Education
NEFUND disburses N20 billion to 192,906 students
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) as of Feb.3, has disbursed a total of N20,074,050,000 for institutional fees, benefiting no...
Jamila Shu’ara appointed Baze University’s first female VC
Baze University Abuja has appointed Professor Jamila Shu’ara as its new Vice-Chancellor The appointment is effective for a five-year term....
FG allocates N940 billion to TETfund in 2025 budget — Tinubu
The Federal Government says it has allocated N940.5 billion to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the 2025 fiscal...
MAAUN enrolls 1,241 students
Maryam Abacha American University of Nigeria (MAAUN) Kano has matriculated 1,241 newly admitted students for the 2024/ 2025 Academic Session....
JAMB stops law degrees in Redeemers, Bingham, Osun, Kwara, four otheruniversities
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it will not be conducting admissions for Law programme in eight institutions...
N2.5 billion frozen account crippling ABU – VC
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, has decried costly legal battle and ganishing of the sum of over N2.5 billion as major...
90.4% of primary school pupils in Kano can’t read —UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says that only 9.6 percent of primary school pupils in Kano show reading proficiency...
FG adds interior design, GSM repairs, plumbing, hairstyling, make-up to school curriculum
The Federal Government has added plumbing, makeup, hairstyling and 12 other new trades (new subjects) to the basic education curriculum....
Extreme weather kept nearly 250 million kids out of school in 2024 – UNICEF
Extreme weather caused significant disruptions to education worldwide in 2024, with around 242 million students in 85 countries missing lessons...
FG to set up Tinubu polytechnic in Abuja
A federal polytechnic, named after President Bola Tinubu, is to be established in Gwarinpa, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Minister...