Beneficiaries Committing Suicide In Countries Where Students’ Loan Are Implemented — ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has further expressed concerns over the planned student loan, saying beneficiaries of such initiative in other countries were committing suicide as a result of debts. The union, therefore, asked President Bola Tinubu to change the newly assented Students Loans Act to grants for poor students. ASUU National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, gave the advice...
Kano Govt Pays NECO Fee For 55,000 Students
Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approved the immediate payment of examination fees for 55,000 students of the state sitting the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination organised by the National Examination Council (NECO). The governor said this was part of his government’s policy to reposition the educational sector and give it the needed attention. In a statement issued on...
Government Can’t Fund Universities Anymore” – Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s led Federal Government has announced that the government can no longer bear the financial burden of universities in the country. There are reports that during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, Permanent Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo, emphasised that while universities already enjoy autonomy, they lack financial autonomy. Adejo explained, “Whether...
Implementation Of Students’ Loan To Commence September/October — Tinubu
The federal government, Wednesday, said it had begun putting all necessary measures in place to ensure students loan begin between September and October 2023. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo, who revealed this while speaking to newsmen in Abuja, said already, President Bola Tinubu has approved a committee made up of ministries and agencies to see...
Tinubu Signs Students’ Loan Bill Into Law
Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu on Monday signed into law, the Student Loan Bill, a piece of legislation which allows indigent students to access to support their tertiary education. This is seen as the fulfilment of his promise during the presidential campaign where he assured that he will give give student loans as part of efforts to develop the education sector...
Gov. Otti Appoints Chidinma Ndukwe As Abia Poly Acting Rector
Following the dissolution of the board of State Government agencies, Abia State Governor Dr. Alex Otti, has directed the most Senior Civil Servants to take over the leadership of their respective institutions on acting capacity. By this directive, the Deputy Rector (Academics), Abia State Polytechnic Aba, Engr. Mrs Chidinma Martha Ndukwe is to step in as the acting Rector. This instruction...
80 Schoolgirls Poisoned In Afghanistan Land In Hospital
A local education official in Afghanistan said nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two separate attacks at their primary school on Saturday and Sunday. The head of the provincial education department, Mohammad Rahmani said the poisonings occurred in Sangcharak district, northern Afghanistan. Rahmani said the person who orchestrated the poisoning had a personal grudge but did not elaborate, according...
JAPA: UK To Introduce Policy Banning Nigerian Students From Bringing Family
Worried by the high influx of migrants, the United Kingdom (UK) is set to announce new restrictions that will stop Nigerian students and other nationalities studying in the UK from travelling with their families. According to a report by The Sun UK, the crackdown, which will see all masters students and many other postgraduates banned from bringing family over, will...
DRC: Minister ‘Accidentally’ Impregnates Deputy
The Minister of Primary, Secondary and Technical Education (EPST) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Tony Mwaba Kazadi has impregnated his Deputy Minister, Aminata Namasia, saying it was "accidental". Tony and Aminata have reportedly been working together for some time, which led to both of them developing feelings for each other, despite both being married. A DRC journalist, Lungila John...
JAMB Remits N2bn Revenue To FG
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB announced on Thursday that it has remitted N2 billion to the Federal Government as its interim surplus for the 2023 operational year, adding that more will be remitted once the year's operations are concluded. Dr. Fabian Benjamin, JAMB's spokesman, said in a statement that the remittance was in furtherance of the Registrar's, Prof....
