The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has confirmed that Nigerian students studying abroad were ineligible for the newly introduced student loan scheme. The NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, made this disclosure to newsmen. The Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on June 12, aims to provide interest-free loans to…
No fewer than 3,764 students from 126 institutions have sent in applications for the student loan as of 7:27pm on Friday, data obtained from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund has revealed. No funds have been disbursed yet as applications are currently being reviewed. To apply, students need to visit the official student loan portal, nelf.gov.ng,…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointments of at least 555 persons to serve as Pro-chancellors/Chairmen and members of Governing Boards of 111 federal universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education. This followed Tinubu’s assent to a list of nominees selected by the Ministry of Education. An advertorial by the Education Ministry made available to newsmen…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo state government has expressed its readiness to partner SEISMIC Consulting Company to resuscitate the five Technical Colleges in the state from moribund state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof Salihu Adelabu stated this during on-the-spot- assessment to the Technical Colleges in Ogbomosho and Ibadan, noting that the development was…
By Babatunde Tiamiyu Oyo State Government has expressed its readiness to partner with Lagos State Government on Quality Education Service Delivery and expansion of the education sector in the state. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Salihu Adelabu stated this during a Fact – Finding Visit of the ministry to Ministry of…