Akintunde Sawyerr, the managing director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), says over 110,000 applications have been received for the student loan scheme. Sawyerr was at the ceremonial launch of the student loan application portal at the statehouse council chambers in Abuja. He said 160,000 students had registered for the scheme while over 110,000…
Online registration for 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream II will commence on Thursday, 18th July, 2024
No fewer than 1,376,391 registered for the ongoing 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (internal) conducted by the National Examinations Council. The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, disclosed this on Wednesday after monitoring the examination at some centres in Enugu. According to a statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs, Azeez Sani, the…
President Bola Tinubu launched the Student Loan Scheme on Wednesday, July 17, marking the formal commencement of the programme’s implementation. In an update on ‘X’ according to the special adviser on social media, Dada Olusegun, the launch of the student loan scheme is currently taking place at the State House, Abuja. Recall that the President…
Thousands of students at the University of Ibadan have protested against a hike in school fees and other issues. As early as 8 a.m., the visibly angry students moved in large numbers to all the entrances of the institution and blocked them. Both academic and non-academic staff were locked outside the gates. After blocking all…
The stage is now set for admission into the nation’s tertiary institutions as the long awaited 2024 policy meeting held annually by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Examination, JAMB, holds tomorrow. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, will chair the 2024 policy meeting, slated for Thursday, July 18, in Abuja. The policy meeting will…
