Merit-Based Vice-Chancellor Appointments Essential – Echono
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Sonny Echono, has called for a strict merit-based system in the…
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higher education
Anambra Varsity Fires Five Over Misconduct
AWKA, Nigeria – The management of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has dismissed five staff members, including two professors, over allegations ranging from sexual…
Trading Degrees for Survival: Why Nigerian Youths Still Need Education in a Changing Economy
ABUJA, Nigeria – Bent over the exposed engine of a vehicle in a busy mechanic workshop in Kubwa, Abuja, 24-year-old Umaru Muazu carefully loosened…
Tinubu Renames Kaduna Institute After Yar’Adua
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu has announced the renaming of the completed Institute of Petroleum Studies in Kaduna as the General Shehu Musa…
Nigeria Joins Global Digital Trust Network as NgREN Enters eduGAIN
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigerian researchers and universities have secured a major boost in global digital collaboration following the admission of the Nigerian Research and…
NELFUND Confirms ₦927m Arrears Payment to 11,000 Students
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) confirms it will begin clearing ₦927.98 million in unpaid loan disbursements owed to more than…
UNDP, TETFund Seal Deal to Transform Nigerian Campuses into Africa’s Innovation Engine
ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
One Million Nigerians Apply for NELFUND Student Loans
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced that more than one million Nigerians have applied for student loans through its…
NELFUND Opens 2025 Student Loan Portal for Nigerian Students
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced October 23, 2025, as the official opening date for the 2025/2026 student loan…
NELFUND Orders Universities to Upload Student Data for Loan Access
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has directed all accredited tertiary institutions to upload comprehensive student data on the Student Verification…