The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has reaffirmed its commitment to building a transparent, accountable, and inclusive student loan scheme, unveiling key milestones and emphasizing the need for inter-agency collaboration to protect the integrity of the national initiative. This was highlighted during a recent stakeholder engagement workshop on system automation and loan applications held in…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has unveiled a new three-year strategic development blueprint aimed at repositioning Nigeria’s basic education sector for improved quality and efficiency. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Aisha Garba, announced the plan tagged UBEC 2025-2027 Strategic Blueprint during a two-day Management Retreat held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. According to a statement…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The Jigawa State Government has flagged off the distribution of 30,000 free school uniforms to female students and a comprehensive range of sports equipment to senior secondary schools across the state, as part of ongoing efforts to promote girl-child education and youth development. The launch event, held at the Government Girls…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the release of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, with 39,834 candidates’ results withheld for further scrutiny. According to JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, the board verified 1,957,000 candidates for the exam, with 71,705 absent. He…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano The North West Development Commission (NWDC) has officially announced the cancellation of its foreign scholarship application scheme, in compliance with the Federal Government’s recent directive to prioritize local education and promote indigenous capacity development. This development follows a policy announcement made on May 7, 2025, by the Federal Ministry of Education,…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the official breakdown of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), revealing that more than 1.5 million candidates scored below 200. JAMB announced this in data made public on Monday, stating that out of the 1,955,069 candidates who sat for the exam, only 420,415 scored above…
Korede Abdullah in Lagos In a significant move to bolster community development, the Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, inaugurated a newly renovated Local Authority Primary School and a Primary Healthcare Centre in Sagbokoji, Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State on April 30, 2025. This initiative is part of the Nigeria Customs Service’s…
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has dismissed recent media reports alleging mismanagement and missing funds within its student loan scheme, describing them as false, misleading, and harmful to public trust. In a statement issued on Thursday, by NELFUND’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, states that the reports were based on distorted facts…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched a full investigation into alleged financial irregularities in the disbursement of student loans under the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). According to a statement released on Thursday by ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare, the move follows a recent media report alleging that 51 tertiary…
