By Babatunde Tiamiyu The Oyo State College of Nursing Sciences, Eleyele, Ibadan, has inaugurated four new Faculties designed to meet the growing demand for nursing education and actualise the collegiate status of the institution The inauguration held on Tuesday, marked a significant step in nursing education at the institution, elevating former Departments of Nursing, Midwifery…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund said it has disbursed N6,972,000 to support 10 students at the African Aviation and Aerospace University in Abuja. The Fund announced this in a statement released on Tuesday. “We are pleased to announce the disbursement of ₦6,972,000.00 to 10 beneficiaries at African Aviation and Aerospace University (AAAU), Abuja, Nigeria,” it…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, AAUA, chapter, has directed its members to withdraw services following the Ondo State Government’s failure to pay outstanding salaries and arrears. The decision was contained in a notice jointly signed by the branch Chairperson, Dr Boluwaji Oshodi, and Secretary, Dr Olusegun Taiwo, and made…
The Federal Government has said that it completed a comprehensive review of school curricula for basic, senior secondary and technical education aimed to make Nigerian learners “future-ready.” The Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement signed on Friday by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, and made available to newsmen on…
The Anambra State Government has banned the practice of writing assignments inside textbooks, describing it as wasteful and unsustainable. The State Commissioner for Education, Professor Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, announced the directive on Thursday while addressing participants on the third day of a capacity-building workshop organised by the Ministry of Education for private school proprietors and teachers…
Mr. Lanre Issa-Onilu, Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), has disclosed that over 600,000 students have so far benefitted from the N59million disbursed under the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. Mr. Issa-Onilu, disclosed this at a news conference on Thursday in Kano, to launch the five nationwide enlightenment campaigns on government policies, national…
Abia State Government has charged publishers to separate the workbook from the textbooks supplied to schools in the State, to make it useful for other pupils. The State government also kicked against schools recommending four different textbooks for one subject, which financially drains parents. The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Goodluck Ubioch, reminded…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released guidelines for the administration of the Federal Government’s Student Loan Scheme in public tertiary institutions, setting out rules for eligibility, application, disbursement, and repayment. According to a statement on Tuesday signed by Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, Director of Strategic Communications, applicants must be Nigerian citizens with valid admission…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has directed all candidates who uploaded their O-level results before the release of the final 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination results to revisit accredited centers and re-upload their results. In its weekly news bulletin on Monday, the Board explained that all previously uploaded results have been cleared…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Thursday noted that upkeep loan disbursement is now strictly tied to the academic session of each institution. NELFUND made this known in a statement by signed by its Director of Corporate Communications, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. “In line with this directive, students shall only be entitled to upkeep loans for their…