By Funmi Ojo The Managing Director and CEO of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund Akintunde Sawyerr, has announced that the much-anticipated students loan programme will commence this Friday, benefiting 1.2 million students enrolled in federal tertiary institutions across Nigeria. In a press briefing held in Abuja on Monday, Sawyerr detailed …
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A’Ibom Governor Warns Youth Against Unruly Behaviours
By Paulinus Nta, A’IBOM In response to observed unruly behaviours among some youths in Akwa Ibom, Governor Pastor Umo Eno has urged parents to caution their children, especially those of youthful age, to refrain from igniting or fueling tension in any part of the state. The governor made this appeal …
Read More »Unilorin gets new governing council
The Federal Government has appointed Professor Aminu Salihu Mikailu, former Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, as the new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN). This announcement was made over the weekend by the Federal Ministry of Education, according to a statement …
Read More »Amphitheater Saga: Adeleke visits OAU, pays injured students’ medical bills
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has committed to covering the medical expenses of students from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, who are currently receiving treatment at the University Health and Medical Centre and the University Teaching Hospital Complex. Governor Adeleke, speaking through his Commissioner for Education, …
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