Students and lecturers of tertiary institutions in Ekiti State have bemoaned the economic hardship in Nigeria. They said the hardship, primarily occasioned by fuel subsidy removal by President Bola Tinubu on his assumption of office, has affected their academics negatively. According to the students, many living off-campus trek long distances to get to school because … Read more
The management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said only students in federal government-owned tertiary institutions are eligible to apply for the first phase of the student loan. NELFUND had earlier announced that the portal for the loan would be opened for application on Friday for students seeking financial assistance to pay school … Read more
The Nigerian government has listed key demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that it has met. The demands by the union had resulted in years of incessant strikes, leading to the shutdown of Nigerian public universities for months at various times. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, a professor, on Thursday listed … Read more
