Hon. Abubakar Kabir Bichi, representing Bichi Federal Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, on Monday, July 7, donated 13 new 16-seater buses to tertiary institutions in Kano State. Some of the beneficiary institutions include Aliko Dangote Science University, Yusuf Maitama Sule Federal University, Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kano College of Islamic
More than 150 federal universities, polytechnics, and mono-technics in Nigeria have openly disregarded a clear directive from the Federal Government to publish their annual budgets and other key financial details on their websites. Despite a May 31, 2025, deadline, only a handful of these institutions have complied with the order, raising questions about transparency, accountability,
The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, announced on Wednesday that no fraud was uncovered in the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). He made the statement following a meeting with Vice Chancellors, officials from the National Universities Commission, NELFUND, and the Federal Ministry of Education. Alausa also dismissed recent claims by the Independent and Corrupt
The Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education, Nigeria (SSUCOEN), has called on the federal government to resume the stalled renegotiation of the 2010 agreement and increase funding for colleges of education across the country. This appeal was made during the union’s 40th National Delegate Conference held at the Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo.
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has rescued hundreds of Kaduna-origin students stranded in foreign universities by settling over N407 million in outstanding tuition fees. The state-sponsored students, abandoned under the previous administration, faced various challenges, including the inability to graduate, renew visas, and access academic records due to unpaid fees. The total amount owed
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has called for greater involvement in its student loan scheme from institutions and students in the South-South and South-East regions of Nigeria. During a workshop in Abuja on Monday, May 5, 2025, NELFUND Managing Director Akintunde Sawyerr appealed to stakeholders to actively engage in the scheme’s process to support
The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed over N116 billion in student loans as of January 1, 2025, benefiting thousands of students across the country. This was revealed during the agency’s budget defence session before the National Assembly Joint Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND in Abuja. Out of the total disbursed amount, N37.7
