Category: Education

NELFUND Reopens student loan Portal for 2024/2025 Academic Year The Nigerian Education Loan Fund,NELFUND, has announced the reopening of student loan portal for the2024/2025 academic year. The students loan agency, in a statement to this effect on Friday night, through its Director, Strategic Communications,Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, said the portal would be available for only 48 hours. “ The portal will... Read more

By Evlyne Onyema The Joint Action Committee, JAC of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU held a nationwide protest on Thursday to highlight unresolved issues affecting non-teaching university staff. The unions stated that the protest aimed to address decades of neglected demands and the government’s failure to... Read more

By Taiwo Adekunle,  Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has approved the extension of teachers’ retirement age from 60 to 65 years and service years from 35 to 40, in a major boost to the state’s education sector. The governor made the announcement on Sunday during the 2025 World Teachers’ Day celebration held at the Ekiti Parapo Pavilion, Ado-Ekiti,... Read more

Ado-Ekiti—Ekiti State Government has banned the graduation ceremonies for pupils in kindergarten, nursery, primary and secondary classes in public and private schools across the state. The ban, which is expected to take effect from 2025/2026 academic session, is contained in a circular released by the Office of the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education, Mr Mike Omolayo. The new policy was... Read more

Minna- The National Examination Council,(NECO) has rewarded best candidates, best schools and supervisors at its 2024 Staff Productivity Award. Also rewarded were outstanding staff from various departments of the Council across the country. Speaking at the ceremony at the Council's headquarters in Minna, Niger state yesterday, Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of NECO, Professor Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi announced Master Balogun Farian Ajibola... Read more

By Ahmed Musa KANO --- Governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf has employed no fewer than 4,315 teachers under the Better Education Delivery for All, BESDA programme. The Governor who announced this while distributing letter of appointments to the teachers, also hinted that plans were underway to recruit additional 2,616 teachers soon. He said the recruit of the teachers is... Read more

By Adams Sunday, Benue The Benue State Government has appealed to striking Non Academic Staff of the Moses Adasu University, formerly Benue State University, BSU, Makurdi to call off its industrial action to enable an amicable resolution of the disputed issues. The aggrieved staff of the institution declared the strike about two weeks agoover claims that the government failed to... Read more

The Federal Government has said that the establishment of Chinese Corners in schools across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will provide Nigerian students with opportunities for global exposure and academic advancement. The Secretary for Education, FCT, Dr. Danlami Hayyo, said this during the inauguration of the 14th Chinese Corner at Government Secondary School, Tudun Wada, on Tuesday in Abuja. Hayyo... Read more