ABUJA, Nigeria — The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to resolving the 16-year standoff with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), assuring Nigerians that public universities will remain open. In a statement released Friday on its official X handle, the Federal Ministry of Education said the government was pursuing a “sustainable, realistic, and…
KWARA, Nigeria – Staff of the College of Education (Technical), Lafiagi, in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State, staged a protest on Wednesday, accusing the government of abandoning the institution after six years without Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) support. The protesters, carrying placards and chanting solidarity songs at the college entrance, lamented that…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has dismissed an online report alleging that it is recruiting new staff, describing the claim as false and fraudulent. In a statement signed by Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Wednesday, the Council urged the public to disregard the publication, calling it the…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has released comprehensive guidelines to streamline the administration of the Student Loan Scheme across public tertiary institutions nationwide. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, and signed by Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the Fund said the framework was designed to guarantee transparency…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has launched the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) Digital Portal, an initiative aimed at modernising teacher management and repositioning the profession for the 21st century. The portal, unveiled on Monday in Abuja in partnership with FCDO-PLANE Nigeria, was described as “a defining moment” by Minister of State for…
KANO, Nigeria – The National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) has uncovered and shut down 22 illegal colleges of education operating across Nigeria, in a sweeping crackdown on unaccredited institutions. The development was contained in the commission’s performance report obtained on Monday by African Health Report (AHR). It also confirmed that personnel audits and…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to federal and state governments, warning of a nationwide strike over long-standing grievance. In a communiqué released after its NEC meeting on Thursday, the union cited unresolved issues including non-payment of peculiar academic allowances, failure to implement a 25–35 percent…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government has unveiled plans to scale up the Homegrown School Feeding Programme to reach at least 20 million children nationwide by 2026. Vice President, Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Friday at the National Policy Forum on the Institutionalisation and Implementation of the Renewed Hope School Feeding Programme in Abuja. Represented…
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has outlined key reasons why some student loan applications may be rejected, assuring that all eligible applicants will still have access once issues are resolved. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday night, NELFUND clarified that loan rejections can occur at three stages of the…
KANO, Nigeria – The Kano State Government has inaugurated a 14-member committee to oversee the establishment of Gaya Polytechnic, in a move aimed at expanding access to quality tertiary education. Speaking at the inauguration on Thursday, Deputy Governor, Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, who represented Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, said the initiative aligns with the administration’s…
