CSO urges TETFund to stay resilient despite unfounded criticisms

By Funmilayo Adeyemi A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), the Peoples Development Network has predicted that the unfounded criticisms on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) may not be ending soon. This was revealed by the organisation’s Public Relations Officer, Ajibade Daniel in Abuja on Saturday. “In continuation of their sinisterContinue Reading

Association sensitises youths on use of social media, content creation

By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Association of Mass Communication Students, Trinity University (TU), Yaba, Lagos, on Sunday sensitised undergraduates on creative use of social media for legitimate earnings. Mr Eric Madaki, the President of the association, led the one-day sensitistion campaign held at the institution. The event, tagged, ‘Creative Hangout’, withContinue Reading

Adamawa Govt, World Bank disburse N296m for public school construction

By Talatu Maiwada The Adamawa Government in collaboration with Global Partnership for Education(GPE), a World Bank assisted programme disbursed N296m grant for the construction of eight public schools in Adamawa. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that each of the selected eight public schools received N37 million for the project.Continue Reading

Why we’re hosting registrars of Nigerian universities – NOUN

By Emmanuel Afonne Mr Oladipo Ajayi, the Registrar, National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), said on Thursday that the institution would host the second University Registrars Workshop to share ideas on evolving university administrative management and practices. Ajayi who said this in Abuja, noted that the event being organised inContinue Reading

Student loan scheme targets 1.2m beneficiaries in first batch

By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), says Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination registration number, National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN) are major requirements for accessing  students loans The Managing Director of NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, made this known during an interactive session with members ofContinue Reading

Sule appoints new VC for Nasarawa Varsity

By Olukayode Babalola Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has approved the appointment of Prof. Sa’adatu Liman as the Vice-Chancellor of the Nasarawa State University, Keffi. Mr Mohammed Ubandoma-Aliyu, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) said this in a statement in Keffi on Wednesday. Ubandoma-Aliyu said that the appointmentContinue Reading