Education

Tinubu writes Reps, seeks enactment of Students Loan Bill 2024

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the House of Representatives seeking repeal of the Students Loans Act 2023 and enactment of the Students Loan Bill 2024. The president in his letter explained that the request for repeal of the Students Loans Act 2023 and a fresh enactment is to address some challenges with the earlier Act and to enhance…

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OGSG flags off payment of N10,000 cash award to primary, secondary school pupils

By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta Ogun State Government on Wednesday flagged off the payment of N10,000 cash award to 100,000 primary and secondary school learners in over 2, 000 public schools across the four divisions of the state. The payment was in fulfilment of the promise made by the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to pay N10,000 to indigent pupils and students…

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FG postpones launch of students loan scheme

Innocent Raphael The Federal Government has announced its decision to postpone the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyer, who stated this in an interview with ARISE NEWS. Sawyer explained that due to some corrections being made, the lunch of the loan programme…

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LASU VC charges staff on emerging technologies for improved productivity

The Lagos State University (LASU), Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has charged staff members to embrace emerging technologies for improved productivity. Olatunji-Bello made the call while speaking at the opening session of a 2-day training on Artificial Intelligence (AI), for staff from all cadre in the university. She said that it was necessary in order to keep pace with the rapidly…

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OGSG announces recruitment guidelines for OGUNTEACh

Innocent Raphael The Ogun State Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in conjunction with Teaching Service Commission, (TESCOM); State Universal Basic Education (SUBEB); and the Ogun State Technical and Vocational Education Board (OGSTVEB) have announced a date for the screening test for the recruitment of suitable applicants as Teach Intern for the 2nd Batch of the Ogun State Teaching Experience…

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Gov. Sanwo-Olu appoints four former Student Union Leaders as SSAs

…increase bursary, scholarship grants By Adeola Ogunrinde Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday appointed four former leaders of the Student Union Government (SUG) in Lagos tertiary institutions as Senior Special Assistant (SSA). The appointees are:  Eniola Opeyemi, Kayode Samuel, Giwa Moor and Adeola Adewunmi. He also increased the bursary allowance for students of Lagos origin to N60,000 and scholarship grant from…

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LASG splashes N2million on best 2023 WAEC students

By Adeola Ogunrinde The Lagos state government has awarded the outstanding students in the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) with the sum of 2 million naira. The cash prizes were presented to the beneficiaries from six educational districts in partnership with Success Box Academic Excellence Award. Speaking at the event held at Conference Room of the Ministry…

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Sanwo-Olu makes fresh appointments, increases bursary, scholarship grants

By Adeola Ogunrinde The governor of Lagos state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday appointed four former leaders of the Student Union Government, SUG, in Lagos tertiary institutions as Senior Special Assistants. The appointees were Eniola Opeyemi, Kayode Samuel, Giwa Moor and Adeola Adewunmi. Sanwo-Olu also increased the bursary allowance for students of Lagos origin to N60,000 and scholarship grant from…

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16,920 candidates jostle for Unilorin admission

By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin A total number of 18,098 admission seekers registered for the 2023/2024 Post-UTME test of the University of Ilorin. 16, 920 presented themselves for the screening in a rigorous exercise that held between last Monday (February 19, 2024) and last Friday (February 23,2024). The screening exercise, which was entirely computer-based, was held on the University Campus between the…

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Unilorin expels 14 students for exam malpractice

By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The University of Ilorin has expelled 14 students including five 500 Level students, over various offences. In a statement by the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Kunle Akogun, on Monday, the students were expelled for examination malpractices. The statement also said that the Vice Chancellor’s approval of their expulsion was sequel to the recommendations of the Students’…

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