubu’s recent state visit to the United Kingdom (UK) was the signing of a Memorandum of…
Investment In Education, Best Achievement of Gov Eno, Says COE Acting Provost
The Acting Provost of the Akwa Ibom State College of Education, Afaha Nsit, Dr. Jeremiah Peter Iweh, has described Governor Umo Eno’s investment in education as one of his most…
Celebrating ASUU-FG’s Historic Reset with Caveats
By Farooq A. Kperogi After sixteen years of stalemate, serial strikes and ritualized brinkmanship, the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) have finally signed a renegotiated…
Dream big, embrace Hardwork, Creativity – Gov. Eno tells Mountain Top University graduands
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno,PhD has advocated that young people should dream big, engage in meaningful ventures, exhibit passion, and hardwork to witness God’s upliftment to unimaginable heights.…
The new Certificate Craze: How Politicians are quietly eroding Academic Standards in Nigerian Universities
By Prof Abiodun Ojo When the news broke that the Deputy Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives had earned two PhDs within a period of five months—both from Nigerian universities—it…
Akwa Ibom State University of Education
By ETIM ETIM In 1982, Gov. Clement Isong changed the-then College of Education, Uyo, to University of Cross River State. It is now known as University of Uyo. Over 40…
Children Going Abroad to Study – A Candid Advice for Parents
By Femi Akinwumi I have a neighbor who sent her adolescent child for elementary school in America while she lived with her husband in Nigeria. Some parents did this for…
Daunting challenges await new UniUyo VC
Comfort Isaac It was a chilly Wednesday evening early August at the University of Uyo Main Campus. As the rains attempted to give way for students and lecturers to go…
Tertiary loan scheme: Another FG’s ploy to divert attention- ASUU
Comfort Isaac The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has described the Federal Government’s Tertiary Institution Staff Support Loan Scheme, TISSLS, as yet another antics to divert attention from signing…
From Birthday Celebration to Lasting Legacy: How Tunji Bello Built an Auditorium for LASU
By Tony Onyima, Ph.D. When the ribbon was cut to unveil a gleaming new auditorium at Lagos State University (LASU), the following applause was more than just for the tall…
Is this the next VC of the University of Uyo?
By ETIM ETIM With just six months to the end of the tenure of the current Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Prof. Nyaudo Ndaeyo, the race for the…
Akwa Ibom University lecturers begin indefinite strike
Comfort Isaac The Academic Staff Union of Universities, Akwa Ibom State university branch, on Wednesday, June 4, begun an indefinite strike. This came following prolonged dispute in salaries, allowances and…
House of Reps probes alleged diversion of student loans
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has mandated four of its standing committees to investigate alleged unethical practices surrounding the disbursement of student loans under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund…
Forging Global Futures: Nigeria and University of Birmingham (UOB) Launch Transnational Education Alliance
This week, Dr. Tunji Alausa held an in-depth meeting with Professor Stephen Jarvis, Provost of the University of Birmingham (UoB), and his team at the university’s main campus in the…
Dorben Polytechnic Celebrates 30th Anniversary, Matriculates Over 600 Students
By Inyang U. Dorben Polytechnic, Abuja, one of Nigeria’s leading private polytechnics, marked a significant milestone as it celebrated its 30th anniversary while also matriculating over 600 new students for…
No funds for new schools, focus on existing ones, minister tells Reps
Isaac Samuel The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, has called on the National Assembly to exercise restraint in the passage of bills seeking to establish new federal tertiary institutions.…
Mass failure: Reps launch probe Into JAMB’s 2025 UTME glitch
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the technical error that disrupted the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) leading to mass failure among candidates nationwide.…
We’ve disbursed N54bn to students in 303 institutions – NELFUND
Isaac Samuel The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has stated that, contrary to allegations of diversion of funds meant for the students loan scheme, its records have shown a transparent…
10 jostle for Uniuyo VC position as professor Ndaeyo’s tenure ends December
Patrick Ekpoh No fewer than 10 professors have signified interest in becoming the next Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, as the incumbent, Prof. Nyaudo Ndaeyo, completes his five-year…