The Federal Government has kicked off the second phase of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI) to train 41,307 unemployed youths across the country in vocational skills. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, launched the initiative yesterday in Abuja in...
The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has approved new financial support packages for final-year undergraduates and Nigerian Law School students of Kwara origin. The Senior Assistant on Students’ Affairs to the Governor, Comrade Wasiu Onidugbe, who disclosed this to Arewa PUNCH on Wednesday,...
The Industrial Training Fund has vowed to sanction any organisation or employer found guilty of rejecting Industrial Training students. Speaking during the orientation exercise for prospective IT students of the Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, on Thursday, the ITF Area Manager, Dr Ashore Paul, stressed tha...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has appealed to tertiary schools to speed up the verification process, which oftentimes causes delays in loans disbursement to beneficiary students. The Fund stated that the appeal became necessary to ensure that students who apply for the loans get it without...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Port Harcourt Zone, has urged schools to upgrade their Internet Computer Technology (ICT) centres to meet required standards in preparation for the full transition to computer-based examinations. Zonal Coordinator, Mr. Adeniran-Amusan Akim, gave the advice o...
Kwara State government and a nonprofit organisation, Webfala Digital Skills for All Initiative (WDSFAI), have signed an agreement to establish Code Clubs in schools across the state to empower young learners with 21st century digital skills. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the organisation’s executi...