The Federal Government has established the Tertiary Institutions National Laureate Prize, an annual N365 million initiative to recognise and reward outstanding academic research, innovation and intellectual excellence across Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, announced this while unveiling the initiative in Abuja. Dr. Alausa said the prize is aimed at repositioning tertiary institutions as centres of research, innovation, enterprise and problem-solving, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Minister noted that Nigeria has exceptional intellectual capacity across its universities, polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges of education, but said outstanding research…
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The Kano State Fire Service has rescued a 40-year-old man and his cow after they became trapped in an old well at Sabon Ruwa Village in Makoda Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif Abdullahi, said the Emergency Response Unit of the Danbatta Fire Station received a distress call from one Ibrahim Jibrin, who reported the incident at the station. He said firefighters immediately mobilised to the scene and found that a five-year-old cow had fallen into the old well. According to him, the owner of the cow, Badamasi…
The Kaduna State Office of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has inaugurated an Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State. The initiative is aimed at strengthening institutional integrity, transparency and accountability within Nigeria’s aviation training sector. Representing the ICPC Chairman, Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN, the Assistant Commissioner and Head of the System Study and Review Department of the Kaduna State Office, Habib Muhammad Kwalam, commended the management of NCAT for supporting the establishment of the unit. Kwalam charged the newly inaugurated ACTU members to discharge…
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has pledged the continued support of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the development of volleyball in Nigeria following the qualification of two Customs players for the national team. Adeniyi made the commitment when he received members of the national volleyball team at the NCS Headquarters in Abuja after their return from Egypt with medals from the championship. The Comptroller-General said sports development had remained part of the tradition of the Customs Service, adding that concerns over Nigeria’s declining dominance in volleyball prompted the Service to identify and support young talents. He said the…
The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, has urged state governments, particularly in Northern Nigeria, to domesticate and implement federal policies and legal frameworks aimed at improving access to education for Almajiri and out-of-school children. The Minister, represented by his Special Adviser on Almajiri and Out-of-School Children’s Education, Dr Balarabe Shehu Kakale, made the call at a stakeholder engagement in Kaduna. Dr Alausa said the frameworks included the Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education Act, the operationalisation of Section 15 of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Act 2004 on Almajiri education, and the National Policy on the Enhancement of…
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on whistleblowers across the world to provide credible and actionable intelligence that could help Nigeria trace and recover assets allegedly stolen and taken abroad. Olukoyede made the call on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, while delivering a lecture at the 43rd International Symposium on Economic Crime in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He said individuals with credible information on the location of Nigerian assets suspected to be proceeds of corruption could approach the EFCC, assuring them of financial incentives upon successful recovery. According to him, whistleblowers could receive…
The Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board (KADSUBEB) has launched a statewide enrolment campaign for the 2026/2027 academic session across the state’s 23 Local Government Areas. The campaign is aimed at reducing the number of out-of-school children by ensuring that every school-age child is enrolled, retained and provided access to quality basic education. Speaking at the launch, the Executive Chairman of KADSUBEB, Mubarak Mohammed, urged parents and guardians to enrol their children and wards in public schools, stressing that basic education in public schools across Kaduna State is free. He cautioned parents against paying any fees for enrolment, while reaffirming…
Nigeria has joined the global community to commemorate the 2026 World Humanitarian Day, with a call for stronger solidarity, improved domestic financing and greater empowerment of local communities affected by crises. The commemoration, held in Abuja, brought together government officials, humanitarian and development partners, civil society organisations, the INGO Forum, Nigeria Humanitarian Action (NIHA), the ECOWAS Commission, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Future of Nigeria Youth Initiative (FNYI), OPay Digital Services Limited and other private-sector stakeholders. The event, themed “Strengthening Global Solidarity and Empowering Local Communities,” also featured the third edition of the Humanitarian…
A wani mataki na inganta tsaftar jiki da lafiyar ’yanmata a makarantu, ƙungiyar Bright Capacity Initiative Community Enhancement (BCICE), tare da haɗin gwiwar Plan International, ƙarƙashin shirin ASPIRE Project, ta gudanar da taron tattaunawa na masu ruwa da tsaki (Roundtable Meeting) kan hanyoyin ci gaba da samar da kayan tsaftar al’ada ga ’yanmata a makarantun Jihar Sokoto Manufar taron shine a duba hanyoyin da za a samar da sanitary pads (kunzugu) ga ’yanmata a makarantu, domin su samu damar amfani da su a duk lokacin da bukatar hakan ta taso, tare da tabbatar da cewa shirin ya ci gaba da…
The African Perinatal Society APS has called for increased awareness and early antenatal care among pregnant women as part of efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality in Nigeria and other African countries. The call was made at the Second International Congress of Ultrasound and Perinatal Medicine organised by the African Perinatal Society in collaboration with UNICEF and Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital. President of the Society, Professor Aliyu Labaran Dayyabu, explained that the conference was aimed at bringing together perinatologists and other health professionals to develop practical approaches to reducing maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Dayyabu, a Consultant Obstetrician-Gynaecologist…