The federal government, in partnership with the Bank of Industry, has concluded plans to set up “NextGen” bank aimed at nurturing youth entrepreneurs with loans and business support. This was made known by the Minister of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim, during the Ministerial Sectoral Update t...
The Ebonyi State Police Command yesterday confirmed the death of Favour Ugwuka, a final year student of English in the Ebonyi State University, who committed suicide allegedly after her name was missing from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) list. The state command’s spokesman, DSP Joshua Ukandu,...
The Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman, has said that N15 billion has been distributed to federal and state polytechnics as part of the 2022 NEEDS assessment fund. He disclosed this during the commissioning of the 22 NEEDS Assessment Intervention Projects at the Kaduna State Polytechnic on Th...
Inconsistencies in the recent appointments to governing boards of tertiary institutions has prompted President Bola Tinubu to order a total and comprehensive review of the process. The President, through his media aide, Bayo Onanuga on Thursday, said the review should be effected before the inauguration...
The Much-awaited Nigeria’s education loan scheme commenced on Friday. The managing director/chief executive officer of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, recently announced that the launch portal will be on Friday, May 24, 2024. According to NELFUND, the scheme’s first phase will includ...
Popular Gospel singer, Victor Thompson has made a shocking revelation about his upbringing. The ‘This Year’ hitmaker disclosed that he sold weed and alcohol to survive after losing both of his parents at 12. In a candid chat with Chude Jideonwo, Thompson recalled that he hawked sachet water during the d...