The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, FCVSN, on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, led members of the Commission’s Management on a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Abuja, where they were received by the ...

By Treasure Attah   The Federal Government has announced plans to take internet infrastructure to all public primary and secondary schools across Nigeria through the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) beginning in 2027.   The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa...

The Nigerian Research and Education Network/Connectivity for the Nigerian Education Sector (NgREN/CONES) is committed to the relentless execution of its mandate to connect, serve, and reach further, with an attitude focused on getting young people off the streets for everyone’s safety. The B...

The West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN) has concluded a leadership workshop for LIBSENSE Open Science Early Career Researchers (ECR) aimed at advancing open science practices within the region.   The two-day pilot workshop hosted by the Nigeria Research and Educ...

The operational and governance structure of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) will be restructured to reflect its eventual integration with the Tertiary Education, Research, Applications and Services (TERAS).   Disclosing this recently at the 12th meeting of the NgREN Board,...

Nigerian higher education institutions have recorded a significant milestone in global digital trust identity infrastructure with the admission of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) into the Education Global Authentication Infrastructure (eduGAIN). This was announced by the NgREN o...

The National Universities Commission (NUC), on November 3, 2025, hosted the official launch of the Africa Centres of Excellence (ACE) Alliance and unveiled the Compendium on Key Achievements and Impacts of the ACE Project (https://ace.edu.ng/ace_report).  The event marked a significant mileston...

The Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission, Professor Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, joined stakeholders at the National Summit on Open Access Book Publishing in Abuja, where he delivered a goodwill message at the opening session.         The two-day summit, ho...

As the nation celebrates this milestone, we at NgREN remain committed to empowering our universities and research institutions with reliable, high-speed connectivity and digital services.From enabling seamless collaboration across campuses, to supporting eduroam deployment, to driving conversations ...

The Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), in partnership with global software developer MathWorks, has successfully facilitated the selection of a MATLAB Student Ambassador for the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Following a structured and inclusive selection process, Mr. Ibrahim Gbadegesin...

The Nigerian Research and Educational Network (NgREN), under the auspices of the National Universities Commission (NUC) has successfully deployed and implemented the eduroam service at the Bayero University Kano (BUK), Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Covenant University (CU), Ota, and the Obafem...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has urged all universities in Nigeria especially those selected for the Blueprint-ICT-Dev Project to leverage on the infrastructure of the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) in other to achieve the objective of strengthening its digital infrastructure...

The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdulahi Yusuf Ribadu, ably represented by the Acting Director of Research, Innovation, and Information Technology (DRIIT), Mal. Lawal M. Faruk, delivered a goodwill message at the 2025 edition of the Committee of Directors...

Empowering Digital Identity: GEANT and AfricaConnect3 Train NgREN Staff on Identity Federation and eduGAIN Integration In a major step towards digital transformation in Nigeria’s research and education sector, the Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN) is currently undergoing an inte...

The Bi-Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting of AULNU under the theme “The Nigerian University Library System: Crossroads, Conflicts and Critical Considerations” took place in Abuja from 5th – 8th March, 2017 at the African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abuja....

The Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN), has once again recorded a mile stone in its efforts of connecting and enabling Nigerian universities and institutions to share resources, communicate, collaborate and partner with member institutions and other countries for effective research and ...

The Capacity Building on Repository Management which held on the 17th-18th of May 2017 was facilitated by Mr. Tedd Avinidigh of Messrs Management Edge Ltd and in attendance were Librarians drawn from eight Nigerian Universities and some NgREN staff.   MAJOR ACTIVITIES AT THE TRAINING The eve...

About five years ago, the Nigerian Research and Education network (NgREN) received a major support from the World Bank to enable her roll out its network in 27 Federal Universities. The aim is to digitally connect all educational and research institutions across the country and provide affordable in...