Category: Education

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka The future of the Igbo nation, the preservation of Igbo cultural heritage, the quest for equitable participation in Nigeria’s governance, and the enduring legacies of foremost Igbo linguist and cultural icon, late Chief Dr. Frederick Chidozie Ogbalu, took centre stage and dominated discourse on Tuesday as Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka,…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely one year after making headlines for organizing what has been described as one of the most inspiring grassroots educational initiatives in Anambra State, young mathematics enthusiast and palm oil hawker, Ebubedike Friday Ugochukwu, has announced plans for the second edition of the Mathalon Mathematics Competition for primary school pupils…

  By Favour Edeh, Staff Writer In what stakeholders have described as a defining moment for teacher education in Nigeria, Dr. Virginia Ejezie has been appointed Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Umunze. Her emergence followed a keenly contested and transparent selection process held on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, involving a pool of…

  By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, Awka Global chairman of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Alumni Association, NAUAA, converge 2.0 planning committee, Prof Evaristus Afiadigwe is begging for support from all alumni members to complete the Alumni Center inside Unizik. Prof. Afiadigwe who addressed the media in Awka used the opportunity to request all branches to…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Vice Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, has unveiled an ambitious vision to position the institution among Nigeria’s top 10 public universities and within the top 1000 globally before 2027, even as she announced the push towards the introduction of Open and Distance Learning…

From Ijeoma John, Nnewi Amb. Ikebunwa Lotanna, a cerebral entrepreneur, real estate mogul, and influential grassroots leader, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Real Estate Management and Corporate Governance by the European-American University, France. The prestigious ceremony was held at the Ibis Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, and attracted an array of dignitaries, business leaders,…

By Mmaduabuchi Onwumelu The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, His Lordship Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor through the Justice, Development and Peace Caritas (JDPC), Awka Diocese in collaboration with the Help For All (HIFA) Initiative, Austria, a Non-Governmental Organization on Saturday, 7th February 2026 at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, paid the tuition fees of 84…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Igbariam Campus of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) was agog over the weekend as the Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Kate Azuka Omenugha, marked her 61st birthday in a spectacular, symbolic and academically impactful manner that was climaxed with stage acting and the commissioning of the reactivated and…