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...
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First Bank of Nigeria (FBN) has announced plans to sponsor the “first” Nigerian fintech festival — an event that seeks to host over 1,000 industry stakeholders from the fintech and financial services sectors. In a statement on Wednesday, Folake Ani-Mumuney, group head of marketing and corporate communic...