The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) is set to open the student loan portal for the 2025/2026 academic session. In preparation for this, the body has urged accredited tertiary institutions to update their students’ records and upload the necessary documents. Oseyemi Oluwatuyi, the NELFund’s Director of Strategic Communications, stressed that only students whose documents and
The academic communities of Ekiti State have been thrown into mourning following two suicide-related incidents involving students of Bamidele Olumilua University of Education, Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti (BOUESTI) and Ekiti State University (EKSU), Ado-Ekiti. A 300-level Science Laboratory Technology student of BOUESTI, identified as Olamilekan Alabi, reportedly took his life after ingesting a mixture of
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has announced that 18 tertiary institutions across Nigeria will benefit from its newly approved mini grid power project under the 2025 intervention cycle. A total of N70 billion has been allocated for the initiative, which aims to provide a stable and renewable electricity supply to campuses. Speaking in Ilorin,
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.”
The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) has begun training about 10,000 workers from Nigerian universities, polytechnics, and other tertiary institutions to boost their digital literacy skills. In a statement, DBI’s Head of Public Affairs, Soji-Eze Fagbemi, said the programme is part of the 2025 Advance Digital Empowerment Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADEPTI). Each of the 100
The federal government has allocated ₦300 billion to ensure an uninterrupted electricity supply to teaching hospitals and universities nationwide. Abubakar Bichi, chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, announced this on Wednesday at the unveiling of a solar hybrid project at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH). He said the initiative was part of President Bola
No fewer than 10,000 staff members from universities and polytechnics across Nigeria have begun intensive training in digital literacy under a government-backed scheme. The initiative, known as the 2025 Advance Digital Empowerment Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADEPTI), is being implemented by the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) with full sponsorship from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
Tertiary institutions across the country, including federal universities, have started fresh recruitment of academic and non-academic staff to replace retired and migrated workers. The recruitment drive follows the reversal of the ban on employment in tertiary institutions earlier imposed by the administration of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. In a statement, the Minister of
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has again notified tertiary institutions in the country of the Federal Government’s specific deadlines for admissions into the 2025/2026 academic session. In its Weekly Bulletin on Monday, JAMB stated that according to the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, public universities are expected to complete their admissions by
Arc. Sonny Echono, the Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has encouraged Nigerian tertiary institutions to speed up the adoption of ICT in teaching, research, and administration. He made this call in Abuja on Monday while speaking at a 2-Day Workshop on Blackboard/TERAS Adoption and Usage in Beneficiary Institutions, organised for Registrars,
