The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, seeks more collaboration with the National Assembly to ensure the effective implementation of the new development levy, which takes effect on January 1, 2026. Under the recently approved National Taxation Act (NTA 2025), a 4 per cent development levy will be imposed on the profits of taxable companies to
The National Assembly has pledged increased support for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, following a sharp rise in demand for admission into the military-run tertiary institution. Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Air Force, led by Hon. Kabiru Alhassan Rurum, committed during an oversight visit to the Institute. The lawmakers
The House of Representatives Committee on Alternative Education held a public hearing on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at the National Assembly in Abuja. The objective of the public hearing was to discuss how the country can enhance learning beyond the traditional classroom system. The meeting was led by Committee Chairman Hon. Ibrahim Almustapha, with other
The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Professor Patricia Manko Lar, has defied an order from the House of Representatives Committee on University Education to suspend the ongoing selection process for a new Vice-Chancellor and Registrar. Despite a clear directive to pause the process until the conclusion of an ongoing investigation into the University’s
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Benjamin Kalu, has called for an independent audit of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) following technical and administrative challenges during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Sunday, Kalu emphasised the need for JAMB to develop a more
