Education

Subsidy Removal: Niger Offers Free Transport Services To Public Schools

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has ordered that there’ll be free transportation of government school pupils within the state. This measure, the governor said, is to help ensure that learners have easy access to education, amidst the removal of fuel subsidy by the President Tinubu administration. The governor said, “The free transportation for the children […]

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Sign Bill To End HND/BSc Dichotomy KadPoly Alumni Urge Tinubu

Kaduna Polytechnic Alumni Association has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sign the bill aimed at eliminating the disparity between HND and BSc holders in Nigeria. Recall that the HND/BSc dichotomy issue has lingered for long, underscoring the urgency for the president to approve the bill, as it has successfully passed through all stages […]

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BREAKING: “Government Can’t Fund Universities Anymore” – FG Declares

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. This was revealed 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 […]

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Loan Act: Many Nigerian Students May Pull Out Of School – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said the Student Loan Bill, which President Bola Tinubu signed into law is capable of sending many students out of school. On Monday, the president signed the bill saying it is a fulfillment of one of his campaign promises. Many, including critics of his government, had hailed […]

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Student Loan: Remove NBA, ASUU From Board – NANS Tells Tinubu

The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has asked President Bola Tinubu to remove the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU from the board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, as proposed by the students’ loan bill signed into law on Monday. The student body stated this during a […]

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Breakdown Of Student Loan Law Signed By President Tinubu

BREAKDOWN OF THE STUDENT’S LOAN President Tinubu signs the student’s loan bill into law which seeks to provide financial solution to Nigerian Students for the purpose of Tertiary Education. Here are few things you need to know about the bill; PURPOSE OF THE LOAN The loan can be accessed for the purpose of paying school […]

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Steps For Nigerian Students To Access Loan Scheme

The signing of the Student Loan Bill into law by President Bola Tinubu on Monday has elicited commendations from the public, especially students. The bill will enable Nigerian students access loans at interest-free rates. It is also expected to see the establishment of an education bank. In November 2022, the bill was passed by the […]

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NUC Presents Provisional Licenses To 37 Private Universities (Full List)

The Executive Secretary, NUC, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, at the presentation of provisional licences to the universities, said that the number of private universities in the country now stood at 147 and a total of 264 Universities in all. El-Amin University has, as its proprietor, El-Amin Nigeria Limited, and its Chairman of Trustees as General Ibrahim […]

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Fund Education, Meet Pending Demands, ASUU, ASUP Tell Tinubu

University and polytechnic workers have tasked President Bola Tinubu to fund education and meet their pending demands. Over the years, the three unions including the Academic Staff Union of Universities, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, and the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics alleged that the federal government did not meet their demands. Speaking […]

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FG Bans Underage Children From Taking Unity Schools Common Entrance

The Nigerian government has condemned the practice of enrolling younger pupils below age 12 in secondary schools, describing it as a breach of the nation’s education policy. The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejoh, said this on Saturday during the monitoring of the National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into the country’s […]