NELFUND Onboards 12 More Institutions For Student Loan
The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has onboard 12 state government tertiary institutions to the student loan application pool. A statement signed by the Head, Media and Public Relations of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, noted that the onboarding followed the successful submission and verification of data completeness. “With this latest addition, the total number of participating state government-owned tertiary...
After COVID-19 Disruption In Education System, Strike Needless, NANS Tells FG, ASUU (Video)
National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS Abia State Axis has called on the federal government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to reach a compromise to ensure that the ongoing one month warning strike by ASUU is quickly brought to an end to enable the students go back to school, noting that the COVID-19 disruption in educational...
TETfund Says 137 Scholarship Students Sponsored Abroad Refused To Return To Nigeria
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has said that over 137 students sponsored abroad by the fund absconded. He stated this when he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc committee investigating the alleged mismanagement of N2.3tn tertiary education tax by TETFund on Tuesday. Echono said the scholars, who were sponsored by TETFund for “higher...
Joy As Hon. Promise Okoro Pays Students’ WAEC Fees In Bende
The Deputy Chairman of Bende Local Government Area, Hon. Promise Uzoma Okoro has brought joy to families of two female SS3 students of Seat of Wisdom Secondary School, Item in Bende local government area of Abia State when he took up the responsibility of paying their 2021 WAEC fees. This is in appreciation for their outstanding performances at the school's...
COVID-19: Ogun State Suspends Schools Indefinitely
The Ogun State Government on Thursday said it has extended the ban of all high-density gatherings to school and worship centres in the state. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abeokuta. He stated that the ban on high-density gatherings affected all schools – public and private – as well...
Strike: Government Not Showing Seriousness To Negotiate – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has accused the federal government of showing levity in its ongoing negotiation with the union whose members are currently on a four-week strike. The union therefore said ending the industrial action is dependent on the readiness of the government to take the issue at stake seriously and do the needful. Speaking in a chat...
ASUU Commences Strike Over 2019 Agreement With FG
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has embarked on a two- week warning strike with effect from Monday. Its National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, announced this at end of the National Executive Council meeting(NEC) held at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT). According to ASUU, the action, which begins on Monday, is to compel the federal government...
E-mail Address Now Compulsory For UTME Registration – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that as from January 31, 2023, no candidate would be registered for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UMTE) without the provision of a functional email address. The Board noted that the review of its Advisory on the ongoing UTME registration was to ensure that best practices were followed in the process...
Ikpeazu Lauds Buhari For Appointing Obioma as NECO Registrar
The appointment of Professor Godswill Obioma as the new Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council (NECO) has continued to attract applauds from stakeholders and lovers of education. ABN TV reports that the Abia State Governor, Okezie Okpeazu said he received the news of Obioma’s appointment “with delight” and commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the right choice of putting...
Ray Nkemdirim Foundation Revives Schools Quiz In Abia
A former director of Operations of the Department of State Services, DSS, Chief Raymond Nkemdirim has rolled out plans for the revival of Schools Quiz competition in Abia State. Using his foundation, Ray Nkemdirim Foundation (RNF), the former DSS boss said the quiz competition started on April 12 and will end May 26, 2021. Speaking with ABN TV, Chief Nkemdirim said...
