Owners of private schools in Enugu State have raised alarm over what they describe as government efforts to stifle their operations through exorbitant taxes and levies. The rising costs, which range from N450,000 to N2.2 million depending on the school’s size, have forced many institutions to shut down. At a press conference over the weekend, Amb. Emeka Agbowo Grahams, pioneer …

The South East caucus of the National Assembly has expressed concerns over the exclusion of tertiary institutions from the zone in the ongoing disbursement of students’ loans by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. The lawmakers stated that despite N2.95bn being disbursed to 27,667 students across 19 institutions nationwide, none of the recipients hail from South East universities or colleges. NELFUND …