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May
26
2023
By BIRD STORY AGENCY
Closing the Divide: Virtual universities transforming higher education in Africa

Closing the Divide: Virtual universities transforming higher education in Africa

EDUCATION
WEST Midlands Open University (WMOU) is Nigeria's first private virtual institution to "go live", part of a wave of openings that is sweeping the continent. The country's National University Commission granted Lagos-based WMOU the green light to offer degree programs virtually. According to Adebayo Akande, the institution's founder, "WMOU will catalyse national development and global competitiveness by utilising sustainable technologies and high-quality programs to provide training and education." On a continent where smartphone adoption and affordable internet access is changing lives, education startups and institutions are capitalising on these advancements in communications to bring tertiary education to both urban and…
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Sep
20
2022
By The African Mirror
Akin Mabogunje: Nigerian urban geographer who mapped the origin and trends of African cities

Akin Mabogunje: Nigerian urban geographer who mapped the origin and trends of African cities

AFRICITIES
I was introduced to Professor Akin Mabogunje’s work when I joined the Department of Estate Management at the University of Lagos in 2011. As a new junior lecturer, I had to read the key text being used by my course leader. It was here that I first encountered Mabogunje’s work on urbanisation in Nigeria. I never met Mabogunje, who died in Lagos on 4 August 2022 at the age of 90. And though my first experience of his work was not as a student, today his writings play a key part in what my own students learn. Each year when…
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Apr
20
2021
By The African Mirror
Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe: Nigerian academic mentor and researcher who made an impact

Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe: Nigerian academic mentor and researcher who made an impact

SCIENCE, TECH AND INNOVATION
OYEWUSI Ibidapo-Obe, who passed away earlier this year, was the former president of the Nigeria Academy of Science. He was also a former vice-chancellor of both the University of Lagos and of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike. OLUMUYIWA ASAOLU, Associate Professor of Systems Engineering, University of Lagos He pioneered the study of stochastic methods in mechanics and the development of computer algorithms, applying Martingale Concepts to the control of nonlinear dynamical systems. That is: how to monitor and control seemingly random events in engineering via computer programmes. He was also a great mentor who made a notable contribution to deepening…
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