By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) chapter of the University of Lagos Alumni Association has given scholarship awards to 28 Senior Secondary School students from indigent households across the six area councils of the FCT. The scholarship covers school fees, levies, West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and NationalContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has shortlisted 65 student innovators from 30,639 applicants for the final stage of the Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG). This is contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Folasade Boriowo, and made available to the NewsContinue 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 Nigerian StudentLoan Fund (NELFUND) has approved an extension of its student loan application portal following a surge in nationwide interest. This is contained in a statement issued by the Fund’s Director, Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, in Abuja on Monday Oluwatuyi quoted the Managing Director/Chief ExecutiveContinue Reading
By Hajara Leman, Aderogba George, Rachael Abujah At 21, Sammy Samaila has never eaten solid food, yet he walks daily to class, studies sociology, and quietly navigates university life with determination. While other students grab rice, bread and other snacks between lectures, Samaila, a 400-level Sociology student at Gombe StateContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Friday, said there was no verified evidence indicating that student loan funds were diverted at the University of Abuja. The Fund disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, by its Director, Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi said the bodyContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has confirmed the disbursement of N1.33 billion to the University of Lagos (UNILAG) for the 2025/2026 academic session. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Strategic Communications, NELFUND, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi in Abuja on Friday on behalf of theContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer President Bola Tinubu has voted over N86 billion for payment of school fees and upkeep of over 400,000 students across the country. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, disclosed this on Friday during a visit to Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi in Abakaliki. TheContinue Reading
By Mujidat Oyewole Kazeem Sanusi, a final year student in the Mathematics Department, of the University of Ilorin has set a new Guinness World Book Record for the ‘Longest Mathematics Lesson’. Sanusi broke the record with a lecture spanning 31 hours, 42 minutes and 54 seconds. This is contained inContinue Reading
