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UNICEF, Adamawa govt. advocate enrollment of out of school children at grassroots
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Adamawa State Government has advocated for enrollment of out of school children at the grassroots across 21 Local…
Tinubu to inaugurate College of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna
President Bola Tinubu is expected to inaugurate the newly licensed College of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Kaduna (CPESK), later this month, Gov. Uba Sani, has said.
The…
NELFUND Disburses N73.2bn in Student Loans, Reaches Over 396,000 Beneficiaries in One…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced the disbursement of over N73.2 billion in interest-free loans to 396,252 students across Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital…
NELFUND Plans Job Portal for Loan Beneficiaries, Insists on Refunds for Overpaid…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has revealed plans to launch a centralized job portal by 2026 to provide loan beneficiaries with early access to employment opportunities both…
Nigerian Father Laments Excessive Secondary School Graduation Expenses
A Nigerian father has gone viral after tearfully appealing to school authorities to ease the financial burden placed on parents during secondary school graduation ceremonies.
In a video…
NELFUND Begins Upkeep Payments to Over 3,600 Students After Bank Detail Update
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has commenced the disbursement of upkeep payments to students who successfully updated their bank account details from digital wallets to…
ABU Wins N500m JAMB Mega Award for Top National Admissions Performance
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has received a N500 million cash prize from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) after emerging as the overall winner of the 5th edition…
Don’t Disrupt Academic Stability, NANS Urges ASUU Over Planned Strike
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to shelve its planned strike over the delayed payment of June salaries to…
JAMB Releases Mop-Up UTME Results, Cracks Down on Fake Admission Syndicat
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of its mop-up Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted on June 28, while intensifying efforts…
29 Students Killed in Exam Stampede After Transformer Explosion in Central African…
At least 29 students have died in a tragic stampede during high school exit exams in Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic (CAR), after a power transformer exploded,…