Loan By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has approved an extension of its student loan application portal for institutions that formally requested additional time for the 2025/2026 academic session. The Fund disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja, on Thursday by its Director of Strategic Communications,Continue Reading

By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has presented 72 academic textbooks and 10 titles of academic textbooks authored by Nigerian scholars to strengthen teaching and learning in tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the public presentation in Abuja on Wednesday. Alausa said the textbooksContinue Reading

By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has commended the management of Delta State University, Abraka, for allowing students captured under the NELFUND loan scheme to participate in the first semester 2025/2026 examinations. NELFUND gave the commendation in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by its DirectorContinue Reading

By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, says the proposed foundation certificate in Applied Health will help bridge manpower gaps in healthcare delivery across Africa. Bugaje said this while declaring open a National Curriculum Critique and Validation Workshop for the programme onContinue Reading

By Funmilayo Adeyemi Prof. Musa Maitasfir, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC), says the commission is fully committed to combating illiteracy in Nigeria. Maitasfir made the commitment in a statement issued after he led a high-powered delegation of the commission on a visit toContinue Reading

By Mercy Neme The Delta Government on Saturday unveiled the LightRay! Distortion World Book Day Festival. The festival, themed “That Which Bends, Transcends,” is a major celebration of literature, storytelling, and cultural advocacy in the state. It was unveiled at the Office of the Head of Service, Mrs Mininim Oseji,Continue Reading