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Barring last-minute interventions, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Associated Institutions, NASU, will commence a protest in the nation’s capital Abuja on Thursday. The protest which is expected to kick off from the Unity Fountain Abuja by 8am will see the affected staff matching to…

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…

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 Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has onboarded Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, as a beneficiary institution for the student loan. In a statement On Tuesday, NELFUND announced that 22 new state-owned tertiary institutions had been added to the program, enabling their students to apply for loans. The statement reads, “The Management of Nigerian Education Loan…

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has set a new qualifying exam as a condition for polytechnic graduation. Idris Bugaje, the board’s executive secretary, says polytechnic students must now undergo a “mandatory skills qualification” (MSQ) to graduate. The NBTE boss, who spoke at the board’s head office on Monday in Kaduna, said the policy…

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu may likely take a final decision on the new minimum wage on Thursday this week. He said the President will be meeting with the organised Labour on Thursday before deciding on an amount that would be forwarded to the National Assembly….

President Bola Tinubu is set to launch the Student Loan Scheme on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, marking the formal commencement of the programme’s implementation. LEADERSHIP gathered that the launch of the student loan scheme will take place at the State House, Abuja. It would be recalled that the President had a few weeks ago approved ₦35 billion…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has said loans applied for under the student loan scheme will be disbursed to applicants based on the academic calendars of respective institutions. The Head, Media and Public Relations of NELFUND, Nasir Ayitogo, made this known in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Friday. “Funds will be disbursed…

Polytechnic lecturers in the country have condemned a contentious document by the National Board of Technical Education (NBTE) over the scheme of service for polytechnic teachers. They alleged that it lacked inclusive stakeholders’ inputs, particularly from the union and others in the polytechnic sector. Meanwhile, the aggrieved lecturers issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said Nigerian workers deserve improved welfare, better wages, as well as safe and enhanced working conditions as the driving force of the nation. The President however urged the Organised labour to be realistic in their expectations, asking “why must we adjust wages every five years? Why not two? Why not…