Award-winning Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege, are grieving the sudden passing of one of their twin sons, Nkanu Nnamdi, who died at the age of 21 months. In a statement released on Thursday by…
Akpoazaa Foundation CEO,Dr. Frank Igbojindu (PhD), has hosted children from his community in Ubahu Okija, Anambra State, on a hopeful note, emphasizing education as the key to a brighter future. The event, which held on January 1, 2026, saw 30…
The members of a non-governmental organization, ANAYO AND MERCY FOUNDATION have revealed their readiness to resuscitate the dwindling reading culture currently plaguing the nation. Addressing the mammoth crowd during the grand finale of the 4th edition of the annual academic…
By Ogochukwu Isioma The Osasere Osifo Prize for Academic Excellence has honoured Miss Odigie Adesuwa Jessica, the Overall Best Graduating Student of the University of Benin, at the recently concluded 51st Convocation Ceremony, with a cash prize of ₦500,000. Miss…
Lecturers at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, under the aegis of the Concerned Lecturers of UNIZIK, led by Prof. Anthony Chukwudi Okoye, have petitioned the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, urging full enforcement and implementation of a binding judgment of…
The National Vice-Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (South-East), Dr. Ijeomah Arodiogbu, has hailed the National Industrial Court’s reinstatement of Professor Bernard Ifeanyi Odoh as a duly appointed Professor of Applied Geophysics, describing the ruling as “a resounding victory for…
The Industrial Court in Abuja has reinstated Professor Bernard Odoh as the Vice-Chancellor of UNIZIK, NEWMAX NIGERIA has learnt. In a statement issued on Monday, Prof. Odoh thanked God almighty for the victory. According to Prof Odoh, “Today, my heart…
Anambra-born billionaire industrialist and celebrated polymath, Prof. Poly .I. Emenike, is set to unveil seven new books to mark his 70th birthday, which is a milestone that further cements his reputation as one of Africa’s most inspiring intellectual figures and…
The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that it did not issue any directive for schools across the country to shut down on November 24, 2025. In a statement on Saturday, signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Folasade Boriowo, in response…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has lamented that Nigerian university lecturers have been on the same salary for the past 15 years. Speaking to newmen on Wednesday in Benin City, Edo State, ASUU Benin Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Monday Igbafen decried…
