Education – City Business News

July 25, 2026 No Responses

NUC Grants Operational Licence To Maria Assumpta University, Owerri

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri has achieved a major milestone with the official issuance of an operational licence for Maria Assumpta University, Owerri, by the National Universities Commission (NUC).City Business News reports that the licence, presented on July...

July 24, 2026 No Responses

Eleven Poets Jostle For $100,000 Nigeria Prize For Literature

Eleven outstanding poetry collections have emerged on the longlist of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, selected from 223 received for the competition.The announcement, by the chairman of the Advisory Board for the Prize, Prof Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo marks a si...

July 3, 2026 No Responses

Educationist, Mayor Ojeifo Dies At 73

The education community in Edo North is mourning Mr. Mayor Tajudeen Ojeifo, a retired vice principal and respected teacher, who died on Saturday, June 27, 2026. He was 73.In a statement issued on behalf of the family by his son,...

June 19, 2026 No Responses

FRSC Conducts ICT-Driven Promotion Exercise For Over 10,000 Personnel

The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has successfully overseen the conduct of the 2026 Promotion Exercise for more than 10,005 personnel nationwide, leveraging modern technology to ensure transparency, fairness and inclusi...

May 30, 2026 No Responses

Ikeja Electric Marks Children’s Day With Safety Education, Learning Support For Pupils In Lagos

Ikeja Electric Plc (IE) has celebrated this year’s Children’s Day by carrying out an educational outreach programme in selected public primary schools within its franchise area, combining electricity safety awareness with academic support for young learner...

May 21, 2026 No Responses

TINUBU APPOINTS PROF SEGUN 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 July 31, 2026.Professor Aina, who will be 40 in Ju...

May 5, 2026 No Responses

Owotuga Foundation Channels N204m Into Education, Donates Hostel

To honour the enduring legacy of the Late Most Supreme Apostle Matthew Omodayo Owotuga, the foundation established in his name has announced the successful disbursement of N204 million toward community development, academic excellence, and economic empowerment...

April 16, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola Unveils NIMASA–UNILAG Maritime Institute Building

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday commissioned the Institute of Maritime Studies (IMS) Multipurpose Building at the University of Lagos, reaffirming the Federal Government’s commitment to advancing Nigeria’s marin...

April 12, 2026 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Boss Attains Doctoral Milestone At Nasarawa State University

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Akutah Pius Ukeyima has been conferred with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree in International Criminal Cooperation at Nasarawa State University, Keffi.The event was the u...

April 11, 2026 No Responses

Ogun To Return Missionary Schools To Original Owners

Governor Dapo Abiodun has announced plans to return missionary schools in Ogun State to their original owners as part of efforts to strengthen partnerships in the education sector.The governor made this known on Friday while receiving the Apostolic Nuncio to.....

April 10, 2026 No Responses

Elumelu Welcomes 720 UBA Graduate Trainees, Confirms 300 Contract Staff As Full Employees

Chairman of United Bank for Africa, Tony Elumelu, on Thursday addressed 720 graduate trainees drawn from Cohorts 19 and 20 of the bank’s Graduate Management Acceleration Programme (GMAP) from across Africa.Speaking during the engagement, Elumelu said the pro...

April 9, 2026 No Responses

NEPL/ Seplat JV Unveils More STEAM Laboratories In Edo Schools

Photo Caption: L-R: Director, External Affairs & Social Performance, Seplat Energy, Chioma Afe; former Commissioner for Education, Edo State, Dr. Paddy Iyamu; General Manager, Corporate Social Investment & Social Performance, Seplat Energy, Esther Icha...

March 10, 2026 No Responses

CAS SEEKS EXPANDED TETFUND SUPPORT

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, has advocated expanded support from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to further strengthen research, innovation, and human capital development at the Air Force Institute of Technolog...

March 10, 2026 No Responses

Tantita, Zaine Energy Begins Support Scheme In Delta Schools

Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), in partnership with Zaine, has commenced the Tantita–Zaine Energy CSR Educational Support Scheme aimed at supporting pupils in public primary schools with essential learning materials.The initiative commence...