Stakeholders in Nigeria’s tertiary education sector have praised the KU8+ Consortium for charting a new path toward innovation, collaboration and sustainability in the face of persistent challenges affecting Nigerian universities. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 3rd KU8+ Consortium International Conference held at Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, on Thursday, August 7, 2025, the...
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Ilorin Professor Warns: Misuse of Antibiotics Could Spark Global Health Catastrophe
A medical expert, Professor Ali Ajibola Akanbi II of the University of Ilorin, has raised serious concerns over the increasing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), warning that the world is edging closer to a post-antibiotic era if urgent actions are not taken. Delivering the 288th inaugural lecture of the University of Ilorin titled “The Pandemic...
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Kwara Poly Student Shines Nationally with Tech-Inspired Solution to Boost Farming
A student of Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Mustapha Ahmed, has brought pride to the institution after emerging overall winner at the 5th National Students Project Competition held in Abuja. The event, organized by the Committee of Deans of Engineering of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology (COMPODET), featured top student innovators from across the country. Ahmed,...
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Nigeria Urged to Prepare for Post-Oil Future as Expert Warns of Energy Transition Crisis
As the world navigates a complex shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, Professor Olusola Oladele James of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has called on Nigeria to urgently rethink its approach to oil dependency. Speaking at the university’s 19th Inaugural Lecture titled “Energy Transition Crisis, Relapse Cycles and Twilights of Petroleum Era,” the renowned...
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Tragedy in Benue: JSS3 Student Kills Teacher in Dispute Over Seized Cap
A tragic incident has shocked residents of Oju Local Government Area in Benue State, where a 16-year-old student reportedly beat his teacher to death following a disagreement over a seized school item. The student, identified as Friday Ogamude, a Junior Secondary School 3 pupil at UBE Oju Centre, allegedly attacked his teacher, Mr Oyibe Oyibe,...
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Dettol, WBFA, inducts 98 students as ambassadors of hygiene quest
Dettol, an hygiene brand, and it’s partner, the Well Being Foundation Africa (WBFA), has inducted 98 students in Offa and Oyun Local Government Areas of Kwara as ambassadors of its Hygiene Quest programme. Performing the induction of 98 students as ambassadors of its “Hygiene Quest” in Offa, Offa Local Government area of Kwara, the Foundation’s...
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Train Islamic Scholars in Peacebuilding, Mediation – KWASU Don Urges
A professor of Islamic history at Kwara State University (KWASU), Professor Sulaiman Sheu Adua, has called for the re-training of Islamic scholars across Nigeria and West Africa to equip them with modern skills in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. Speaking during the 18th inaugural lecture of the university held on June 25, 2025, Professor Adua said...
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AONN Urges Wike to End Ongoing Strikes in Schools and Health Centres
By Prosper Okoye The Association for Orphans and Vulnerable Children NGOs in Nigeria (AONN), FCT Chapter, has urged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to urgently intervene in the ongoing strikes by primary school teachers and primary health care workers in Abuja. The call was made on Wednesday during the association’s...
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Raising Future Leaders: Estelle Foundation Urges Purposeful Parenting on Children’s Day
As Nigeria joined the world to celebrate Children’s Day, the Estelle Education Foundation has called on parents, educators and the wider society to be intentional in raising children, stressing that the future of the country depends on how well today’s children are nurtured. Speaking in Ilorin during the 2025 Children’s Day celebration organised for schoolchildren...
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NYSC @ 52: GENERAL NAFIU CELEBRATES FOUNDING FATHERS, CORPS MEMBERS
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has showered encomiums on the founding fathers of the Scheme, past and present administrations including successive batches of Corps Members that have participated in the fifty-two years old Scheme from inception till date. He said their various contributions had immensely fostered national unity,...