The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has unveiled the “Catch Them Young” programme aimed at tackling the growing menace of drug abuse among Nigeria’s youth, particularly in secondary schools. The unveiling ceremony took place at Government Secondary School, Tudun Wada, Wuse Z...
Lagos State Government has graduated over 500 beneficiaries of its Liveskills Economic Empowerment Programme, also known as the Short Term Skill Acquisition Training. The event celebrated the achievements of the beneficiaries from the Sanni Agbesinga Community in Alimosho and the Parafa Alagemo Communit...
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a fresh 14-day ultimatum to the federal government, asking the government to resolve lingering issues affecting university lecturers. The fresh ultimatum is coming after the expiration of a 21-day notice earlier issued by the union. The governme...
The Federal Government has announced plans to use 30 percent of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) allocation to support the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known while briefing journalists at the Sta...
The financial status of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is soon to improve. Yesterday, the Federal Government announced a plan to allocate 30 percent of ‘’initial allocations’’ to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) from the federation account to NELFUND. Special Adviser to the Pres...
With effect from July this year, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will take home N77,000 as monthly allowance, the Federal Government said yesterday. Before the increase, their monthly pay was N33,000. NYSC’s acting Director Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, announced th...
