The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has announced the official opening of its student loan application portal for the 2025/2026 academic session, providing access to financial support for students across tertiary institutions in the country. The agency said the application window will run from Thursday, October 23, 2025, to Saturday, January 31, 2026. This is contained…
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has directed all its branches across Nigeria to commence a two-week warning strike from Monday. Piwuna said the decision to begin total warning strike became imperative after the government failed to do the needful regarding its demands. The announcement was made by the National President…
UBA Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has commenced the 2025 edition of its annual National Essay Competition (NEC), with winners set to grab over N18m in educational grants and consolation prizes. Now in its 15th consecutive year, the NEC invites senior secondary school students across Nigeria to share…
By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has admitted responsibility for the mass failure that trailed the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. JAMB registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, fought tears at a press conference on Wednesday, while admitting to the ugly development. He announced that about 379,997 candidates in the just concluded…
Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH) has emerged as a beacon of academic excellence and innovation, driven by the visionary leadership of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olumuyiwa Odusanya. Appointed on September 29, 2022, and assuming office on October 12, 2022, Professor Odusanya—a globally celebrated scientist and one of Nigeria’s top four researchers for three…
Hundreds of international students are being forced to leave the United States after the Trump administration began aggressively revoking student visas. “Do not attempt to remain in the United States. The federal government will find you,” read an email reportedly from the Department of Homeland Security, shared by immigration lawyer Nicole Micheroni. With some students…
The Council emphasised that SAISSCE stands alongside other officially recognised certificates such as the WAEC and NECO SSCE for admission purposes. The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has issued a fresh directive reinforcing the acceptance of the Senior Arabic and Islamic Secondary School Certificate Examination (SAISSCE) as a valid entry qualification into nursing…
TETFund The Benin Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities has said that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund may go into extinction if the National Assembly passes the tax reform presented by the executive arm of government. The Zonal Coordinator of the Zone, which is made up of nine universities in Edo, Delta and…
The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has reopened the verification portal for nurses and midwives on its website. Checks by our correspondent on the NMCN portal on Saturday showed that nurses and midwives can now submit verification requests. Gathered that the verification portal was reopened on Friday. When our correspondent checked the portal, it…
Teesside University Nigerian students protested on campus on Tuesday morning. Photo: BBC A group of Nigerian students have been thrown off university courses and ordered to leave the United Kingdom after they struggled to pay tuition fees on time, BBC reports. The Teesside University students have said the devaluation of the naira has made it…
