President Bola Tinubu has ordered that funds recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, be diverted to the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, to sustain its growing funding obligations. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal Ex...
The Federal University Dutse has secured two research grants worth N53m from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund to tackle banditry in the North and control the spread of mosquitoes across Nigeria. This was made known in a statement made available to journalists in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital, on Tues...
The Lagos State Examinations Board has announced August 21, 2026, as the date for the commencement of the Common Entrance Screening Test. The examination is scheduled to hold from Friday, August 21, to Monday, August 24, starting at 8 a.m. daily at the Public Service Staff Development Centre, Magodo, La...
The Kaduna State University chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities says it is ready for immediate negotiations with the Kaduna State Government to resolve the lingering issues threatening industrial harmony at the institution. The Chairman of ASUU-KASU, Dr Abubakar Abdullahi, said this at a...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has clarified its policy on underage candidates seeking admission into Nigerian tertiary institutions, explaining the age requirement, UTME participation and conditions for exceptional admission. JAMB made the clarification in a video posted on its X account...
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has warned tertiary institutions against unreasonable increases in tuition fees, saying schools that hike charges unfairly risk losing access to student loan payments. NELFUND Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this duri...
