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TETFund Commissions 13 Projects at Bauchi Health University TETFund officials and university representatives at the commissioning of projects at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare.

TETFund officials and university representatives at the commissioning of projects at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare.

TETFund Commissions 13 Projects at Bauchi Health University

Hope Ajayi October 16, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has commissioned 13 projects at the Federal University...

Lagos Targets 3,000 Annual Health Graduates in ‘Brain Gain’ Strategy Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi

Lagos Targets 3,000 Annual Health Graduates in ‘Brain Gain’ Strategy

Mirian Gom October 13, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government plans to increase annual admissions into health-related programmes from 500...

Female Medical Students Outnumber Males at Osun University – VC Students at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, where women account for more than 67 per cent of the student population.

Students at the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun, where women account for more than 67 per cent of the student population.

Female Medical Students Outnumber Males at Osun University – VC

Mirian Gom October 13, 2026

OSUN, Nigeria – Female students account for more than two-thirds of the student population at the Federal...

Medical Student Admissions: MDCAN Warns FG Against Quota Increase Without More Facilities Medical students undergoing training at a Nigerian university

Medical students undergoing training at a Nigerian university

Medical Student Admissions: MDCAN Warns FG Against Quota Increase Without More Facilities

Korede Abdullah September 15, 2026

LAGOS, Nigeria – Medical lecturers under the Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN), University College...

FG Targets 20,000 Medical Students Annually Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa receives the TETFund Medical Simulation Committee report in Abuja.

Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa receives the TETFund Medical Simulation Committee report in Abuja.

FG Targets 20,000 Medical Students Annually

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius August 31, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The medical simulation centres planned by the Federal Government are expected to transform healthcare...

Medical Lecturers Give FG August 31 Deadline to Avert Strike Nigerian doctors during a healthcare advocacy event in Lagos.

Medical Lecturers Give FG August 31 Deadline to Avert Strike

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius August 7, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – Medical and dental lecturers across Nigeria have given the Federal Government until August 31,...

Armed Forces Medical College Set for First Intake Education Minister Maruf Alausa inaugurates the Technical Working Group for the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Education Minister Maruf Alausa inaugurates the Technical Working Group for the Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Armed Forces Medical College Set for First Intake

Edino Chubiyo Cornelius July 31, 2026

ABUJA, Nigeria – The Armed Forces Medical College is expected to admit its first batch of military...

NUC Approves Jigawa Medical University to Tackle Doctor Shortage

Mirian Gom July 30, 2026

ABUJA – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the Jigawa State University of Medical and Allied...

FG Invests Over ₦1tn in Higher Education – Official Education Minister Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa addresses stakeholders on higher education investment in Abuja.