EDUCATION

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – As part of his commitment to educational development under the All Progressives Congress (APC) agenda, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has officially signed into law the bill establishing the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Ogun State to a full-fledged Federal University of Technology, Ilaro (FUTI). …

Dr. Joshua Olusegun Omowunmi, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Local Government and Public Administration of Nigeria (CILGPAN) and Chief Lecturer in the Department of Public Administration, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, shares insights into the institution’s planned off-campus bus shuttle project. In this interview with Abu-Satar Hamed of StarTrend Int’l …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle MFR, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland, has extended heartfelt appreciation to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR for the official upgrade of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro-Yewa, Ogun State, to a Federal …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED The National Association of Yewa Students (NAYES) has called for collective responsibility among stakeholders to uplift the standard of education in Yewaland. This appeal was made during the Yewa Education Summit, held on April 15th and 16th, 2025, at the Raheem Oloyo International Conference Center, Federal Polytechnic, …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The National Association of Yewa Students (NAYES) joined other student bodies in celebrating the 13th Coronation Anniversary of Oba (Dr.) Kehinde Gbadewole Olugbenle, MFR, the Olu of Ilaro and Paramount Ruler of Yewaland. Oba Olugbenle expressed deep appreciation to NAYES and other …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED FCT, ABUJA, NIGERIA – The Federal Ministry of Education has alerted the public to a false and misleading press release currently circulating in the media under the headline: “BEA: Education Minister receives committee’s report.” In a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine and …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED ILARO-YEWA, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro (FPI), under the leadership of its Rector, Dr. Mukhail Akinde, FCA, ACTI, has expressed support for Professor Ishaq Oloyede, Executive Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), stating that he should not be blamed for the …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED OJA-ODAN, YEWA NORTH LG, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA – The Secretary to the Yewa North Local Government, Comrade AbdulJabar Ayelagbe, has called on the youth of Oja-Odan to leverage their social networks to create an Education Trust Fund. This initiative, he emphasized, would provide support for the less …

BY ABU-SATAR HAMED In a strategic effort to strengthen leadership and sustain organizational growth, the National President of the National Association of Yewa Students (NAYES), Comrade (Prince) Faruq Tella, has officially inaugurated the newly elected executives of NAYES chapters at four major tertiary institutions in Ogun State. The inauguration ceremonies …

KANO, KANO STATE, NIGERIA – Group President of the Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), Aliko Dangote, has announced the donation of a whooping N15billion to the Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology, Wudil (ADUSTECH), Kano State.  Mr. Dangote, who is also the Chairman of the Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) was …