By Austine Agbo Emmanuel, Kaduna The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Kaduna State University (KASU) branch, has announced plans to embark on an indefinite strike beginning February 11 over unresolved welfare issues. In a letter addressed to the national…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has suspended the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum CBT Centre 2 in Yobe State and the CBT Centre, Otukpo, Benue State, for a period of 14 days, effective today, Tuesday, February 4,…
Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau, on Tuesday inaugurated five newly appointed commissioners as well as Chairmen and members of Governing Councils for three state-owned tertiary institutions. Mutfwang during the inauguration congratulated the appointees, and charged them to uphold the sanctity…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has successfully disbursed a total of N20,074,050,000 to 192,906 students across various tertiary institutions in Nigeria as of February 3, 2025. The funds, allocated for institutional fees, are part of NELFUND’s…
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Sonny Echono, on Friday, said that between 2011 and 2024, TetFund supported funding of tertiary education in Nigeria to the tune of N1,838,747,307,222.98. Echono said, “The universities have benefitted to the…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing administrative crisis at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), citing the Registrar’s deliberate obstruction of student-centered projects and abuse of office. This was contained in a…
By Omolola Dede Adeyanju The International Day for Education globally commemorated on the 24th January also marked a special Day for a great citadel of learning in Lagos state, Dansol High School. The institution began her Noble journey to raising…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that admissions into the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme for the 2025/2026 academic session will not be processed for eight Nigerian universities. This decision follows the suspension of…
…Vows to ensure Rivers benefits from scheme By Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has applauded President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for conceiving the idea of setting up the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), which it said has opened…
No fewer than 27 Nigerian youths will travel abroad for skills training through the Nigerian Youth Skills Empowerment (NYSE) II programme in Poland and Denmark. At the presentation of the selected apprentices in Abuja on Tuesday, Prof. Idris Bugaje, Executive…
