No fewer than 500,000 students have applied for loans through the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) portal. NELFUND described the development as a milestone in its first year of operation. In a statement by its Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, NELFUND said the milestone, achieved within just 11 months of operations, underscored the critical need for accessible student financing …

The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND declared on Friday that budgetary provisions shall be made for the establishment of centres for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) across the 774 local government councils in the country. The centres are meant to accommodate candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and computer-based examinations conducted …

A student of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) was shot dead on Tuesday in a suspected cult-related attack near the institution’s back gate, shortly after completing his exams. Eyewitnesses said the victim, who remains unidentified, was approached by a group of young men who shot him twice at close range before fleeing the scene. The attack has sparked renewed concerns …

The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Alausa, on Wednesday, announced the release of N50 billion by the Federal Government to the academic and non-academic staff unions of federal universities for the settlement of earned allowances, as promised by President Bola Tinubu. This development was disclosed in a statement titled ‘FG Releases N50 billion Earned Allowances to Varsity Unions, President Tinubu …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially announced a change in the commencement date of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), now scheduled to begin on Thursday, 24 April, 2025, instead of the previously slated Friday, 25 April, 2025. This development was disclosed in a statement by JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Fabian Benjamin, and shared on the Board’s …

The University Health Service (UHS) of the University of Ibadan (UI) has raised an alarm over the growing trend of the institution’s female students donating eggs for In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF). In a memo, entitled, ‘Health Advisory on Egg Donation’, by the Director of UHS, Dr Aderonke Ajav, the varsity warned that while egg donation remains the hope to many families …

The Governor of Kaduna state, Uba Sani has affirmed that Kaduna State’s decision to slash tuition fees at state-owned tertiary institutions by up to 50 per cent is removing long-standing financial barriers to university education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Speaking through his Principal Private Secretary, Bello Ayuba, at the inauguration of the Kaduna State Students Union chapter at Kaduna …

The Federal Government has reconstituted its special committee on the campaign against social vices in secondary and tertiary institutions, appointing Professor Jerry Ugokwe as the new chairman to lead intensified efforts against cultism, drug abuse, cybercrime, and examination malpractice. Inaugurated on Friday in Abuja by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Students Engagement, Sunday Asefon, the committee is …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has disclosed that a total of 1,973,253 candidates are sitting the first-ever Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination, starting next week. Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Dr. Amos Dangut, made this known during a press briefing held at the WAEC National Office in Yaba, Lagos, on Thursday. He said WASSCE …

Prof Christian Happi of the Redeemer’s University, Ede, Osun, has been ranked among the 100 world’s most influential people by the Time Magazine annual ranking. This was contained in a statement by Deputy Director, Corporate Affairs of the university, Mr Adetunji Adeleye, on Thursday in Osogbo. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Happi is a professor of Molecular Biology …