The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) announced on Sunday that the 2024 Direct Entry (DE) registration will now close on Monday, 17 June 2024. To accommodate the increased number of prospective DE candidates, JAMB has expanded DE registration points beyond the Professional Registration Centres (PRCs) in the states experiencing high demand. This decision comes in response to numerous requests …

The Kano State Governor, Mallam Abba Yusuf will on Tuesday declare a state of emergency in the education sector. The declaration is aiming to ensure quality education for all in Kano and accelerate efforts to improve the delivery of educational services. This was made known in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, on Sunday. Tofa said, “The …

The Branch Controller (Ekiti), West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC), Mrs T. A. Y. Lawson has said that the nationwide strike scheduled to begin on Monday will not disrupt examinations in the state – and nationwide alike. She alerted Principals and school heads in Ekiti State in a letter titled: “Notice of Commencement of Indefinite Strike by NLC and TUC” with …

A student of Bowen University, Gifty Nnaji has won Amnesty International Nigeria’s 2024 Intervarsity Human Rights Debate. The winner of the second position is Abdul Korede of the University of Ibadan while a student of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enebechi Obumneme Joel won the third position. The final debate held at Baze University Abuja is the second …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has confirmed that Nigerian students studying abroad were ineligible for the newly introduced student loan scheme. The NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this information on Friday. The Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on 12 June, aims to provide interest-free loans to indigent students attending Nigerian …

The Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Naija Times, Ehi Braimah been selected as one of the recipients of the 20th Anniversary Chancellor Alumni Award of the University of Roehampton, London, United Kingdom. In an email to Braimah, the university’s Director of Business Development and Fundraising, Eleanor Merrick said his dedication, passion, and outstanding contributions to his field have not gone unnoticed. “Your nomination …

The Niger State Government has slashed the tuition fees of its university of education, Abdulkadir Kure University, by 50 per cent, towards reducing the burden of fuel subsidy removal on the students and their parents. This is contained in a statement signed by the Pro-chancellor of the university, Prof Muhammed Yahaya-Kuta, on Friday in Minna, the state capital. “Governor Mohammed …

A total of 30,000 students have successfully registered for the student loan scheme. Similarly, over 60,000 individuals have registered on the website of the fund. The Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund), Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, made this known in a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday. On 12 June 2023, President Tinubu signed the Access to Higher …

Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Ojo, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, on Thursday, said that 153 students would be graduating with First Class during the institution’s 27th convocation. The convocation activities have been scheduled for between 30 May and 6 June with different activities. At a news conference in Lagos as part of the activities for the convocation, the Vice Chancellor …

The Senate on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to impose sanctions on officials responsible for the pains and sufferings Nigeria students in countries abroad are facing. It, therefore, summoned the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, and the leadership of the Federal Scholarship Board over the delay in the payment of outstanding grants to the students. The upper legislative chamber …