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...Says disbursement now tied to institutional verification on upgraded student loan portal By Sodiq Adelakun The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has issued a formal directive to all tertiary institutions nationwide to immediately verify and upload their students' data on the recently upgraded Student Loan Application System (SLAS), as a prerequisite for loan disbursement. This ...
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has announced the award of an honorary Doctor of Science degree to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, in recognition of what it described as his visionary leadership and enduring service to both public administration and the university community. The Vice Chancellor of UNIPORT, ...
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) has conferred an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (DSc Honoris Causa) on the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike. The Vice-Chancellor of university, Prof. Owunari Georgewill, disclosed during the presentation of the conferment letter to Wike, at his residence in Abuja on Wednesday. Georgewill ...
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has commended President Bola Tinubu, for signing into law three bills for the establishment of three federal tertiary institutions in the South-East. The institutions are College of Education, Bende, Abia, Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Item, Bende, Abia and Federal University, Okigwe, Imo. Akpabio made the commendation ...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has recommended tough penalties for 11 Computer‑Based Test (CBT) centres found culpable of 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) examination infractions. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede disclosed this during a stakeholder meeting on examination infractions in Abuja on Tuesday. News Men reports that penalties were also recommended ...
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo says it will soon set up a committee to identify specific schools eligible for handover to missionary organizations across the state. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Fred Itua, the governor announced this when Bishop Gabriel Dunia of the Catholic Diocese of Auchi visited him on Monday ...
The Lagos State Government has confirmed that no fewer than 370 pupils will participate in the 2025 South-West Basic Education Schools Sports (BESS) competition. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr Jamiu Alli-Balogun, revealed this on Monday at a news conference held ahead of the three-day event. The competition will take place from 17 to ...
The Federal Ministry of Education and the National Commission for UNESCO (NATCOM-UNESCO) have called for increased investment in climate-resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) facilities to promote sustainability and protect student well-being. The Director of Educational Planning, Research and Development in the ministry, Mrs Obianuju Anigbogu, made the call at a workshop in Abuja on ...
No fewer than 90 students of Delta North origin would benefit from Sen. Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) fully sponsored comprehensive scholarship scheme. Nwoko representing Delta North Senatorial District disclosed this to News Men in Abuja on Sunday. He explained that the scholarship was geared toward advancing education in the state in general and the zone in ...
By Umar Akilu Majeri, Dutse The Jigawa State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has withheld the salaries of 239 teachers who were found to be absent from their duty posts, including a village head discovered to be receiving double salaries. The Chairman of SUBEB, Professor Haruna Musa, confirmed this development while speaking to journalists during ...
No fewer than 64,000 candidates from Nigeria, Benin Republic and Togo on Saturday participated in the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) for admission into Federal Government Colleges. News Men reports that the examination is conducted by the National Examinations Council (NECO). Speaking after monitoring the exercise at Model Secondary School, Maitama, and Government Secondary School, ...
The ECOWAS Court has called on West African universities’ law students participating in its inaugural Moot Court competition to deepen their jurisprudence and regional legal frameworks understanding to become better lawyers. Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, President of the Court, represented by Dr Yaouza Ouro-Sama, the Chief Registrar, threw the challenge to the participants during the orientation ...
Some stakeholders in polytechnic education on Friday called for elimination of the disparity between Bachelor’s Degree and Higher National Diploma (HND). In interviews with the newsmen in Lagos, the stakeholders said that ending the disparity would foster a more inclusive and equitable education system. The Rector of Yabatech, Dr Ibraheem Abdul, called for implementation of ...
President Vladimir Putin’s administration has pledged to offer up to 500,000 scholarships to international students, including Nigerians, to study in Russia as part of a broader diplomatic and educational engagement strategy. The Russian Ambassador to Nigeria, Andrey Podelyshev, announced the initiative during a press briefing in Abuja ahead of celebrations marking Russia Day on June ...
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has increased the allocation for quality assurance from 2 per cent to 5 per cent of the Matching Grant provided to states. The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Aisha Garba, during a three-day refresher training for Zonal Directors, Quality Assurance Officers, and ...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Tuesday inaugurated a state-of-the-art ICT Park at the University of Ibadan (UI), marking what the Commission described as a significant milestone in Nigeria’s digital transformation agenda. Speaking at the event, the NCC’s Executive Vice-Chairman, Dr Aminu Maida, represented by the Commission’s Head of Technical Standards, Mr Abraham Osadami, said ...
The Federal Government has officially unveiled the Ladela Educational Institute, a tuition-free technical and vocational training centre accredited by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), to equip Nigerian youths with practical, employable skills. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, the Executive Director of the institute, Angela Ajala, described the centre as ...
....Set to receive students by Oct After an on-the-spot assessment of available facilities sequel to the approval for the establishment of Federal University of Agriculture and Development Studies Iragbiji (FUADSI) by President Bola Tinubu, a visiting team led by the Director of University Education Department from the Federal Ministry of Education Abuja to the host ...
...Demands justice for Godwin Akpakpan The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has issued a stern warning to authorities, threatening to shut down all campuses in Rivers State if justice is not served over the killing of a 300-level Computer Science student of the University of Port Harcourt (UniPort), Mr Godwin Francis Akpakpan. Akpakpan was ...
By Sodiq Adelakun The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced that the 2025 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Junior Secondary School 1 in Nigeria’s federal unity colleges will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025. This was disclosed over the weekend in a statement from the council, which confirmed that all registered candidates will ...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) is not inferior to other universities in the country. Obasanjo stated this on Monday when he played host to some of the university’s officials who came on a courtesy visit and alumni award presentation. The former president said he has a ...
..Says teachers will be recruited on merit By Idowu Adebomo, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to revolutionizing education through digital learning, by establishing digital classes in all schools in the state. Governor Oyebanji stated this on Tuesday during the commissioning of a Digital Smart School donated by ...
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced plans to broaden its Foreign Postgraduate Scholarship Programme by including opportunities for study within Nigerian universities. The move is aimed at deepening human capital development across the Niger Delta region. Managing Director of the NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, disclosed the expansion during a visit to the venue ...
