January 2026

The Vice-Chancellor disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists at the Senate Building of the university ahead of its 35th convocation ceremony scheduled for next week. He also announced that a total of 5,808 students would be graduating at the convocation, with 147 earning First Class degrees. According to him, 2,051 graduands obtained Second Class…

Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has matriculated a total of 14,290 students admitted for the 2025/2026 academic session. The matriculation ceremony, held at the university’s main campus in Malete, attracted top government officials, members of the university’s Governing Council, principal officers, parents, guardians, and well-wishers, who gathered to witness the formal induction of the new…

The Kwara State government has ordered the immediate closure of the Kwara State College of Education, Oro, following worsening security concerns in the area. The directive was contained in an internal memo dated January 20, 2026, issued by the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and Technology and addressed to relevant authorities overseeing the institution. “You…

The federal government has announced plans to abolish the long-standing Higher National Diploma (HND) dichotomy by empowering polytechnics to award degrees in a major reform aimed at repositioning technical and vocational education as a driver of national development. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing a high-level…

The 17th Matriculation Ceremony of Kwara State University, KWASU, Malete, for the 2025/2026 academic session will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at the Mini Convocation Arena, Malete at 2 pm. All newly admitted students who have duly completed their course registration are to collect academic gowns and Matriculation Oath form from their respective…

The Management of Kwara State Polytechnic wishes to bring to the attention of the general public the current situation within the institution. As a reminder, the State Government had earlier designated Kwarapoly as the temporary orientation camp for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) due to prevailing security challenges in the State. During the first…

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Wahab Olasupo Egbewole, SAN, has described the death of the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Shaykh (Dr) Muhammad Bashir Saliu, OON, as a great loss not only to the University’s host community but also to humanity at large. The Chief Imam died on Monday after a brief…

The Chairman of the University of Ilorin Branch of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr Alex Morenikeji Akanmu, has welcomed the new agreement the Union’s national body signed with the Federal Government last Wednesday (January 14, 2026) in Abuja. Dr Akanmu described the agreement as not just a landmark event but a historic…

The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, on behalf of Council, Senate, Staff and Students of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, cordially invites the public to the University’s 34th Convocation Ceremony of 2024/2025 Academic Session and 43rd Founders’ Day for the conferment of various categories of Degrees, Diplomas and award of prizes. PROGRAMME OF EVENTS…

The management of Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, has announced that its matriculation ceremony for newly admitted students will take place on Thursday, January 22, 2026. According to the announcement, the ceremony is aimed at formally admitting fresh students into the university community and acquainting them with the institution’s rules, regulations, and academic culture. The…