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The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Mr Sonny Echono, on Saturday – yesterday, February 22 – urged both federal and state governments to grant full autonomy to universities. Echono made the call during a convocation lecture titled,

Negotiates 70 hectares for farming with KadPoly As a part of its strategic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nutriment Investment Hub has launched an innovative programme aimed at empowering Almajiri children in Nigeria. The programme, dubbed the Almajiri Empowerment Initiative, “Let’s Farm”, seeks to

Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) has announced the end to its 2023/2024 loan application window for students, announcing the opening of the 2024/2025 application window for interested students, almost at the same time. NELFund Managing Director, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, told journalists at

The Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) has indefinitely suspended four lecturers and a class representative over alleged involvement in sorting, a form of extortion. This move reaffirms the university’s stance on maintaining academic integrity and excellence. Sorting, a

The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, says President Bola Tinubu has approved the long-awaited conversion of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) into a university. Alausa confirmed the development on Friday while addressing the institution’s management during a visit. “I discussed this

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the federal government to take over Nok University in Kachia, Kaduna State, and transform it into a federal university. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this directive follows a Federal High Court in Abuja’s ruling

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has announced a temporary suspension of all activities on applications for the establishment of new private universities in the country. The Commission also announced the commencement of review of the guidelines for the establishment of new private universities

The Ebonyi Government has denied a report that teachers in some local government areas of the state are being owed salaries by their respective councils. The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Ebonyi chapter had on Feb.6, that is Wednesday this week, declared