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FEATURE: University Closures, Delays Hit Nigerian Students Amid Protest

By Muhammed Akindele As protests swept across Nigeria, the academic lives of students in universities nationwide faced severe disruptions. Schools nearing resumption have had to delay their opening dates, while others have suspended ongoing academic calendars entirely—all to protect the safety of students and staff during these turbulent times. Universities such as BUK have suspended…

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We Are What We Eat

By AbdulRasaq Olayinka Food is an essential compartment for every inhabitant of the earth. It contains all the nutrients required to perform metabolic activities in the human and animal body system; without it no living organisms on this planet could strive to survive the vexation. The nutrients required from the food we devour are used…

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OPINION: Senate Rejects Mandatory Electronic Transmission of Results — Why It Matters

By Mukaila Habeebullah  Lately, the senate rejected a proposed amendment of the Electoral Act to Clause 60, Subsection 3, of the bill that sought electoral transmission to mandatory. However, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said in a swift reaction that the Senate retained transmission of results as provided in the 2022 Act. The rejected provision would…

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Virtues of Selfishness and Altruism

By Abdulfatai Yunus Duke Elligton once said that Selfishness can be a virtue. Selfishness is essential to survival, and without survival we cannot protect those whom we love more than ourselves’. It is known in the history of humanity and psychology that not all selfishness is necessarily bad and not all altruism is good. The…

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Evaluating the Role of Intellectual Property in Promoting University-based Innovation and Commercialisation in Nigeria: How Nigeria Universities can Leverage Patents, Trademarks, and Licensing to Turn Research into Viable Products

By Oyelowo Khalid Universities across Nigeria are gradually deviating from purely academic gatherings to become engines of innovation, research, commercialisation and economic growth in Nigeria, where the knowledge economy is seen as a pathway to aid Nigeria from its sole dependency on oil. For this innovation to be productive, universities need the help of intellectual…

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