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FG invalidates degrees from Cotonou University issued from 2017 onwards
The Federal Government has announced that all degree certificates issued by Cotonou University from 2017 onwards are now invalid, effective immediately. This decision also mandates the termination of any Federal Government employees found with counterfeit degrees obtained from institutions in the Republics of Benin and Togo. During a press conference in Abuja on Friday, marking his first year in office,…
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NELFUND confirms receipt of N50bn from EFCC
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has confirmed receipt of ₦50bn from recovered proceeds of crime by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). A statement by NELFUND’s Director, Corporate Communications Nigerian Education Loan Fund, Oseyemi Oluwatuyi on Friday, said EFCC had released the fund to it following directives from President Bola Tinubu. It said, “NELFUND Acknowledges Receipt of ₦50…
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NELFUND: FG pays tuition fees of 20,000 Students
The Federal Government has paid the tuition fees of 20,000 students directly to their institutions in the ongoing Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) scheme. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyer revealed this on Thursday while speaking during a summit and sensitization programme by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Rivers State. According to…
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Pioneer HOD LASU Political Science to deliver 98th Inaugural Lecture
The pioneer Head of the Department of Political Science in the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Abdur-Rahman Olalekan Olayiwola, will be delivering the 98th inaugural lecture on August 27, 2024, at the Buba Marwa Auditorium Complex, main campus, Ojo, Lagos. In a viral banner on various social media platforms, the lecture is themed “Political Communication and Political Complications in Nigeria:…
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ASUU issues 21-day strike notice to FG
Nigerian university lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government for a planned nationwide strike. The notice is part of the resolutions reached at the national executive council meeting of the union, which was held at the University of Ibadan at the weekend. Although the union is…
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Abductors of medical students demand N50m- SUG
Abductors of students of the College of Health Sciences at the University of Jos in Plateau State have established contact with the families of the kidnapped students. The kidnappers have demanded a ransom of ₦50 million to secure the release of their hostages. The Students’ Union Government (SUG) at the varsity, in a statement by its spokesman Adeniran Adebanjo, said…
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NYSC uncovers bread seller mobilised for service by UniCal
The National Youth Service Corps has uncovered a fake graduate, a bread seller, who was mobilised for service by the University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State. The Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, revealed that the bread seller was among the 101 certificates recently voided by the scheme, bringing the total to 178. Ahmed commended the Vice-Chancellor of…
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Higher institutions have roles to play in eliminating hunger – OOU VC
The Vice Chancellor of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Prof. Ayodeji Agboola, said the institution is focusing on achieving food security and sufficiency in line with the ISEYA agenda of the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration. Prof. Agboola, who provided this insight while speaking with journalists in his office on the institution’s campus in Ago-Iwoye, stated that the university is well-positioned…
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Federal Uni of Medical & Health Sciences, Kwale gets 215 hectares of land from Delta Govt
The Delta State Government has handed over 215 hectares of land to the Federal Government for takeoff of the Federal University of Medical and Health Sciences, Kwale. Speaking during the handing over of the land documents to the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, at Asaba on Thursday, Governor Sheriff Oborevwori said that the state government was eager to see…
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BREAKING: NELFUND clears 6 more SouthWest tertiary institutions, 16 others for Student Loan
Six Southwest state-owned tertiary institutions were among the 22 institutions cleared by the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) that could apply for student loans. The implementation of the student loan scheme is President Bola Tinubu’s flagship project in the education sector. The statement posted via @NELFUND on X said, “The Nigeria Education Loan Fund has announced that students from the…
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