Two Nigerian academics are each delivering an Inaugural Lecture within a week of each other in June 2026. Ordinarily, an Inaugural Lecture is a solemn but routine practice in that domain. Th... Read more
By Chris Kwaja, Ph.D., fspsp Introduction The sea has always been central to Nigeria’s economic prosperity and national security. With over 850 kilometres of coastline, vast offshore o... Read more
The 2026 version of the Center for World University Ranking (CWUR) is out and the United States of America, the UK, Japan and France are still the global knowledge powers if the ranking exer... Read more
By Carlos Vargas The received story about global higher education goes like this: for most of the 20th century, knowledge flowed outwards from a small number of research-intensive universi... Read more
By Prof Chris Kwaja Indeed, God has been gracious to Abdoulaye Wade, former president of Senegal. He clocks 100 years. Beyond his role as President of Senegal, he was a staunch pan-Africanis... Read more
By Adagbo Onoja It has always been clear that General Gowon would provoke standpoint responses should he ever choose to write his memoir. The obviously deliberate delay in releasing the auto... Read more
Is it possible that Africa has broken out of its ‘no-show’ status in industrialisation at last? Well, that is exactly what Business Insider is reporting. As pleasantly surprising as that is... Read more
By Adagbo ONOJA In late November 2025, the CDD-West Africa marked the Centenary of Frantz Fanon in Jos, Nigeria. The Centenary was thematised ‘Fanon and the African Condition; 100 Year... Read more
This piece from University World News explains what a South African university is up to through a new module By Muki Moeng PhD Social consciousness is integral to education, since this is wh... Read more
By Fabian Okoye Prof. Segun Osoba has taken a final bow, but his flame is still blazing, fierce, defiant and unquenchable. His departure is not only that of a scholar, but of a patriot whose... Read more
