The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) annual report for the 2024 financial year reveals that 38 tertiary institutions in the country received queries regarding allocations made to them by the fund. The document noted that the queries “were a result of anomalies observed in the financial retirements submitted by the beneficiary institutions to the fund.”
Former Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, has urged Nigerians to join forces in the fight against corruption, stressing that no single institution can win the battle alone. Speaking at the induction of the Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria (CIFCFIN), Magu stated that the
Officials from Bauchi State and education stakeholders have reviewed the state’s 2025 second-quarter budget performance, highlighting challenges in meeting education sector targets. The meeting, organised by the Young Leaders Network (YLN) in partnership with the state Ministries of Education and Budget, Economic Planning and Multilateral Coordination, was held under the Strengthening Advocacy for Girls Education
Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, Ogun State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, has called on principals of flagship secondary schools to demonstrate hard work, confidence, and strict adherence to government policies for the education sector. Arigbabu gave the charge on Tuesday, during a policy meeting to determine cut-off marks for admissions into flagship schools for the
Workers are now protesting and demanding the sack of the embattled Director-General of the National Metallurgical Development Centre (NMDC), Professor Linus Asuquo, just about two weeks after a report exposed ongoing corruption and mismanagement at the centre. The protest, which rocked the NMDC headquarters last Thursday, saw placard-carrying staff chanting “Asuquo Must Go”, “No to
Nigerian universities rank among the least transparent higher education institutions in the world, according to a new report that highlights entrenched financial secrecy and chronic underfunding across the sector. The report found that none of Nigeria’s universities discloses even partial financial data, unlike peer institutions in South Africa, Kenya, and Ghana. This opacity, it noted,
Human rights lawyer Deji Adeyanju has urged the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to arrest and prosecute individuals involved in the alleged diversion of N71.2 billion from the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). In a statement released on Thursday, Adeyanju described the alleged mismanagement of the student loan scheme as a
