From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Commandant Nigerian Security Civil and Defence Corps, Anambra State, Francis Nnadi has expressed the preparedness of the command to partner with National Orientation Agency (NOA) on the federal government safe school project. Commandant Nnadi made the Read more…
The long-awaited student loan programme will take off on Friday with 1.2 million students in federal tertiary institutions across the country, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, has said. Sawyerr, who spoke at Read more…
The management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), led by its Managing Director, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr, has announced May 24, 2024, as official date for the opening of the Fund’s portal for student loan applications. This was contained in a Read more…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU has threatened to down tools if the Federal Government fails to pay public university lecturers their withheld salaries. The President of ASUU, Emmanuel Osodeke disclosed this in an interview on Channels Television on Read more…
The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris Maiyaki has hinted that the Federal Government is working assiduously to reconstitute the governing councils of the 61 federal universities as soon as possible. Maiyaki made this known while Read more…
Participants in the second World Meeting on human fraternity met with Pope Francis on Saturday, marking the second and final day of the event organized by the “Fratelli Tutti Foundation”. Under the banner #BeHuman, scientists, economists, businessmen, athletes, and ordinary Read more…
A renowned philanthropist, Sir Emeka Offor, on Saturday, donated N100 million endowment fund for the development of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN). Offor, who is the Executive Chairman of Chrome Group of Companies, made the donation shortly after he Read more…
President Bola Tinubu had in June 2023, shortly after assuming office, dissolved the governing councils of federal universities, leaving the running of the institutions to vice chancellors. Expectedly, the dissolution of governing councils has sparked a power vacuum within universities, Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra State has warned corps members deployed to the state for their national service against challenging traditional practices of their host communities nor meddle in their local politics. State Coordinator, Mrs. Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State governor, Prof Charles Soludo has approved the appointment of Dr. Justina Chinyere Anyadiegwu as the new Provost of Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe. The news of the appointment was contained in a press statement Read more…
In a significant policy shift, the United Kingdom has declared that only international students pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) will be eligible to bring dependants into the country. This was disclosed by the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Ugbene Community in Awka North LGA of Anambra State has been thrown into celebration following take over of the Comprehensive Secondary school by the government. The school which was established five years ago had been managed by Read more…