Category: News
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Student loan: NELFUND Gets N50 Billion Looted Funds, as Six Varsities Receive N2.026b as Tuition
The Nation Newspaper EFCC gives NELFUND N50b from funds recovered from looters Many universities have confirmed receipt of tuition payments for successful student loan applicants by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Six federal universities, according to the chart from NELFUND, received N2.03 billion for the 2023/2024 academic session. Each of the students will also…
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Falana Reacts To Withdrawal of 101 NYSC Certificates Over Fraudulent Mobilization
Legal luminary cum human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has vowed to take legal action against the management of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) over allegations of fraudulent mobilization of graduates for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The allegation, which has caused a stir in academic circles, centers on claims that the university’s authorities…
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NYSC: Policy Change Threatens HND Graduates’ Participation
Leadership Newspaper Some graduates of Higher National Diploma (HND) academic programmes across the country are at the risk of exclusion from the national service due to the National Youth Service Corps’ (NYSC) latest policy of demanding Industrial Training (IT) certification for those seeking to fulfil their national service obligations.NYSC, on its official Facebook handle, announced…
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Dangote Refinery May Crash Petrol Price – Independent Marketers
Punch Newspaper Independent petroleum marketers in Nigeria are hoping that the Dangote Petroleum Refinery will sell its Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, at N600 or N650/litre when it is finally released into the market. Dealers under the aegis of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria said they believe that the Dangote refinery would…
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FG, Governors Reach three-month Agreement on LG Allocations
Punch Newspaper The Federal Government and state governors may have agreed to a three-month moratorium on Local Government autonomy, over concerns arising from its impact on salary payments and operational viability, The PUNCH learnt on Monday. The development means Local Governments may wait till October before the implementation of the law in the direct payment…
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Student loan:1,370 UI Students Benefit From NELFUND Loan
The University of Ibadan, UI, has confirmed the receipt of N201m institutional fees remitted by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, for the payment of fees of students who forwarded their applications to the Fund. The university, in a circular by the Registrar, G.O Salisu, dated August 9, 2024, and addressed to the Office of…
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Gunmen Killed Varsity Lecturer, Deputy Registrar, 1 Other
Gunmen attacked and killed six travellers, including a lecturer from the Federal University Wukari and the Deputy Registrar of Taraba State School of Health Technology Takum, in the early hours of Monday along the Takum/Wukari road. The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the attack. DSP Kwache Gambo, the command’s Acting Public Relations Officer, confirmed…
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Why Over 200,000 Results Were Withheld – WAEC
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has given more detailed report why it withheld the results of 215,267 candidates who participated in the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The 2024 WASSCE began on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, and concluded on June 24, 2024. In a statement made on Monday while announcing the…
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Just In: WAEC Announces Release of 2024 SSCE Results
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has announced the release of results for its 2024 Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE). The 2024 WASSCE was held for a period of seven weeks and six days, from April 30 to June 24. A total of 1,814,736 candidates registered for the examination from 25,126 recognized secondary schools in…
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12 African Countries that Outperform Nigeria at Paris Olympics
The curtains were drawn yesterday Sunday August 11, 2024, on this summer’s Olympic games in Paris with Team Nigeria failing to win a single medal. Despite parading one of Africa’s biggest contingent and taking part in 12 sports, Team Nigeria fail to register their name on the medals table. The trio of Kenya, Algeria and…